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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
BLUE TO AID RAT WAR
United States Surgeon General Will
Sneak Here Next Monday.

Surgeon General Blue, Of the United
States Public Health Service, will ad-
dress the public meeting of representa-
tives Of civic and trade bodies at the
Bourse next Monday morning for the
purpose Of obtaining cooperation in the
work Of exterminating rats In Philadel-
phia-
Director Harte. OF the Health Depart
ment, who fears an outbreak of bubonic
plague in Philadelphia unless the germ
bearing rats are exterminated, has is
sued public call for the meeting. The
Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia and
Reading and Rapid Transit Company and
other big corporations have been requested
to send representatives to the meeting
The crusade against rats has been con-
ducted by the Health Department for
several weeks with only Indifferent sup
port from the general public, according
10 the director
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
CONDUCTOR BADLY HURT;
WlFE'S LIFE IN BALANCE
News of Accident on B. & o. Railroad
Kept From Invalid Woman.

Kept From Invalid Woman.
The life of a Philadelphia woman
hangs In the balance today as the re-
suit of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road wreck Saturday night east Of
Woodlyn. Pa, where southbound ex-
press train was derailed and three
sleeping cars we're rolled down an en-
bankment. She is the wife of r. A.
Humrichouse, of 1909 North 26th street,
the Pullman conductor who was hurt In
the accident.
Humrichouse is badly injured and
may be crippled for life. The wreck
Saturday night was the third he has
been in since he went to work for the
Baltimore and Ohio two years ago.
About a year ago his spine was injured
In wreck in Illinois and he was laid
UP six weeks. The old injury has now
returned and today he is in bed at his
home wondering II he will ever regain
the use of his. limbs.
Mrs. Humrichouse has been under
treatment for nervous prostratlon for
seven weeks. She does not know that
her husband has been injured and her
physician has given strict orders that
the news be kept from her. Any shock
at this time. he says, might prove
fatal. Accordingly every effort is being
made to keep her unaware of the fact
that her husband is lying on the verge
of paralysis In an adjoining room Of
their home.
Humrichouse was brought home yes
terday morning by DIR. E. j. Morris. of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The
physician found him lying unconscious
alongside one of the overturned coaches
after all the injured had been taken out
and cared for. When the crash came,
according to the story the conductor told
Mrs A. Mundy, his mother-in-law, who
is attending him and his wife, he had
just left the sleeping car and was In the
parlor car.
The shock hurled Humrihouse the full
length of the car and against door In
spite of injuries to his side and arm and
the dull pain in his spine from the old
hurt, he crawled through the window
and went to work helping the injured
out of the overturned coaches. Pres
emily a train arrived to take away the
passengers. Humrichouse calmly made
out the transfer tickets to this train.
When his duty was completed he col
lapsed
Rapid progress is being made in re-
moving the wreckage from the Baltimore
and Ohio tracks, and derricks now are
In position to lift the three remaining
derailed coaches. The trains of the road
are still using the Pennsylvania tracks.
Mrs. Julia f. Winner. 65 years old. of
Roanoke, Va, a patient at the Grocer
Hospital in Chester. is the only one of the
injured treated there whose condition Is
serious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
DIMMICK MEN FOR PINCHoT
League of Anti-Penrose Republicans
Issues a Call.

The anti-Penrose Republican League of
Pennsylvania. which was formed a week
ago by men who supported the candidacy
of j. Benjamin Dimmick, of Scranton,
for the United States senatorial nomina-
tion on the Republican ticket last spring,
has issued a call to all Republicans TO
support Clifford Pinchot. the Washington
party nominee. to rid the State of Pen
rose and Penroseism. (which has traded
too long on the fair name of the Re
publican party"
The league has also announced its
committees. OF which majority of the
members are temperance leaders of the
State.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
SUNDAY SCHOOLS FIGHT DRINK
Circulate Petition Asking Lawmak-
ers to Ban the Traffic.

