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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
BRUMBAUGH STlRS VOTERS
OF THREE COUNTIES
Enthusiastically Received by Farm
ers of Union, Mifflin and Snyder.

LEWISBURG, Pa. Sept "a. - Before
hundreds OF farmers gathered at the I'm
ion County Fair here this morning, DR..
Martin G. Brumbaugh. Republican NOM
inee for Governor, pledged II elected, to
do all in his power to insure construction
OF good honest highways, thoroughly
built and constantly kept in repair
throughout the entire State. These roads,
ne declared, will be such that the maxi
mum crops can be brought to population
centres with minimum effort.
Doctor Brumbaugh with his campaign
party arrived here this morning from
Sunhury, stopping en- route at Selinsgrove,
where his reception lasted an hour The
party left here at noon on a tour of
Union, Mifflin and Snyder counties, and
will speak tonight at Lewistown.
Referring to the child labor laws, Doctor
Brumbaugh declared he had an act in
mind which if passed would become a
model for every State in the Union. This
measure no ssid, would enable a work
ing child to continue his education in the
public schools
The election of Doctor Brumbaugh by
a majority OF 100000 was predicted by
Secretary Of Internal Affairs Houck.
Doctor Brumbaugh is hearing on every
side that the Endorsement of Vance c.
Mccormick by the Washington party has
caused such a serious split in that party
that its death knell Is sounded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
ROCKEFELLER GIVES 100000
TOY M. C. A. OF BROOKLYN
S3,oooooo Required to Complete
Magnificent Building.

NEW YORK, Sent, 2i-The Young
Mems Christian Association of Brook
lyn, it was announced, has been en-.
rIched by a gift of 100000 from John
J.. Rockefeller One-half of this sum
has already been paid over to the asso-
citation. ana the conditions on which the
balance is to be paid were explained
ny John &, Cook, the general secre-
tary as follows:
THE remainder of Mr., Rockefeller's
pledge. $4,000. is conditioned upon Sc.
curing in cash or responsible pledges on
on before January /, 1915. of the entire
fund of S2,75500O Payments will bo
made by Mr. Rockefeller on account OF
this pledge in three instalments Of
,-1.0 800 eaon, the first 20 be payable when
one-taird Of the total amount to be
raised from all other sources has been
paid IN; the second instalment when
tvo-tnlrds Of the amount has been paid
in. and the third instalment when the
entire fund has been paid in
Il has been estimated that nearly
So 10000 viii be required 10 complete all
the extensive building operations con-
templated by the directors of the asso-
citation, approximately $4,000 of the
Rockefeller money viii be applied to
the cost og the site for the new building
Of the Central Branch on Hanson place,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
WOMEN SEW EVERY EVENING
FOR DESTITUTE IN FRANCE
Circle of Six Determined in Effort
to Work Relief.

Seeking to express the keenness O.,
their sympathy for their sisters a. m
Europe by obtaining practical results 10
help them. six women of OAK E5ns 5'
gather every evening in the home oil lis ,,s
p. F. Giroud, of 90l Sixty-ninth aVenuv,
10 sew garments for the destitute "olieI
and children of France. 1t Is not soe'S'
gathering. but a serious, determines ~
fort 10 help, they do not anticipate an
cessation of their activity until the cus I,.
of the war brings an end to the ~.
mediate demands of fatheIless lailH''
Mrs. p. F. Giroud is the wire ~ ~
p. F. Giroud, professor of Frehcn '1
Bryn Mawr College. She has ps
keenly interested in the rescue "V ,bs
which has been carried on during ma ma
war, and has wanted to do an 81, IN
could to further the efforts of people a
this country in aiding those aOigSr sar.
Finally conceiying the idea OF the ',n.
ing club which should meet every
ing, she organized the little circle anu
now the enthusiastic leader, lhe sssr
ments made by Mrs. Giroud ana
friends are being sent to france ol
Of the French Embassy in WashinsIop'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
LESS THAN HALF TOTAL
CITY VOTE REGISTERED
Of 379,577 Assessed Citizens, 1e7,-
557 So Far Have Failed to Qualify.

