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TALIAN SQUADRON PREPARES TO ATTACK

Warships' Near Dardanelles Menace Forts at Entrance to Straits. Battle Expected.

FOUR YOUNG MEN CHARGED WITH THEFT

Enticed Po'ander Into Old St. Paul's Church and Relieved Him '.of Valuables.

POLICE RECORD WAS BROKEN; 42 ARRESTS

Big Saturday Night in History of Citj Amount of Fines in Excess of Previous Record. Foity-two anests weie nwdo by Chester's"- patrolmen Saturday night, breakins the record in tho history of the local police department for one night. Tho numerous offenders o( the law were arraigned before Magistrate Klllou yesterday morning- Most of them were charged with drunkenness und disorderly conduct. Several wero held for tui ther hearings- on more serious chaiget.. Tho lines p.iid aggregated over ilfty dollars, being,the largest cash ictclpts for one day on recoid. The arrests necessitated (our and live uicn BoIng placed in one cell. The arrests were made by Patrolmen Donaldson, Cuntion. WrigTH, MoCafferty, Owens. Lament. Hunle>. Hy:ui. Padget, Scott. Riggs. Van Houi. Ebnght, Bowden, Bell und Desk ScrReunt Taj lor. Several nationalities were represented among tho piisoners,. Americans piedominating. Several were boui In lieland, Russia, England and Austria. Moat of the prisoners were negroes. From 10 until 11 o'clock Sunday moining Frank Green, tho Janltoi'. wus kept busy buying edible., for the prisoners, who were foituiuite in having anj change left. Those who were penniless had to satisfy thcmsc.ves with the prison menucrackers, bologna and water._

Steamship' Mackay-Bennett Will Take Bodies to Halifax.

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Crew andMany Passengers Are Subpoeaned.

6E, JOHN'S, N. F, April 22. Sixtyfour victims of the Titanic disaster j.ave been recovered by tlie cable steama E hip Mackay-Bennett according to wireless roessaga received "^here this looming through the Cape Race station. The bodies have- been tak>ii Aboard the. steamship where they were cared for by the undertakers who went with the vessel from Halifax. No information could. ha obtained from the wireless station as to tha names of any o the people picked up. It. is also stated that the cabla ship picked up ..oma bodies that were badly decomposed that identification was impossible and that these were, buried at sea, with services. , .' _ ' NEW! TORK. April 23-The Con-regional inquiry into the cause of the T'tanic disaster has been shifted from this ritv to 'Washington where it. Will be "resumed to-day. James Bruce Is may managing- director of tne Tv'hite^gtar Line, all .the surviving officers, several Tie-nbers of the crew and a. considerable Imrober of the surviving-- passengers have been subpoenaed to appear at the J Brueo lsmay>, made -last- -night a long- statement of the circumstances of ihe Titanic's loss, detailing his .-part in the- tragedy and" defending: himself iroin the charges of coward ice; and responsibility for the disaster winch some hive brought against him. Mr. Ismay savs that he never thought he would li Ve to. and, that. he. will say no more cvcept to a Senate committee. In his account of the wreck the head of the line .says- that "he was only a casual passenger on the Titanic, and rover at any time offered .suggestions 10 Capt. Smith. Nor did he give. any urders. He was not even consulted by AVheti the wireless warning- of ice came Oim. Smith showed it to Ismay, vn'o reu'i it without comment. .Mr. Isnnv 'sny lie di'l not Sine with Capt. jsinith on the night of the collision nor was up .vil:i him at the time the ship struck til'- -."r.^' .' \ 19 h ' personal conduct the White mar man FOVS he helped load" early bopts ami cut into the last, a collap ible fcnat on the starboard side .as it was heinsr lowered. W. 3D. Carter of Philadelphia, who got in with him, can bear him out as to this. -At the time !. got in this -boat, Mr. Ismay says, .no i- -omen no passen"rs of any sort were to be seen or heard on the boat deck.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 22.it is tated that a strong Italian squadron is ruising between" Lemnos, in1-, the Greian archipelago, and Tenedos, near the ntranee to the Dardanelles. : This has'given rise to the -belief-that t is Intended to attack the Dardanelles orts again. The 'garrisons there are eing strengthened and the inhabitants f the neighborhood" are coming to this ity. - - . . "'- ' . It is reported that Italian warships lave stopped .the liner Ismaillis and.are ryhijr to keep her passengers Irom ornmuicating with Constantinople or Dedeaghatch, in the Aegean'Sea., A despatch from "Smyrna says eight talian cruisers are eft the Island of Chios, in,the Aegean Sea four miles from he west coast of'Asia Minor, and that he admiral has,given notice that he will jombard the place .unless-the garrison .urrenders. A squadron off Smyrna has destroyed he wireless station at Tehesnie Bay-and t is also said that the .Italians have cut ill the cables connecting the mainland and the islands.. : ,