A half million children, under the aus
pices of the Pennsylvania State Sabbath
School Association, are signing a petit
ton to the Legislature. urging that the
legislators make it unlawful to sell cor
traffic in any manner in alcoholic 'ouors
for beverage purposes" The petition ar
CUES that it is the duty of the State to
curtail and put an end to the liquor traf-
fls as a duty to the citizens of the State
whose servant the State is supposed to
be.
Copies of the petition are being circu-
lated in every Sunday school of the
State and thousands of young men. wom-
en- and children have already affixed their
signatures. 1t is expected that 500, 600
children will have signed the petition by
January /. when all the copies will be
bound in one volume and taken to Har-
risburg to be presented to the Legisla-
ture at the opening of its session.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
Fusion Plans Approved

LEBANON. Pa, Sept. 21.-The action
of Prof. William Draper Lewis. of Phila-
delphia, in withdrawing as the Washing
ton party nominee for Governor in favor
of Vance Mccormick, the Democratic
nominee. in the hope of defeating PEN
roseism, and the action of the Wash
ington party State Committee in placing
Mccormick on its ticket. was approved
by the Lebanon County Washington party
committee In session here. Arrangements
were also made to have Dean Lewis here
on October l for the opening meeting OF
the campaign In Lebanon County.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
CoNFESSES ANEW TO MURDER
TO SAVE MAN NOW IN JAIL
Jersey Pardon Board Will Consider
Burd's Story In November.

TRENTON, n. j., Sept. 21.-Confessing
a second time to the murder Of Manning
Riley In 1907 In order to save John Ed
ward Schuyler, convicted of the crime
but believed to be innocent, Frank Burd,
convict in the state prison here, has
again placed his own life in danger. Burd's
first confession was made on September
80, 1912
The first confession was ignored BY
Prosecuting Attorney Richard Kuhl, Of
Flemington, and a Grand Jury, acting
under directions from Governor Fielder,
refused to indict Burd for the crime. The
second confession will be presented to
the board which will review Schuyler's
application for pardon. The board
meets In November.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
ELECTRIC WORKER KILLED
Pennsylvania Railroad Employe Run
Down by Express.

Bewildered by the approach of two ex-
press trains on the eastbound tracks OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad, between Bryn
Mawr and Rosemont, this morning,
Michael Barber, a workman employed
on the electrihcation project. was unable
to get out of the way and was killed
The trains, one from Parke sburg and
the other a Pittsbuprgh train, came
around a curve. Barber was attaching
binding wires on the rails as they ap-
preached. Fellow workmen shouted to
him. He started TO run across the
tracks. then darted back. The Pitts
burgh train. on the No. track, struck
him.
Barber was about 45 years old and
lived at 1926 Marvine street. He was mar
ried and had two sons
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

Grand totals. 81 0s9, ,40s, III s1,o57, ,6o5,6o4
No river and harbor bill has been passed
for this year and, therefore. this appro-
oristlon for both years is excluded from
the grand totals for purposes of compari-
SON. Tho pension appropriation, for OBJ
vious reasons, Is decreased by H,00o,ooO;
the Military Academy bill is 100000 less
than was allowed for last year; the sun
dry civil bill is down by se.725,ooo. But
generally there are increases, and the
comparison Of total appropriations. ex-
cludinE the river and harbor appropria-
tIons, for series of years shows this
distributing record:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
R. M. LITTLE COMES OUT
IN SUPPORT OF PALMER
Former Dimmick Man Says Many
Will Follow His Course.

Further Endorsement OF the candidacy
Of Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer for
the United States Senate has been given
by r. NJ. Little, a member of the City
Club a leader in organized charity and
a Republican and warm friend of j, Ben
jamn Dlmmick Many advocates and
supporters of Mr.. Dmmck, MIR. Little
says. are now working for MIR. Palmer
In repudlation of Senator Penrose Mr..
Little declared that If Mi. Penrose was
a Republican he himself did not wish
to be classed as such. A list Of names
of Dimmick's supporters. who have raj
lied to Palmer. MIR, Little said, would
soon be made public.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
MIXED CHOIR AGAIN IN USE
Church of st. Charles Borromeo First
to Make Change.

For the first time in eight years women
and girls sang with the choir Of the
Church of ST. Charles Borromco. 20th
and Christian streets, yesterday. and 1t Is
expected that there will be mixed choirs
in many other Catholic churches in the
near future. When the late Pope Plus
asked that only men and boys sing In
the churches, the Church Of st. Borromeo
was one of the first to comply with the
decree.
Plans are already being made for the
installation of a mixed choir in st. Ste
phcn's Church. Broad and Butler streets.
Musical directors are glad to have the
privilege of obtaining women and girls
for their choruses as they have found
difficulty in securing men and boys to
sing alto and soprano.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
At APPLY AS CHAINMEN
POSITIONS as Sewer Inspector and
Resident Physician Also Sought.