According to the figures completed by
the assessors and certified to by Harry
Kuenzel, Superintendent of Elections this
morning, there are 1857 citizens of Phla-
delphia who have yet TO register iu order
10 qualify 10 vote at the November cleo
tion, The assessors returns show total
of 1887 citizens qualified to vote, OF
these, 1880 have registered on the first
two registration days this year. The re-
naming 1897 will have a last oppor-
tunity 10 qualify on October 3, the last
registration day this year.
The ward totals of those qualified to
vote by the assessors lists and those
already registered follow:
ASSESSORS RETURNS. SEPTEMBER, 1914,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
CUMMINS THE TARGET
IN ROOSEVELT'S ATTACK
Not True to Party Principles, the
Colonel Declares.


DIES MONIES. Ia, Sept. 24-In a
speech made here last night by Theo-
dore Roosevelt, a personal attack was
directed at United States Senator Cum
Minis for what the Colonel alleged to be
shortcomings in the Senator's pledged al
legiance 10 the people He declared Sem
ator Cummins, the regular Republican
nominee for reelection, failed of his
opportunity when the Cummins organi-
cation remained Republican after Taft's
nomination i'm Chicago
Senator Cummins and those who train
with him around the track" said the
ex-President, cannot be true to the old
time principles of LincOlns day as long
as they continue their association with
the utterly reactionary Republican ma
chimes as now controlled in the nation
and in the largest and most populous
States, We must not let our loyalty TO
name blind us to existing facts. The
Iowa Progressiyes, when in 1914 they op-
pose Mr.. Cummins, stand exactly where
the Republicans stood in 1858 when thew
opposed MIR, Douglas"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
PLEA FOR RURAL CREDITS
Bill in Interest of Farmers Intro
duced in Congress.

WASHINGTON. Sept. a.-senator
Hollis, of New Hampshire. a member os
the Joint Committee OF the Senate and
House whi's framei the rural credits
hlll which VS. introduced in both bodies
today addressed the Senate in the in
terests of the measure
Farm mortgage loans in the United
States aggregate over S20O0 100000" said
Senator Hollis, Farmers are PAYING
annually for the use of this vast sum
from to . per cent, largely In the
suise OF commissions lawyers fees and
renewal charges"
Senator Hollis said the bill framed by
the Joint committee took ground mid
way between radical and conservative
policies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
GASES OVERCOME MANY
IN JERSEY CITY STATION
Big Tank Broken and Passengers
Suffocated.

NEW YORK, Sept "A large number
Of passengers on an incoming train Of
the Erie Railroad were overcome by
escaping gas in the train yard of the
company at Jersey city, this morning,
As each train came in the passengers
disembarked in an atmosphere heavily
charged with escaping poisonous gas
from tanks nearby. Many passengers
we're overcome and rushed to the Hud-
son street Hospital in New York and to
hospitals in Jersey City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
INVENTION GETS BIG ORDER

Wendell Shepherd. an inventor. who
recently established a factory for the
manufacture Of suction paper milk bottle
caps on l.ansdowne avenue, Lansdo wne,
Pa, has just received an order from the
DOuane supply Company, OF New York,
for l0O.Oeo0l caps. AT present he has one
press, which turns out the caps. printed
with the name Of the milk dealer. at the
rate OF 1900 per minute. 1t would take
this press alone nearly six months TO
turn out the order so Mr.. Shepherd is
planning TO install i've new presses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
DEMOCRATS TO OPEN CAMPAIGN

The reorganization element Of the
Democratic party In the 4ith Ward will
open the fan campaign tonight at a mass
meeting at SD and Master streets John
NJ Hill, a former leader; Magistrate
Boyle and II. ID. Weseott will be the
speakers.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26
BIG COLLEGE
FOOTBALL TEAMS
NOW IN ACTION