ANTHRACITE STRIKE NEAR END

Representatives cf Mine Workers and Owners Said to Have Reached an Agrssin:;-!. ' \riTjKES-BATin.E. Penn.. April 21 Mln workers here received with elation li report from New York to-day 'that the sub-committee of tho mine workers and th operators had agreed upon a. basis cf settling their .differences. Thf mine workers, who are to meet in convention here to vote upoti accepting or rejnctins the proposal, are expected to vote liy a. large majority for accivilns the oiler o tho operators of a 10 pel rent, increase in wages, an 'eight-hour day, and partial recognition of . the union. They consider that these concessions ar a decided vlctorj". Jlany of the officials of the coal comranles admit that, owing to the Increase in the cost o living during the last ten years, during which the mine workers j-eraiviHi no increase in wages, they arerntltled an advance. 7t is expected thai work will li?. resumed by the end o the Jirst week in May. STUDENTS SEEK NEW CREED Crne!l Sophomore Forms Club to Reconstruct World's Religions. ITHACA, N. T.. April ;::.To reconM r u c t the religious thmisht of the world, a dozen Cornell students, many of t h e m freshmen and sophomores gathered in tlie Dutch Kitchen las night and formed a club. They announced that the club is "to study, investigate, and criticise the existing religious and creeds with a. view ID reconstructing the religious though and setting it upon a basis of fact am truth instead of meritless faith ant traditional superstition and to conslde snd discuss with a view to the theological enlightenment of the world such phases of ethics and morals as may as sist. in the. discovery of truth and throw lizht upon the main subject of reli inn." Charles N. Whitman of Chicago, i sophomore, organized the clubman Jioundng that: it. always had been hi: ambition to start a; movement to reconstruct tlie. religion of the world. HUGHES IS NOT A CANDIDATE Justice Ass'jres President He Woul Not Take Nominalion.. WASHINGTON. April 22.The mos interesting political talk .here to-day hinges around a report, that Associate lu;aice Hughes, of the Supreme Cour i'f tiie United .States, formerly Gover jiiir ,>f New York, has caused Preslden laft to be assured that under no cir 'ttmsunces will he accept the Republi "mi presidential nomination. This intimation is said to have been BstcmUd liy the Justice, even to th Jtlniost inconceivable cn.se or the con mention nominating him at Chicago,'air "in adjourning before hi's attitude is made plain. Even then, according to his reportei message to the President, he will no modify his position.unless the Presiden himself urges him to accept the party leadership. Good Likeness of George Wick. The Public Ledger,, Philadelphia, pub llshed, Saturday, a photograph of Geo " 'Wick, who was drowned on the ill f Med steamship Titanic. Mr. Wick wa a n uncle of Myron A. Wick, treasure J' the Delaware River Steel Company loot of 'Wilson- street, this city. THE WEATHER. l ; iisot,tl(>d with Blight temperatur 'hiUiBos !inri moderate variable windw mostly southerly. Tollowea by clearing '"'isrtay, fair and slightly warmer, wit' '31st to fresh \vostiu-jLy wind*.

