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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
EDlSONS LATEST RECORDS
TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS
Simple Machine Represents Years of
Patient Experiment.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24-Edison's latest
invention, the telescrbe, which records
both sides of a telephone conversation, is
now on exhibition
The machine Is simple. The desk tele-
phone is equipped with two transmitters
and two receivers. The talker used one
set and the other set is hitched to a
phonograph record which takes down
every sound on the wire. The phono-
graph is started recording and stopped at
will by pressing buttons.
But though the machine is simple and
easily Understandable, like other Edison
inventions, it represents years of expert
ment. 1t was pointed out yesterday that
though Mr.. Edison said of the phono-
graph in 1878 "the phonograph will per-
feet the telephone" neither he nor any
one else perfected a mechanism to record
telephone conversations In the SO years
following his prophecy until the appear
ance - the telescribe.
An Important difficulty was the weak
ness of the voice at the further end of
the telephone wire, This was overcome
by putting one receiver against an aeous-
ticon, which sufficiently magnifed the
sound to permit the phonograph to take
1t down clearly.
1t was said yesterday that 60 per cent.
of all communications In this country to-
day Is over the telephone. The chief
value of the telescribe is expected to be
in fixing exactly what was agreed to by
phone in business transactions. One tele
scribe will serve for all the business OF a
firm. 1t can be affixed to the SWITCH
board and used in recording any conver-
sation wished. Tho price of the instru-
ment has not yet been settled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
GRAY,s INN ALIVE NOW

Grays Inn Square and the beautiful
gardens close by are in these days alive
with recruits being licked into shape,
and the old walls are echoing back
words of command through all the day
light hours says tho London Chronicle.
Not since Sir Samuel Romily stood at
the Holborn Gate to repel the Gordon
rioters, should they chance to turn fu-
rious eyes upon the benchers' property,
has the inn presented such wariSe ap-
pearance. Once, long before, did Gray's
Inn send out an armed force on it's own
account. That was when a hundred
gentlemen of the inn," armed with
bludgeons, sailed forth to do battle with
the workmen engaged in building Red
Lion Square, this form of developing"
the pleasant fields to the west of their
inn not meeting with the approval of the
said gentlemen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
CUBAN COINAGE TALKED OF
Project Presented the Island Con-
gress Would Create National Bank.

A project of law has been presented to
the Congress of Cuba for the creation of
national bank for the emission and
coinage Of Cuban money In gold, silver
ana copper. This money will have the
same value as American money This
project of law establishes guarantees for
the emission of bank notes These meas
ures are caused hy the scarcity of money
which is felt in the Cuban market
The creation of a currency bank with
me privileges enjoyed by the Spanish
Bank of the Island OF Cuba up to the
close OF the colonial regime, was urged
oy President Menocal i'm his message.
Inc President urged that the bank
should enjoy an exclusive concession for
% years with a capital of S20OOO.0oO. and
power to issue double the amount of its
gold and silver of the same hneuess and
weight as that of the United states,
Cuban capital to be given preference 10
subscribe the stock. The coinage OF frac-
llonal currency was also recommended
me money now in use officially on the
Island is American, although business
Is transacted also with Spanish and
money,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
MINDS POWER WILL
KEEP THE BODY YOUNG
Men Have Ability, If They Wish, to
Defer Old Age.