New York, Sept. 26.-The heavy
artillery of the eastern college foot
ball brigade unlimbers today and the
boom of punt and drop kick is heard
on many Varsity sridiron. Har-
ward, Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania,
Cornell, Dartmouth and many other
elevens enter the field, majority
playing the initial game of their
schedules. While all report excellent
material from which to build up
teams. which late in November will
be battling for eastern football SUI
premacy, the coaches make no secret
of the fact that in almost every case
they are counting heavily upon veter-
an players about whom they will
build the 1914 football machines.
In this respect Harvard, which
holds the 1913 season hOnors, is un-
usually well equipped for the hard
campaign which includes games with
Yale, Michigan. Princeton, Brown.
Washington and Jefferson and Penn.
State. This schedule, probably the
hardest that has been undertaken by
All cuSlcIH team III ieSSh' seoi o.
Places heavy strain upon the
team. and 1t i: certain that far more
than the usual number of players
will be used in both the major and
minor contests. 1t is fortunate
therefore, that Harvard. is we'll sup
piled with first and SECOND string
veteran material. In Captain Brick
Icy the Crimson has the most con-
sistent drop kicker Of modern foot
lall. This is great asset hut the
team as whole must brins Prickley
Ia within striking distance ef the
GOAL and hold on defense VI lie he
gets his kicks away safely.
For this purpose Harvard has Il
n ajority of the line and tackf!eld
hich last autumn broush. a cham
rionship to Cambridge On the line
Cowan and PenIork aie again avail-
able as guards: Trumbull aLG Soucy
for either center or tackl. ami Hard
wick and Coolidge at ends. The back
field Is intact with Logar at quar-
ter, Mahan and Bradlee at Halfback
and Brickley at full back. Coach
Haughton's problem is to develop
from the second string and 1913
freshmen squad two tackles and one
end. To select three or four suit
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able players from SQUAD of some i J
candidates is no. 4 task bercnl
Haughton's reach anl with salts
factory second string Harvard's line
up problem should be solved ca. ly
this season.
AT Yale the outlook Is not SD sat
isfactory. Graduation cut heavily
into the 1913 eleven and coach HinK-
ey will have 10 find new players for
a number OF positions. Of the regu.
lars but three OF last years veterans
are left in Captain Talbot left
tackle. quarterback Wilson, and hal!
back Knowles. Wilson and Knowles.
tctween them scored close to 20 per
cent of Yale's touchdowns last au-
tumn. There are several second
string letter men who should lit in
acceptably in Canter. Hubbard and
Erann, ends. The freshmen eleven
should also yield some powerful lines.
:len and backfield material ari since
coach Hinkey will undoubt tadly in
augurate new coaching policies It
may prove that he can develop a
stronger machine from this more
mouldable material.
New coaching methods at Prince.
ton mark the Tigers 1914 season
and under the circumstances the vet
erans available may not prove AZ
valuable as would be the caSr were
the old policies to be continued. 1t
is generally understood that Prince
ton will play an open game. usins
many forms OF the forward puss mod
eled along the lines of thu Notre
Dame attack as shown at West Point
against the Army. n this proves cor
rect fast. active and rangy players
rather than heavyweights, will be in
demand. Some of the 1913 letter
players will undoubtedly prove ac-
ceptable while new regulars may
have to be develooed from former
freshmen and second string material
Princeton is we'll supplied with vet
Grams having Baker, Brown. Shea
and Lamberton for ends; Captain
Ballin for tackle: Longstretch, W
Stuart and shenk for guards. E.
Trenkmann, J. Swart, Haviland and
No,irse are the best of the center
candidates. A new bnckfield Will
have to be formed with F.. Trenk-
mann, Boland. Dickeman, briggs and
Law as the leaders.
Pennsylvania and Cornell which
close the eastern college season with
the Thanksgiving Day game at Phila.
delphia. report large squads with 0
fair number Of veterans and many
promising novices and Substitutes
Coach Brooke must build up pail
of fast ends, and steady center. In
other respects the -Quakers are vel
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26

tho cords and ligarnents resulting from
muscular expansion. Beneath the SUR
face Is a network of fine nerve threads
and tho gentle. soothing embrocation,
Mothers Friend" Is designed to SO
lubricate the muscular fibres as to avoid
the unnecessary and continuous naggins
upon this myriad Of nerves. Applied to
the breasts It. affords Tie proper massag
to prevent clk.ng.
There is scarcely g. well-stoclscd drug
store anywhere but what you can easily
obtain bottle OF Mothers Friend" and
grandma who herself used It in earlier
years. 1sxpectant mothers arc urged tc
try this splendid assistant.
Mothers Friend has been prepn red
by nradileid Regulator Co.. $40 Lamar
Blig.. Atlanta, Ga. for nearly half q
century. send for valuable little book to
cxpcctant mothers,
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26

in a large cemetery. The rather
srewsome links are located near
Tientsin and as the Chinese bury the
dead Just below the surface OF the
ground and then mound up the
earth to a considerable height the
course has, been aptly termed one q
"a Thousand Bunkers. Special
ground rules prevail including one
which permits player to life his ball
from freshly dug grave. The Chtn-
ese caddies receive five cents per
round of Is holes.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26