John Vehisky, Kdward iJcCaffcrty, Robert Dawson and Albert Bucklalew, Precincts of Bay State. a quarteetto of young men, will be givena further hearing1 before Police MagPIVOT IN , CONTEST istrate Elliott to-night on the charge of luring Michael Hannan, a Polander, old Friends of Both Candidates Say Nom- of 26:5 West Second;.street,- to thoEast St. Paul's Episcopal'church on ination Hinges on Outcome of ,. Third street, near Welsh; relieving him of his shoes and money and leavins ' the Election Next Weefc. him in the edifice, locking the door when they left. : McQafferty, Dawson WASHINGTON, April 22.Political and Buckalew 'were -g|veii a prelimin* interest this week will be ^centered ary hearing- Sunday .morning. Vehlsky around the states of 'Massachusetts- -was-ar-raigned before. Magistrate.Elliott and N^w Hampshire. : the latter of this morning-. He was; taken into custody late lasS Xhe 'unlawful which will hold primaries for the elect- was alleged to night* been committed act have by ion of delegates to the Republican Na- the accused young men'; Saturday-night r ' Hannan, it-is allesed; Jw'as drunk when tional. Convention, to'-mdrrow. '" .The jirimarie^jri Massachusetts will the men took him into^the'building, the "quartette of worthies*;.it is said, had not be held until .April 30, but the sup- no difficulty in accomplishing their ends. porters of both the President and; It was not' long. hoTy'javer, before the Colonel Roosevalt, will make It the darkness and stranse'Ssurroundings: bebattle ground jfor remainder of this gan to prey upon the^mind'of Hannan, being neek. It is to be the most important ana' half-crazed -from'.'.'drink- arid startlocked in ihe dark .basement,-he struggle for delegates, that has yet ed in to break fillings';'- up. Seizing, a RED RIVER CAUSES ALARM. taken place, for It is conceded-tiiat the chair he. commenced-With the windows, one pane Feared That Louisiana Sugar Belt Will results there ^ill probably decide who breaking the glass, the^ sound after anof the will be-the nominee at the _Chicago other, iand it was r Be Flooded. breaking glass which Attracted the atconvention. Even . President Taft's tention of passersby. r NEW ORLEANS. La.. April 22 Someone reported that* was a Persistent reports, of heavy loss of lite friends admit that if. he loses in Mas- crazy man in the cellar therethe pld of ceep coming in, a.few being added to sachusetts he can Iwrdly hope to'win church building-, andf^policemcn were the long- list each day.. Rescue work the nomination. Speakers of national sent to the scene toy investigate. In went on without, special incident to- prominence will stump the"-state for the meantime, after breaking practically day, and the army corps at Vicksburg the Mr. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt and every pane of glassfhe c,ould reach, and Natchez were busy attending the the President and the ex-President will Hannan had lighted (j, piece of paper needs of the sufferers. through one Experienced river men and engineers both be in the state and make,a num- and had thrown ityard, thinking of the windows into the to atare watching with much concern the ber.'of speeches. tract attention Both sides are, claiming-. New,. Hamp- was just about and gain his release. It mouth ot the Red Kiver. Here the midnight and although Mississippi leaves... the Red -. River shire. If President; Taft. should carry the hour was late, .quite, a crowd ga.thevees,. and a range.of. hills converge, that state and. Massachusetts, his fol- ered to learn the cause of the excitemaking an acute angle into which the lowers would^ undoubtedly take fresh ment and the reasoiu^for the presence waters from the west bank crevasses are beginning-- to pour. It is feared courage and it would serve to streng- 0HarTnan!1Cwiio was %ill pretty drunk, hese waters will undermine the levees then his chances at what is believ- was taken to the Gy Hall and after : rom the rear. If a break occurs there ed to be a critical stage of the cam- telling- his story, the,ipolica started on :he water will rip. down through the paign. Rhode Island will hold its state s still hunt for his Assailants. iamous Louisiana sugar belt, where the and district conventions this week. cane crop already is above ground. Ten delegates aio to be selected. There be little.-doubt the BLAMES STEAMSHIP ""OFFICERS. appears to carry Rhode Island.President TITANIC SURVIVOR Taft will ENROUTE TO CHESTER Other Newark Clergyman- Holds Them Re- held the important conventions to be coming week aro ' the Iowa sponsible for Disaster. State convention on' Wednesday and Albert Moss a Seafaring Man, Expect[United Press Despatch.] the Missouri State convention on. ed to Arrive at Almost Any HourNEWARK, N. ,J., April 22The Eev. Thursday. President Taft's friends are Companion's Lost Henry R. Rose, pastor of the Church of hopeful of controlling both States. are admittedly Roosethe Redeemer, -yesterday unhesitatingly .Bothhas.no hope of close.