In the October Woman's Home Com
panion, Ralph Waldo Trine writes an
article entitled, when Is Youth-What
After Youth?" The principal point which
ne brings out is the power of the mind
10 Keep the body young and vigorous. In
the following extract from his article he
Youches on this point. and also indicates
the divisions between youth, middle age
and old age:
fhat we have 1t In our power to de-
.eIHihe our physical and bodily condi-
uohs 10 far greater extent than we do
an undeniable fact That we have it
~. ~ our power to determine and TO dictate
sne conditions OF old age to a marvel
nj O uesree is also an undeniable fact-if
NC are sufhciently keen and sufficiently
awake 10 begin early enough.
II any arbitrary divisions of the va
nous periods of life We're allowable. l
S SSnouid make the enumeration as follows:
outh' barring the period of babyhood,
10, middle age, 45 to so; approaching
Sc, Sc, oo TO 7b; old age, rs to 95 and 100
Ihat great army of people who age
ions before their time, that likewise
60 army or both men and women who
An ABOUT middle age, say from 45 70
"reah' and, as we say, all of a sud
a.. sh 90 10 pieces, and many die, just at
@ she period when they should be in the
prime PRIME OF life. in the full vigor OF man
noSa and womanhood and of greatest
sslue TO themselves, to their families
S Sno 10 the world, is something that is
I.nilIary 10 nature, and is one of the
sHsple conditions of our time. A great
81 knowledge, a little foresight, a little
ssre In time could prevent this in the
great majority of cases, in 80 cases out
u every 100. without question"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
cANADAS BIG PROBLEM
IN MOVING HER CROPS
Uses Vast Continental Railways 10
Hurry Men to Quebec.

Canada is making great contributions
to the war. IL Is still uncertain how
many troops she will contribute but 100,
600 is the number most frequently mem
toned and the statements recently made
by Lord Kitchener and Lord Roberts re-
garding the necessity for raising the
largest possible number Of British troops
makes II apparent that every man
Canada can send will be needed, says
Kathleen Hills in Lesles.
Canada, being a vast territory, sparsely
settled, has important problems OF com
muncation, and the Government has
taken every precaution to see that none
of the transcontinental. railway facilities
are impaired by the destruction Of bridges
or other strategic points That accounts
for the sentries at bridges, along difficult
stretches OF track, and In the mountain
passes.
All along the route we saw troop trains
rushing the volunteers from the Far West
to the mobilization headquarters near
Quebec The Canadian Pacific is hand
ling most of this traffic, being best
equipped to do so because, in its own
shops, ii was able to build nine special
kitchen cars in less than a week. These
are painted white inside, and provided
with storage facilities for four days food.
including refrigeration, and with kitchen
apparatus sufficient to prepare three
meals a day for 1000 men.
VI course the troops are not given elab-
crate tourist meals, but they are we'll
fed. the kitchen cars containing tea and
coffee urns, hot water boilers and all
necessary conveniences. The meals are
served from enameled plates in the cars
in which the troops are quartered. A
detail of soldiers does the serving. It is
a big task to transport several thousand
men from Western Canada to Quebec on
short notice, and Canada has a right to
herself on the promptness
and efficiency with which it has been
done.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
GERMAN CRUISERS
ACTIVITIES CAUSE
WAR RISK RAISE
Sinking of Six Ships by
Commerce Destroyers In
Influences Increase to 5 Per
Cent. to Far East.

Activity of German commerce DESTROY
ers' which recently sank six steamships
In the Bay of Bengal, has caused an ad-
vance to five per cent. in some classes
OF war risk insurance rates. and has in
huenced the American Institute of
Marine Underwriters not to quote any
rates on vessels bound to countries
bordering on or near the bay.
Tho advanced rates will apply particu-
larly to countries on the east and west
coast of Africa in the Antipodes and in
the neighborhood of China and Janan
Where German cruisers are said to he
particularly active in their raids on COM
merce.
Inc table below. prepared by the Amer
ican Institute of Marine Underwriters
SHOWS the rates ruling this week for
war FISK insurance on exports of general
merchandise shipped through Philadel-
phla, New York and Boston, These rates
were received today by local underwriters.
me institute makes 1t plain that thev are
not 10 De accepted as current figures
ana that 1t Is not imperative that thev
De followed in the writing of risks The
matter or proper rates to be charged is
left entirely to the discretion of the in
dividual underwriters
Inc rates are percentages of the cargo
values. The first column covers vessels
1ying flags of belligerent nations. eXcept
Germany and Austria, for which no rates
are quoted the second column, ships of
foreign neutral nations, and the last COL
umn for American vessels.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
GERMAN EMPEROR REVIEWS
ORDER OF THE IRON CROSS
Founded by King Frederick william
III as Reward for Valor.