supplied with veterans. Butler and
Borie are the best candidates for cen
ter; Murdoch. Rooms and Kelly fur
nish nucleus for ends: Harris and
Carter are veteran tackles while Cap
tain Journey, Russell. Wolfe and Pen
per are the leading guards. In the
back field Moffith, Avery, Bolger,
Merrill, Irwin and Jones have all had
experience in big games and with ths
new material form squad from
which a fast offensive and defensive
quartet should be selected.
DIR. A. l.. Sharpe has an excellent
squad of experienced players with
which to start the season at Cornell
For linesmen there are available,
Captain O'Hearn, Shelton. Mehaffey,
Zeman. I.autz. Hart. J. D. McCutch-
can. Williams. Cool. Frick, X. C..
McCutcheon. Munsick, Mallory. Gal
logly, Snyder. Macdonald, Sherwood,
Gilman, Carnal, Gass. Holtz and Jam
ieson. In the back field, Philippi.
Barrett, Collyer, Lahr. Shuler, Ia
ber, Hubbard and Schichter form the
foundation of formidable aggrega-
tion of fast active candidates.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26
.Catarrh Cannot Be Cured .

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease Ca
tarrh is blood or constitutional d1sease
and in order to euro II you must take IN
ternnl remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure 10
taken internally. and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces. LARS
was prescribed by one Of the best phy"
sicians in this country for years and is
. regular prescription. 1t Is composed OF
best blood purifiers. acting directly on tho
mucous surfaces. The perfect combine
tion of the two Ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results In curing
eatarr h. . Send for testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props. Toledo. G,
Sold by Druggists. price &c..
TAks HAll'S IAvlllv pjlE fr~ eoEst'nntion
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26

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+. When the. Bowels feel uncomfortS
able and you miss the exhilarating
feeling that always follows copious
morning operation, dose OF HER
BINE will set you right in couple
81 hours. If taken at bedtime you
get its beneficial effect after break
East nCxt day. Sold by the Hausman
Drug Co
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26

25-mile walk, high and broad jump,
shot and hammer events. Although
an all-around athlete his best per-
formances were in the one-half and
mile runs. He won many prizes in
other forms of competition, including
amateur boxing and wrestling hon
ors. tug-of-war events and swimming.
Sullivan priced his medals and tro-
phies to the day of his death and left
a trunk full of gold and silver en-
'blems won on the athletic field in
addition to those bestowed upon him
by foreign governments, in later
years. for his work in connection
with the Olympic Games.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26

mothers, these wo-
men. experienced in
this most happy
period, advise he
use of Mothers
Friend"
Applied externally
to the abdominal
muscles its purpose
is to relieve the
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The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26

The closoing of the pennant race in
the National league has caused a
delving into the ancient records Of
the organization with the result that
several interesting sidelights have de
veloped. Boston by winning the
1914 flag can draw with one point
of the league record of ten pennants
held by Chicago while New York can
secure a tie with Boston since but one
pennant separates the record of the
two cities. These three cities lead by
a comfortable r"rgin all the other
cities which from time to time have
been Represented in the National
League. The order in point of pen
nants won Is as follows:
Chicago: 1876, 1SSO-1-2, 1SS5-6,
1906-7-S, 1910.
Boston: 1s77-s. 1888. 1Ssf-2-3.
1875. .
New York: 1sSs-9, 19O4-5, 1915
1918.
Pittsburgh: l90O-1-2-3. 1909.
Brooklyn: 1890. 1899, 1900.
Baltimore: 1S94-5-6.
Providence: 1879, 1854.
Detroit: 1887.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26

20 poorly that my folks thought ! was
going into consumption. One day l
found piece of paper blowing around
the yard and picked it up and read it.
1t said Saved from the Grave and
told what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has done for women I
showed it to my husband and he said,
Why don't you try it?' So l did, and
after I had taken two bottles l felt
better and said to my husband, y don't
need any more, and he said You had
better take it q little longer anyway.
So I took it for three months and got
well and strong. - Mrs. ALoNzo E.
BAKER, 9 Tecumseh St, Adrian, Mich.
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
of many a woman, housek eeper Or wage
Garner who supports herself and is often
helping to support a family. on meagre
wages. Whether in house, Office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which gu
women are prone, and that Is Lydia p.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound: 1t
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
On Tvnn Masa
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26