- Col. Iowa. The officers and crow of the Norwe velt success in placed tlie responsibility'of the Titanic On the same day the Iowa State sian stearaship Norheiiu, now docked disaster' on the shoulders of ;Ismay and convention Is held district delegates at the plant of the American Dyewood will be elected in tho, first, second, Company, foot of Howell streets, with other White.Star Line.. "Every passenger on the Titanic had fourth, -fifth, tenth and eleventh! Iowa. a, cargo of logwood roots from Port au It will be known before the week, ends, to pay to enter, and had to pay a good round sum.' They rpaid for safety a.nd and probably by Wednesday night, Paix, are hourly ejecting the arrival comfort That is-What they expected, whether the President. can count on of Albert Moss, a sUtvivpr of the Titanic catastrophe, wffii will assume the and that is what they had a right to the majority of the Iowa delegates. - There, appears to toe no,, foundation duties of first-matei; He is to fill get Safety first;, safety above all for the report, again revived, that vacancy caused -by ,:the.- resignationthe o things, for what will a man not give for President Taft is again contemplating Segurd Sognnas,. who will sail' Thurshis life? Do not blame this tragedy on retirement from the-race. He has no day for his home, Bergen, Norway, God; blame it on the o-svners, do hot intention, arid-Ms-friends say.he after brlet visit will take to the blame it on the captain: he.was an em- such adhere to the declaration when he and in the asame capacity on a passensea ploye and had to obey the oidcrs of the will oecame finally convinced that Col. superior who -was on Board, tho man Roosevelt was secretly a candidate, Moss< "accompanied by ftlght sailors who rode ajvay on a. life boat and left n-imely,. that death alone coulff remove who were to join the ere* here, took the captam to die and 100 humantsouls hinr from the fight. *> > passage on the ill-fated Titanic Sevto their fate a fdtp that he with others eral days ago Captain Harold Hanbon Standing of Candidates. are guilty before God for helping to The standing of the Presidential received a telegram from the White candidates this -morning is as follows: Star Line officials Informing him of the create." REPUBLICANS. , safetv ofoFirsti Officer Moss and statDelegates in ^convention..:............ ing .the loss of the seamen with him. TWELVE DIE IN TORNADO. Necessary to choice.. ? Everybody aboard the vessel were in Claimed for Taft.. readiness to welcome him yesterday Great Damage Done By Windstorm In Instructed for .Taft but he did not put in appearance. It Is Claimed for Roosevelt. Middle West. believed that he Is being held as a witInstructed -Tor Roosevelt KKNTLAND, Ind., April 22.Nine per- Instructed for La Kollette ness by the Senate Committee, he besons , were .killed,, sis others so severely Instructed " ing a seafaring man and thereby eninjured they are expected to die. halt a. Delegates in convention; abled to explain many things beyond hundred others bruised by flying debris Necessary to choice... the comprehension of the average pasand thousands of dollars worth of prop- Instructed for Clark : senger; - ' erly destroyed in and around, Morrocco, Instructed for Wilson. Newton county, when a tornado swept Instructed for Marshall SWARTHMORE STUDENT SUICIDE. (Instructed for Burke out of the West last night. Instructed for Underwood Mrs. Frederick W. Speakman Shot CHICAGO, April 22,-At least three per.Herself. Through Heart. sons were killed, many were injured, a LINWOOD ASSOCIATION GROWING small village is reported wiped out, and May Increase Capital Stock to $25- - Grieving over the death of a sou for two years, McS. Martha. T. Speakman', many thousands of dollars damage was . 000,000. caused to farm and small town property of Coatesville, wife of, Frederick W. and electric railroad lines by a tornado The auditors of the Linwood Building Speakman, ended her life early Tueswhich formed in a remarkable fashion and Loan Association completed their day morning. She was found lying on over Northern Illinois just before.sunset work Saturday night, and with the offi- the floor of the bathroom with a bullet through her heart yesterday. . . . cers of the association, celebrated tha vears old. - .Word ofby her son, Paul. 0 the tragedy reachevent with a dinner at the Pennsylvania ed this city yesterday and came-as a M U R D E R MYSTERY CLEARED. shock to a number of her friends, bhe Hotel. ''- was student in College Fourteen Year Old Boy Confesses He As the Linwood" is one-'of the largest %.boutatwenty yearsSwarthmore she met 1 ago, where ' Did Shooting. building and loan societies in this seo her husband. She .was a daughter of [United Press Despatch.] tion of the State, it means much work Mrs. Mary Ann Valentine, of Flushing "BALTIMORE, MD., April 22The on the part of the accountants who are fj I and was considered one or the mystery surrounding the fatal shooting usually selected for that purpose. They most'heautiful students o.t Swarthreport the usual good showing of this more. prosperous association, the gain