Shortly after the opening Of hostilities
the German Kaiser, following the prece-
dent established by William I, reinstltut-
ed the famous order Of the Iron Cross.
The New York staats-zeitung fur
nishes an interesting history of this COW
eted mark Of distinction, which is
awarded solely for the performance OK
deeds Of the highest valor on the field
of battle.
King Frederick william III of Prus-
sia founded the order on March 10, 1sl3
as reward for services rendered TO the
Fatherland i'm the Napoleonc wars. The
piainness of the iron insignia was intend
ed to remind its wearers of the hard
times that had brought IL into being. 1t
was small iron Maltese cross inlaid wits
a narrow silver band just inside the bev-
eied edge. The only other marks upon
it were three oak leaves in the centre,
the royal initials T. Y. surmounted by
a small crown and the date 1918
AS is customary in the case of royal or
ders, there were two classes and a grand
cross, the latter twice the regular size
In ISL permanent endowment was add
ed paying fixed annual sums to the
wcarers of the decoration.
on July 10, 1870, the day that France
again declared war on Prussia, the order
was revived by King William / on the
same conditions as originally instituted.
At that time the three oak leaves were
dropped and the letter w, the crown and
the date 1870 were substituted for the
original marks. but the three leaves were
restored By an order Of the imperial
council in 1895. The decoration as re-
vised in 1870 has been bestowed on 1854
German warriors of all classes, including
those coming from German States outside
Of Prussia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
HOUSE MEMBERS CLASH
OVER "WAR TAX" BILL
Debate on Administration Bill Be-

Debate on Administration Bill Be-
gins Under Alleged "Gag" Rule.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Launching
In the House at noon today of the Admin
istration's emergency internal revenue"
war tax bill was the signal for opening of
bitter bombardment and defense by the
Republicans and Democrats respectively
Passage OF the bill tomorrow intact
without any amendments, except minor
ones coming from the Ways and Means
Committee, was certain.
The Senate will take up the bill late
next week, but time elapsing there before
final enactment Is problematical.
The opening clash on the war emer-
kency measure came when Chairman
Henry, of the Rules Committee reported
the rule to limit debate on the tax bill
to seven hours, three hours longer than
originally planned, as a concession to
many members desiring to speak Forty
minutes of debate only was allowed on
the rule, which the opposition terms a
"gag" rule.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
STUDIED DANISH AT EIGHTY

It would be too much to expect that
Prince Edward should have learned Dan
ish is Preparation for his brief visit to
Copenhagen, but Gladstone thought 1t
necessary to acquire the language when,
at the age of so. he made a visit there in
1895, on board the Tantallon Castle He
took with him a book on Danish and a
dictionary and spent most of the time
during the voyage In his cabin studying
the language. While the vessel lay in
dock and visitors were allowed on board.
the G. o. NJ. sat quietly in his deck
cabin, absorbed In his study and oblivi-
Gus Of the crowd of eager faces peering
In at the door and window.-London
Chronicle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
BRITISH CENSOR OPENED
AUSTRIAN CONSULATE MAIL
Letters Seized From Steamship for
Official in This City.

A breach of neutrality by the British is
alleged at the Austrian Consulate in
Philadelphia official registered letters
addressed to the Consulate in Philadel-
phia have been opened by the censor in
London. These letters were received
here late last night. 1t is said at the
Consulate that there was a breach of
neutrality in that these letters must have
been taken from a neutral ship, either
of the Italian or of the Holland lines, as
these are the only ways by which Aus
trian mail could reach this country. The
letters will be sent to DR.. Constantine
Dumba. the Austro- Hungarian Ambas-
sador at Washington.
The act of the censor at London is con-
sidered at the Consulate as being per-
fidious outrage and surprise was eX-
pressed that nation such as England
would be guilty of such action.
A private registered letter from Austria
was also opened by the English censor.
This was received in the same mail as
the official communication.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
MUCH ILLNESS DUE
TO ERRORS IN DIET
Death Often Comes From Feasting as
.. Well as Fasting.