Forty-seyen applicants, 1s years of
age took the civil service examination
,or ehainman in the Survey Bureau to-
Gay. The post pays from $3.50 to $500
year.
IWenty-eight candidates endeavored
=" quaIlfy as sewer inspectors at IS a
aSN on the examinations for resident
physician In the city's institutions the
number Of candidates In the various
uasses are resident physician. promo
Hoh, al Sl0 year. two applicants;
resident physician. at $500 to $500
year, six applicants; from $500 to 500
year, two applicants.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
ATTENDANCE FALLS AT BATHS
oniy 1890 Persons Swan In Public
Pools Last Week.

Nold weather and the reopening OF the
SCHOOLS nave sharply reduced attendance
;sseo,us al the Is city lighthouses super
"sed by the Board of Recreation.
The attendance record for the last week
vas only 1879, Greatest attendance was
Sns e,ss record OF the men. Only 1884 boys
mo av f@A girls swan in the pools last week.
Women's attendance was l457.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
WOMAN FALLS DOWN STAIRS

auJunes and shock reoeivsd An a fall
S1sn TDn night Of stairs at her bous tSis
stroSais may prove fatal to Mrs. Carrie
strsst' y years old, OF l741 North 25th
~ she 70 being treated at the GER
cons,tsu ,tsspital' where physicians say her
SSpssS u serious owing 10 her al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
TELL TALE FIGURES
SHOW MAJORITY'S
APPETITE FOR SPOTLS
Appropriations by Congress
in Last Two Years Garry
Their Own Comment on
Professions of Economy.

uAsuINGToN, Sept. 2i.--The subioined
,.h,e. giving the amounts appropriated
-, congress for the support Of the Gov
..rment for the years 1894 and 1sl4-15,
4, complied from the chronological history
:, ,hs sixty-third Congress-, prepared by
~, clerks to the Committees on Appro-
s,,.,,ons OF the House and Senate, cents
n,,na dIsregarded:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

OF fine merCeriZed yarn in
pretty designs. In myrtle and
olive green, red, brown and
fringe.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-12
AT THE AUDITORIUM.
Three New Vaudeville Numbers. and Some Fine PhotopIays At Auditor ium Today.

The general report on the Auditor 1ums show the first of the week, was very good" and the report on todav's show is "even better" While inc Auditorium has shown larger acts than are on today's bill, there have not been many acts seen in the city of any more individual merit. The Universal nlms which are in a class by them selves start the program as usual. the ffrst film being His Faithful Servant" Rex drama, with the popular Boh Leonard, and Eddie Lyons in a part different from anything he has ever played. The king of all photopIayers. King Baggott, will be seen in a, fine 'Wo-part mystery fiIm written bv himself, and entitled, King the De. iectlve, in Formula S79'' This is an mp Film, and King Baggott is as sisted by Jane Gail, a combination mat Is guarantee of merit.
 The Demure Ccmedienne" Miss Virginia King, will open the vaudeville program, and she will win her way to approval by her winsome manner smart gownB, new Songs and a charm ing personality.
 Ed Ford assisted by ''Traly'' will present an original novelty which they term "The Dancing Dog'' Truly is a thoroughbred fox terrier who will preve 2 revelation in canine iHtelli-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-12
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Mother-Helen, little girls must not
 talk all the time at the table. Helen
 When will be old enough to, mother? London Opinion.
 Professor at Agricultural School
 What kinds of farming are there2 New
 Student-Extensive, intensive and
 etensive.-Indianap polls Star.
 Newly Welded Husband Cfresh from
 the altar)-Excuse me taking the lib-
 erty, sir, but do you happen to know
 of any place where my wife could get
 a little charring to do?-Punch.
 She (sentimentaD-Thr years was engaged to him-three beautiful, happy years-then it was all over, He
 (sympathetic)-Oh, I suppose you
 married him then?-FTiegende Blaet- ter.
 We had a dandy meeting of the mothers club this afternoon What was the topic of diScUssiOn?'' What to do for French poodles when they l had distemper per."-Detroit Free Press. The Struggling Lawyer (pompously) Anything unusual happen while [ was out? Office Boy (after some thOught)-Yes'r. There wasn't any debt collectors call.-Happy Hours. T found a tribe in Africa" said the explorer, thai had absolutely no idea of morality or immortality That's
 interesting said the mild lunatic. but what did they do for plays ?''-Pitts- DurSh Post.
 Good gracious, what a sight you arei What have you been doing2" The barber had just Iathered me when someone came in and told him he had won the big prize in a lottery, and he retired at once.'-Fliegende BIaetter.
 Don't you think it ought to be easier to put a man in jail for inexact meth | ods in matters of finance?'' ''NO.' re- ! piled the weary looking citizen. T used to feel that way about it, but I 1 don't want to see a lot of well mean 1 ing chaps wearing stripes simply be- | cause they couldn't figure out a cor l rect income tax return. w ashingtOn ! Star.
 l Landlord-Good morning, sir Just | dropped in to see if it's convenient tor 1 you to pay your rent. Tenant-Glad ! you called. I want to complain about i the doors; none of them will shut. LandIord-New house. you know, sir | takes time to settle. Tepant-Ahi then I guess I'll follow the houses example. Good day, sir. Call again.-Boston
 Transcript
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-12
DAVIS THEATRE.
Today, e'The Great Divide" MyrkIe Harder Go. Will Give Henry MiIIer's Great Success,