for the past year being almost S per cent., and CAR AND AUTO IN COLLISION. estimate that the next series will maBoth Were- Damaged in Accident in of~dSoVuthy Eutaw street, who confessed ture on the 138th paymentNorth End. The association has almost reached to the' shooting. the limits of its present charter, and at 'While rounding the corner ACCIDENT. the annual meeting next month the teenth street, and'Providence of SixK|LLED ~iN~~ AUTO avenue stockholders will .be requested to vote about 11 o'clock Saturday morning, a Baltimorean Loses Life and Three upon the proposed increase of the cap- runabout tourin" car, said to be the ital stock to two or two and a half milFriends Are Hurt. property o Dr. B. W. Bing, Second lion dollars. [United Press Despatch.]. are: Lewis -and'Norris streets, collided with car BALTIMORE. MD., .April 22On East- N The officers and directorsF. Hendrix- No 43 on the Providence avenue line Wood, president; Isaac ern Avenue Road, which has exacted a son. vice-president; George R. Cros- of the Southern Pennsylvania Tracheavy toll of casualties every spring and grove, treasurer; Edward C. Burton, tion Company. One of the wheels on summer since' the advent, of automo- secretary; Oliver B. Dickinson, solicitor. the runabout were torn off, and thj &Umme one man was kiHed last. night, DirectorsEdmund Burke, William O. fender, of the - car was. twisted and damaged. .Injured. The AlcClurg H' C. Valentine, Howard B. disabled carNo one wasfrom the scene. was hauled Ash, George B. Wilson, W. Eyre Train- The motorman of, the trolley car was c ?he steering wheel of Otto A. Albers" au- er Jr., Benjamin Johnson, Jr., George H. K. Stockman. _. omobilo b^-oke;- throwing the= machine B' Montgomery, M. Giles Covlngton. into a ditch. The occupants of the car AuditorsBenjamin Johnson, Jr.. Wll: UHLENBROCK BURIED TO'DAY. were thrown over. a hundred feet. liani O. McClurg, H. C. Bottomlosy. Retired Hotel Man Will Be Accorded 'MRS. PEARCE^DIES! IN OHIO. MAN HELD ON SURETY CHARGE. Last Rites. The funeral of Anton tJblenbrock, Mother of Mrs. Fred A. Howard Suc- Curtis N. HaJI Threatened His Brothcumbs at Age of 85 Years. retired hotel man and long a resident er-in-Law. of this city, took place this morning ..News was received in this cttyVcstcrCharged with surety of the peace on from his residence, 402''West Fourth day of the death in Conneaut, Ohio, of complaint brought by his brother-in- street. Many old friends and aclaw, John T. Pretty, Curtis N. Hall, of quaintances1 viewed the remains at tho Upland, was given a hearing before Al- home after which the body was con.derman Charles K. Melville . of . the veyed to St Anthony's Church of PaFou'-th Ward Saturday evening, and dua on West Third street, near- Frankbound over for court in the sum of 5300 lin street, where High Requiem Mass bail sThe complainant, who keeps a was celebrated by Rev. P. A. Pillarella, store at Main-.-md Berlin streets. Up- pastor of the church. The remains land, testified that the defendant had were interred in St. Michael's Cemeabused him .and- threatened him with tery. . '.''-.' . bodily harm. .,_, . ," . ' ARRANGEMENT__ON TICKETS. SMALLPOX SCARE IN WEST, END, "Patience" .Will Bo Given for Several Worthy .Causes. Three Physicians Summoned anc." All :' The committee in charge .of the pres Said "Measlts." '" When a report was circulated among eolation of the opera "Patience," which presented Theatre the residents'"of the West :End Satur- will be evening of in Washburn's the ausMay 3. under been married 64 years., .__ day- that a small boy named Edward on theof several local philanthropic orpices GRIEVE TOR TITA_N1C VICTIMS. :Shade, residing at 409 Palmer street, ganizations, have made arrangements had developed a case of smallpox; in- for the exchange of tickets at the box Congregation of i.reil T,kei_ Action- tense excttemen t prevailed. Drs. A. V. office 'of the theatre on Friday. April B Orr, George Tt. Crothers. of Mar- 23 and'each day thereafter between Prayer Wat Chanteo. cus Hook, and S. P. Gray were called well-attended meeting of the into consulatton and allayed the fears the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock In the .- At .. ": , of the neighbors by pronouncing his morning.'. ation of Isra.1 yesterday wl congregation affliction as measles. . -1 the usual question .was asked by tne '.*.Policman Found Pur*e. - ' ; Vtsaac Sapovits. "Does anyone While patrolling his beat in the wes. .'"' Physician's Address. anv sick 'or distressed?" Rabbi Dr Isaac Crowthcr delivered an In tern.section of the city this mornforesting address last evening at the ln<e Patrolman "Scott found a ladys German silver meeting ot the Epworth League in the a small amountpocketbook, containing of change. A mono-chapel connected with Trinity M. K .hundred i of lives." and he spoke ai church. His subject was Dearth or gram Is inscribed on the purse, which some len Men," and his remarks were appreci- has been turned over to Desk Sergeant Taylor. ' ! chanted ated by the members of the league. prayer.