Well as EaSt1nS.
The militant suffragist campaign of
self-starvation suggests to DR.. A. E.
Gibson that death comes as often from
feasting as from fasting. In a paper in
Health Culture he sets out that we eat
wrongly and not infrequently starve in
the midst of plenty. We make our meals
of incongruous food and then we eat
prodigiously of the Unbalanced food mix
ture, causing uto-intoxication or starva-
ton.
The food decomposes instead of digest
ing and the nerves are sustained on
poisoned blood. Certain foods, no mat
ter how good in themselves, when mixed
in the same meal ferment and generate
toxic acids which result in catarrh
asthma, rheumatism, etc, until the whole
Inward tract is devitalzed and the or
sans so deranged that the fluids of nutri-
ton are impaired.
Most diseases. it is held. are due to
errors of diet. and n too early old age
is due to the struggle of the system to
hold its own against devitalzed and
anemic tissue caused by wrong eating.
The promiscuous eater may triumph for
a time, but he is losing headway and
sooner or later dizziness, acdity of the
stomach and general discomfort come as
warnings. lnen ne takes to medicines
which are mere whip to the nerves,
eXhausting the reserve forces. Medicines,
the doctor holds, are not a source of
vitality any more than a whip is to a
horse.
Nothing can help us but food, so COM
bined as not to give rise TO fermentation
Mere absence of meat does not change
the chemical principles OF food. ANY diet
that admits acids, starch, sweets, fruits, |
salads, milk and pastry at the same meal
undermines the constitution. Such unwise |
mixture in a vegetarian diet has caused
more Indigestion and catarrh than any
other violation of dieteticI Principles
1t Is not question of purity of food |
nut the bringing together of foodstufrs |
that defy physiological chemistry The |
remedy is a proper combination of foods |
And then comes the individual tempera-
nent and the atmosphere of ones mental
ife. Food that is good for one is bad
or another. For each individual Is a
world to himself and the attitude of
mind lies back of the physiological ma
ure.
So II is necessary that each individual
earn by close observation his relation TO
ood in his daily routine existence, and
10 solve the perpleXing question of life
n death as influenced by a right or
wrong system of diet The test of life
eally begins at So Then it is shown
whether the individual has been eating
lightly or wrongly, whether he has laid
p sufficient force TO carry him into old
ge or whether by senseless gluttony he
las used up his birth promise of a long,
-appy and useful existence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24

cartridges; caIibre 29s; velocity, 2Os5 foot
seconds; sight range up to 5000 yards.
Similar arm for the cavalry, but with
shorter barrel and with bayonet used by
no other mounted troops
Austrian infantry small arm, the Mann
licher magazine rife. 1895 model calibre
.3i5. Cavalry carbinc of same make.
Italy has for its regular infantry the
Mannlicher-Carcano magazine rife, but
the territorials still use the old Vetterli.
British infantry and cavalry use the
Lee Enfield rifle, calibre ,303
The Beleans have the Mauser rifle, as
have the Servians, the latter using the
model of 1899.
Bulgaria has the Mannlicher rifle and
carbine, and so has Rumania
The Greeks use the Mannlicher-Schoe-
nauer rife, model of 1903.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
ALFALFA PLANT BROUGHT TO
ECUADOR BY THE SPANIARDS
Now Cultivated Between $3.50 and
1o,5oo Feet Above Sea.

The alfalfa plant, known for many
centuries in Europe, was introduced into
Ecuador by the spanards in the 18th
century They found growing wild there
an annual species of the plant having
yellow flowers, which differed somewhat
from the European species, although in
no way superior to It. and had never
been cultivated by the Indians.
The elevations at which IL Is cultivated
here are between $3.50 and 105OO feet above
sea level, as the climate is too hot or
too cold outside of those limits for the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
ARMY RIFLES DIFFERENT
Most of Contending European Ma
tions Have Distinctive Weapons.