The death of James +. Sullivan,
sccretary-treasurer Of the Amateur
Athletic Union. American Olympic
Commission and famous amateur
sports authority. removes an Ameri-
can track and field devotee who was
nnie,! throug sG II the word as an ex-
pert on all forms of athletic COM
petition. His decisions and records
were accented in all countries where
track sports are held, as being abso-
lutely correct. Since the death of
Father Bill" Curtin he has been
considered the worlds foremost ath-
letic authority and much of the sue
cess of the modern revival of the
Olympic Games, both from an Amer
lean and international standpoint.
was due to his untiring efforts at
home and abroad.
That he was particularly fitted for
this work was due to his early ath-
letic competitive career and his
steadfast devotion to all forms OF
track and field sports. In the early
days of American Athletic Games Sui
livan earned fame equal to that ac-
corded champions of the present day.
His greatest athletic victory was the
winning of the all,round champion
ship in 1SS0-1SS1. of the Pastime A.
C.
This competition was unusually Sc
we're in the old days, consisting
100, 44O, 500 yard runs, one mile,
fjyo.miln One. hour thrae- hours rlInH
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26

Unique golf teams come from for
eign lands from time to time, one of
the latest being an account of Chin
ese course which has been laid out
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26
COULD NOT
STAND ON FEET
Mrs. Baker So Weak-Could
Not Do Her Work-Found
Relief In Novel Way.
Adrian, Mich. =" suffered terribly
with female weakness and backache and

got so weak uat l
could hardly do my
work. When l
washed my dishes l
had to sit down and
when l would sweep
the floor / would get
30 weak that / would
have to get a drink
every few minutes,
and before ! did my
dusting Iwould have
to lie down. ! got
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26
THAT COLORADO MAY KNOW!


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YC0AIEu IN
HEE EAcH
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-26
Experienced Women
Advise Mother s Friend

EccaGse It is SO perfectly safe to use
and has been Of such great help to a
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-02

Pensions for widows and minor
children of the officers and men. who
served in the Spanish war, the Phil
ippine Instruction, and the Boxer
uprising in China would be authori-
zed by bill which passed the House
yesterday by vote of 276 to 81. The
bill now goes to the Senate. The bill
would grant S12 monthly to the
widow of an honorably discharged
soldier or sailor and 50 monthly for
each child under 16 years of age,
provided that the widow shall have
married the soldier prior to the pas
sage of the bill. The pensions are
to be limited, however, to widows
without means of support other than
their daily labor and an actual net
income not exceeding $3.50 year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-02
WOMEN LOCKED IN CHURCH.
They Escape Through Window and
Down Ladder.

Norfolk, Va, April 2.-Twenty-six
women, members of a church society,
were compelled to make their exit
from the Berkeley Memorial Meth
odist Church Tuesday night through
a window and then descend a lad
der.
The janitor, believing the church
was empty, locked it up and went
home. When the women's meeting
was over they found they could not
get out. They raised window and
called for assistance. A neighbor
brought ladder and they descended
one at time. A crowd soon collected
and the women were subjected to jeers
and cheers. Some Of them preferred
to remain in the church rather than
face the crowd. A policeman scatter
ed the ontookers until the women haS
escaped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-02
QUITS POSTOFFICE JOB.
Miss Tyler Yields to Order From
Postmaster General BurlesOn.

Norfolk, Va, April miss Mat
tie R. Tyler, granddaughter of John
Tyler, tenth president Of the United
States, yesterday surrendered the
CORTLAND, Va, postoffice, which she
had held for sixteen years, and turn
ed over its affairs to 3. A. Williams,
appointed by Postmaster General
Burleson from civil service. Mr.. VIII
liams bore the Endorsement of Rep
resentative E. E.. Holland, Of The
Second Virginia district.
Miss Tyler refused to surrender
the Office when Mr. Williams pre-
scented the commission after Miss
Tylers return from Washington
Tuesday. Mr.. Williams telegraphed
to Washington for instructions. Miss
Tyler yesterday received a telegram
from the department. directing her
to turn the CORTLAND office over to
Mr.. Williams, and this she prompt
ly did.