Army of Orators Invades Historic

Bul!ct Lodged in Leg of "Slippery"

Tribbitt, a Negro.

Grand Chief Stone Says Men Are Tired of Waiting.

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Prisoner Charged With Attempting to Rob George Baldt CD Midnight Trolley.

Charged with committing highway robbery on a trolley car, Allen Nicholas Tribbitt. a negro, alias. "Slippery" Tribbitt, of 111 Morton street, was given a preliminary hearth? before Police Magistrate Elliott yesterday morning. He wus held under $SOO bail for a.further heatin? to-night.. It is alleged that Tribbitt picked the pockets of George Baldt. o L'509'West Third street, a passenger on a midnight car ot the Southern Pennsylvania Traction Company. Saturday ht. Tribbitt was shot in the les by Patrolman Hanley. The injured man was taken to tho Chester Hospital. and was. subsequently brought to the City Hall for a hearing., Tribbitt, according to Baldt and other witnesses, was so expert at the trade o picking pockets, that he had everything of value Baldt had About his person an<J 'ho would have gotten away but for a young man who witnessed his operations. ,'Xho cry of pick-pocket was ' immediately raised and Patrolman Bell, who was on the rear: platform, of the car, ran forward, Tribbitt was pointed out and Bell grabbed Him. Taking him to the rear of the car Bell forced him off to the street and it was at this period that Tribbitt grave a demonstration of his eel like proclivities. Givine a violent twist he came out of? his coat and vest leaving them in the hands of .-the. astonished officer and making: his escape. Pajrolmen Hanley Miley and Cosgrove were instructed to look for him and went to his home at No. ;17 Morton street They entered the house, but found no one. Preparing to go' to an upper story to search for Tribbitt. Hanley heard a noise at the front of, tho house and runnlng_put ho espied . Tribbitt vanishing through the window of tho house at No. 19 Morton, street, Hanley drew , his revolver and: flred with the intention of frightening- Tribbitt but theMatter's, leg- was'in the way and stopped the bullet. The shooting awakened half the people in the neighborhood and the yells of Tribbitt aroused the remainIng half. The man was taken to the Chester Hospital and thence to the City. Hall and given a hearing yesterday morning: - Baldt appeared as a witness and said lie lost a membership card of the Order of Moose, a sum of money and a 1000 mllo trip ticket, which articles were found in Trlbbitt's possession. He was held in $800 bail for a further, hearing.. Warrants on a larceny and .coal stealing: charge have been out against-the prisoner, for some time. ' In his arrest, the ppllco are confident they have the maivwjio, has been "lifthiK" in Chester for many weelcs, and they recognize him as the man who took $30 from Samuel Steelman. qf 2115 West Fourth street two weeks ago while Steelman ' was a passenger on a car. -.

Aim'stice Utilized^ He Declares, in Making Preparations to Fight the Brotherhood.

XE\V YORK. April 22Gr,md Chief Warren S. stone, of tno Brotherhood of .Locomotive ISn'gincurs and his colleagues arc angry at tha attitude oC tho committee o managers of the Kastern railroaders on which the engineers have voted, to strike. Chief Stone .asserted that it by this after- noon tho committee did not send a, reply to the notification o the strike vots widely different from former replies the strike would go out at once. -The fitly chairmen of the engineers on the loads affected will then, leave for their, respective districts to call their men* out. Chief Stone accused the railroads ot bad faith in actively preparing for a- . * conflict while an armistice of -forty* , eight hours was on. -He had^iwder-v stood, he said, that during tha-eifflis-' '.- tico no hostile move, should 1ao iaad.3 and no hostile move had been. mafli by tho engineers. But the'companies.- ~ he added, wera taking advantage of -, the armistice to send messages to their v engineers all over the Bast asking" . what they were golnjr to do and were notifying engineers" on jbhe superan- _ nuated Hat to be ready for duty.. The strike will affect directly 255700, s. onglneois in the Brotherhood of Lo-'* comotive Engineers as .we'll as about .v 6,500 engineers who are in the Bw>ther- ^ hood of Firemen and Englneraen .and ... arc working- aa engineers.- tThay aia -engineers who have -'been promoted from,,the ranks of the flrempn, but hava( not joined the Brotherhood of Loco- " . motive 32nglnee*s. >. These , 6,500 fire- f men engineers have voted to quit -work with the members of the Brotherhood- of Locomotive, Engineers. ^Tnore ara also on the Eastern roada about S.OOOi non-union engineers^" most of whom IS was stated will join tu the strike. . s The flfty railroads on. which th* strike of the engineers 18 threatened! ' this afternoon have a mileage ot 60.000 ~out of the total railroad mileage ofi 237i000 miles In tha United States,

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Improvement for West End Plant '' Many Large Order's Being Received. A large steam locomotive yard crane arrived at the plant of the Federal .Steel Foundry Company,, foot of Reaney street, several days ago and the work of laying the track system is now under way and rapidly progressing. The now_4jeylce is modern In every detail and has a lifting capacity rated at fifteen tons. A large magnet has been purchased and will be used in conjunction with the crane. lifting and piling scrap Iron and unloading cars. Several large saws and drills are also being Installed- In the machine shop department of the works, -while Improvements of all kinds are being made to the buildings. This work is but another step In Increasing trte facilities of the plant, which.were almost doubled during the past two months. The company has received numerous and substantial orders lately and a full force o f . workmen is employed daily. The Federal plant is a subsidary company of the Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, thereby receiving work that would otherwise go elsewhere. WANTS HALF-CENT PIECE.