The German infantry uses the Mauser
magazine rifle, model Of 1898, calibre 81,
firing a "spit ball" pointed like a lead
pencil: velocity. 200 foot-seconds: sight
range up to 2OOO yards. Cavalry uses
Mauser magazine carbine and carries
lances.
French infantry uses the Lebel maga-
zine rifle, .315 calibre, and the cavalry has
carbine of the same make.
The Russian small arm for infantry is
"3-line" rifle, 1901 pattern. holding FIVE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
PENRoSE SHOWS IRRITATION
calls Palmer's Indictment "Garbled,
Insincere and MISLEADING

Se4is Falmer's Indictment "Garbled,
lnsincere and Misleading"
Inc bill OF indictment against Penrose-
Ism upon which Congressman A. Mitchell
Amer has been basing his arguments
~ demonstrate that Senator Penrose
sv,,'a Euiu not represent the people of Penn
Iortt Isla at Washington has brought
lorth an answer from the senior Senator
ch an interview last night the Senator
hlae'erlzed Congressman Palmer's
t,oases ses as ''garbled, insincere and inten-
s'haIy ~ misleading, and scarcely worthy
me-" " any hoice from
I.v.n'hn; referring to Mr.. Palmer's own
nm siin as the Benedict Arnold OF Pennsvl-
ana ON account OF his tariff position
Of ~ particularly his work for the passage
shs metal schedule.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
NARROW ESCAPE

We'll, how did your camping trip turn
out?"
Il had great luck about that camping
trip"
How was that?"
i got sick at the last moment and
couldn't louisville Courier-Journal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
SAVED BY CIRCUMSTANCES

How is it that man can carry an UNI
brella over another mans wife more satis-
factoriy than he can over his own wife,"
"IIe cannot. He just thinks he can be-
cause the other mans wife is too polite to
tell him what she thinks of his clumsi-
ness.-Houston Post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
CITY TO FURNISH HOUSES
Shortage in Newport, Monmouth
shire, England, Engenders Scheme.

SHIRE, England, Engenders Scheme.
A shortage of houses at Newport. Mon
mouthshire, England, Is encouraging pri-
vate enterprise and stimulating the pub
lie authorizes to supply the necessary
homes. The official architect of Newport
has presented scheme to the town coun-
ell for constructing 2iS houses IS feet
wide containing two bedrooms. in blocks
of six, four, and two, at a cost of 1924 69
each and to rent at S1.s2 per week. IT is
also proposed to erect eighty-seven houses
with frontage OF p feet, with three bed
rooms at a cost of SiO7o63 each. to rent
for S2Oi per week.
The land on which these houses will he
erected varies IN cost to the municipaIitv
from S1f03.27 to s2lS992 per acre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
P. R. R. Accounting Team Wins

In railroad inter-league game yester-
day the accounting department OF tba
Pennsylvania Railroad defeated the Ksn-
singtop Freight Station nine. 1 10 ?.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-18
'PRETT|EST D|VORCEE
IN CITY" TO MARRY
IRIS. Berus, of New York, Will
Become Bride of Wealthy
Michigan Banker.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-"Ncw York s
r-ttIest divorced" is to remarry.
Yrs Blanche Velcrie Wolff Bcrus.
&c hailed as the prettiest girl that
er appeared in the county court
-use." whose final decree of divorce
IN Herman Berus was awarded less
ran four months ago, is TO become tho
de or Matthew Hanson, a banker OF
~and Rapids, Mich. December 81.
hbout n year ago Mrs. Berus sued
~ an annulment Of her marriage on
~ ground that when she married
erus she understood him to be a
lwyer with a comfortable income. In
cad. she alleged~ she learned that he
ID been confined on Blackwen's Island
or a misdemeanor and never had been
omitted 10 the bar. The suit was dis
1'ssed. but Mrs. Berus Won subse-
,uent action for divorce.
I had hoped that this announcement
iEht not become public until after the
-eddinE," she said. 81 am only twenty
HIee years cid, but I have had so much
nhapplness crowded into my life be-
ause OF the awful mistake I made that
forged 10 enjoy my happiness without
., ring II with the public.
me marriage will take place on
"w Year Eve in my fathers home
re am going to have a real we'd
hs This time. Yes. my former mar
age was secret elopement.
! want IL made clear that I did moi
n know Mr.. Hanson II the time of
-ly." III