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The only provision is that OFFICE IN KANSAS you bring to the Times office six coupons dated consecutively, anc clipped from tho Times and present Nomination In Sunflower fitatw Equt4 the coupons with J tho price-of >the valont to An -Election and Placai book98, 81 or -19 cents. Just drop aro In Demand. in at the Times office and ask to Bee these dictionaries; then judge for yourselt. The dictionaries are for TOPEICA, Kan., April 23. 'Political/an., .sale at this ojice any^day in th.e weete. 4noun.canientsla. *'* Kansas i!ountrs'1'' show that"Woman-are cosdiaat&i ' and up until eight o'clock in the eve- ... Jor some office In every ning. State. Not less than 200 and probably, TROLLEY STRIKES BICYCLE. twice that- many names will appear on the primary ballot In August ~Joseph Smith Knocked Under Car BlA Tho women believe this Is a propitious year for them to ruu for office, the Stato Escaped Injury. being Btlrred from end to end with tha Falling- to observe the approach oC a suffrage campaign. Moro than fifty trolley, car, Joseph Smith, of 234 W41- counties now have women Superintendson street, in attempting to turn oft ents of Schools, and scattered over tha Lloyd street to Third street on a bicy- Slate are half a dozen women in other i cle, had a remarkable escapofrom ser- offices. Those niosl sought are County ious and possible .fatal injury yester- Cleric or Register o Weeds. These ofday afternoon;-' His machine collided flcea, and that ql Clerk ot the District with tho step of the car and h wag Court, are moie In line with women's fit- < thrown from tho bicycle, his body fall- ness, although In ono county u. woman ' Ing under the heavy coach, but the has Announced, herself H candidate, for,i prompt" action of the motorman, In Sheriff. She Is Jtra. I'. P. Hf-ck, of Sachecking the speed of his car prevented lina, whose husband was Sherlft of Satho rear wheel from pissing over and line county for smvoial .veais. crushing- him. The women'.elected-to olllce have given. A crowd collected, believing-that th* general satisfaction, and In 'many cases man had been killed., but when assist- they have gone Into offlcr loading the ' ed to his feet by .the crew and others picket, Tho politicians liud popuin the crowd, it was discovered -that lar woman candidate on a that a draws ticket one ear and his face wre lacerated the Independent xote. Onora'ly nominaand beyond the shock to his system he tion of a popular wu'.uu candidate, .no , was not seriously hurt. He remounted his -wheel and rode away, but was matter on which t!cki>t sho runs. Is' obliged to consult a physician when he equivalent to election. reached his home. OIL-SOAKED WASTE" FOUND. Trinity Sunday School Superintendents Remembered With Flowers. During the Sunday School exercises at Trinity M. E. Church yesterday afternoon, several pleasing presentations took place. Superintendent John 'A. Wallace, who has returned from a protracted vacation in- the Sunny South) Assistant Superintendent Howard - M. pennlngton, who has recovered, from, a long Illness- and Assistant Superintendent Robert 3. Robinson, whp baa been looking after the interests of the school during their absence, were each presented with large and . handsome floral tributes.from teachers and scholars. Rev.-Samuel McWllliams, pastor of the church, presented -the bouquet to the superintendent; Mr. Robinson presented the gift to Mr. Pennington and David W. Deakyno presented the flowers to Mr. Robinson. -BOUQUETS FOR THE OFFICIALS. Believed That 'Someone, Attempted to Set Car Afire. What is believed to have been. a deliberate attempt-at' incendiarism was. .disclosed Saturday when workof . tho men, in the employ Baltimore and Onlo Rollroad Com-i pany discovered a pllo of Kereaenesoaked wavte in the corner of an empty freight car ulandrng near the Twelfth, and Potter ,str<>etH freight station. Bojq Imd IJPPII playing around the oquipmfnt earlier in tha day, and it ia thought that thfy mey be the euiHy parties * none of the tnick rrew halt hcen using-.petroleum In the. morning.

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Bill for Coinage of Such Money Introduced in Congress, Another way to reduce tho cost of living has been discovered by Representative Bulkley, of Ohio, who Introduced a bill in Congress Saturday providing for the coina.Ke of a half-cent copper piece. Its usefulness, he declares, would be to purchasers who are allured by merchants into buying artiELKS PLANJVTINSTREL SHOW. cles by the tempting quotations of 12 K cents. Chester Lodge Preparing for Enjoyable Mr. Bulkley has already introduced a Entertainment. 1)111- for a three-cent piece to meet conditions In his home city, Cleveland, The entertainment committee of Cheswhere the street car iare is that ter Lodge, No. 4SS, P. B. O. 13., la planning for the minstrel show at the Elks' amount. homo. Fifth and Welsh streets, hv the Prospect Park Minstrel Club ami:,the InFUNERAL OP AN INFANT. dications aro that It -ivill be one ot t!i James Dougherty Was; Buried at St. most enjoyable entertainments Riven In his city for a long timo. The entertainMichael's Cemetery Yesterday. The funeral of James Dougherty, tho ment will not be confined to members, but any ono who so desires will he privInfant son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dougherty, of 322 East Fourteenth, street ileged to purchase tickets of admission and who died Thursday afternoon fol- to the homo and enjoy the entertainlowing a brief illness with peritonitis, ment. Following the . minstrel show took place from the home of tho parents there will be a dance in the lodge room. yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Many .friends of the family were in attendance, .BEGINS SOUL-SAVING CAMPAIGN. f.nd the' tiny casket was enshrouded In South Cnester'M.'E. Brotherhood Will beautiful" floral tributes. Interment was Hold Special Meetings Weekly. made in St. Michael's Cemetery. The Brotherhood oC Andrew and SWARTHMORE GIRLS GIVE PLAY. Philip of the South Chester MethoChurch, Third Junior Class Rendered "Tne Takio dist Episcopal will begin this and Jeffrey streets, evening Cup" at th College Saturday. with a series of weekly meetings. They The. girls of the Junior Class of contemplate commencing a campaign Swarthmore College rendered' "The To- to bring more into the church and kio Cup," at the college Saturday. It build up the membership. was bright, tuneful and snappy making it a decided success. The play was a Hospital Accident Casts. musical comedy in two acts. The book The following accident cases were ad. and lyrics were by Miss Nan Opper- mltted and treated at the Cheater Hoslander, '13, music and dances by Miss pital to-day: -~ Iva A. Appleby. '13. scenery by Miss Elwyn I-ansdon, of Edgmont avenue, Louise Lawton. ',13, suffering with a. lacoraUon of .tho,left arm. .Father Dprah to Speak. of Second and Jeffrey The Rev. Father: Alvah H. Doran, the John laceration of the leftDiocesan Missionary who conducted the streets, recent Lenten Retreat in SL Michael's hand. Catholic Church, Eighth street and Edg- Albert Tiibbltt, 111 iTorton street, bulmont avenue, .will occupy the pulpit of let wound In. the left les. Oliver Carpenter, realdlnff on HInkson that church again to-morrow,, evening at 7.30 o'clock. , , street, suffering with *u- Infected linger.

NEGRO GETS DOUBLE SENTENCE.

Creates Disturbance in City Hall and Is Re-Arraigned. George Harris . a negro, of Wilmington, who was committed .for ten-.day by 'police Magistrate'.Elliott yesterday on the-chargq of beine drunk and disorderly; was glven.another-hearing thl morning- oil the charge ot using ..vile language and creating, a, disorder In tha City Hall locluip. Desk Sergeant,Taylor and Janitor Frank Green .both testified against Harris. Their testimony was to the effect that Harris cursed tho otner prisoners, and also loudly berated Ills' sister when sho called to the lockup to <"e hint. Harris was fined $5 or thirty c'a-vs to take effect after serving the sentence imposed. LODGE CHANGES ITS OFFICERS. Alpha Conclave Elects Elwood Morrison as Secretary. At the last meeting- of Alpha Conclave. No. 1, Order oE Heptasophs or Seven Wise Men, Thomas Hughes, the financial eecietary resigned. Elwood Morrison, who tvas elected to fill the vacancy was sworn in by .Most Eminent Grand Archon William B. EBy. A committee was appointed to maka proper arrangements for the ninth anniversary celebration of the Conclave on May 7. One proposition for membership was received. NEW POLICEMAN' SW'oRN IN. . Eugene Reardon, Steelworker, 'Joins '.' Chester's Patrolman"? . Eugene- Keardon.' of tho Eleventh , ward, who was recently,appointed a pa-,trolnian by Mayor Ward, was eworn. inl at the City Hall this morning, the oattt of 'office being administered by Pollca Magistrate. Elliott-''The Tiew Buartlftj* of the peace, who Is'an, addition to thai force, will begin his now duties Wednesday. Tic wns formerly employed at the American Steel Foundries^,, j ,
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