The Myrkle-Harder Company seems to be growing in favor with Norwich theatre goers each night. Last even ing another capacity house greeted the presentation of The Girl in Wait ing" one of the prettiest comedies ev- CT seen here.
 Tonight the Myrkle- Harder com pany will play The Great Divide. |" the big New York success of Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin. The story IS laid in the thrilIingIy roman tic atmosphere of the West. and re- qulres intense acting and careful de- nneation of character which. as Nor wich people by this time agree. the members of the MyrkIe- Harder com pany will be entirely capable of sup plying.
 Miss Myr5Ie will be seen in one or her strongest parts, Ruth Jordan. the gar4 the rough Westerners shake dice Tor. MT. Burtin, the leading man of the company, will enact the part of stephen Ghent. He has made a direct study of MT. Miller's interpretation of this role.
 On Friday night will be given one or the feature plays of the weeks en- sssement, The Spendthrift." This play is from the pen of Porter Elmer son s Brown, who also wrote "A Fool mere was.' Matinee today at 2. 30 prices 10c and 20c A few seats re- served at 30c
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-12

gence, and Ed Ford can dance just a lot better than the rest.
 When you hear of a vaudeville act that carries four special sets of seen cry you will find there are usually 10 or 12 people in the act, but for a team consisting of a lady and a gentleman to carry this amount is unusual to say the least. Campbell and Macdonald in the scenic, singing skt Bits not only carry four sets of scenery but al so eight complete changes of ward robe. This is one act in a thousand.
 Excursions in old Paris is a, scenic film that will delight all those that ap preciate the beautiful in nature, while Simple Simon deals in Antiques" will cause much harmless laughter, the Gaumont Co. made the film.
 The Silver Shower is scheduled again for tomorrow night, and the dis play in the window of the Reid x Hughes Boston Store has caused much favorable comment. Doors open at 6.30 Friday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-12
POETRY
THE BAFFLED SCIENTIST.

When told -- at MT. Edison, whose wis
 dom I revere. Eats half a pound of food a day. my
 soul was filled with cheer; If on this ration" I observed, "a man
 may win renovn, And gain a fortune while he keeps the
 cost of living down, We all can surely do the same" and
 very keen to try it, placed my Uncle Ephraim on the
 Edisonfan diet. At first he made an awful row; he was Who could not take an interest in a
 scientific plan. He said that he was fond Of food, and
 wouldn't give cent For all the telephones and things he But in my scheme to build his brain l
 would not brook defeat, And half a pound of food a day was
 all he got to eat. Success was with me from the start;
 he lost a lot of fat Which formerly had use up room We
 needed in our fiat. And presently to my delight. he fell to
 thinking harder, ih' eh'ln l6ekeG %axp gp i0 i0 fse e iaTder inS And when he broke in with an axe ,. and ate ham one night, l felt at my experiment was working
 out all right. I fed him but an ounce a day for two
 weeks after that, And put a watch on all the food we
 kept around the flat. And gradually I worked him down un-
 til he seemed to thrive On half what Edison declared would
 keep a man alive. Then lol d great idea held my walk
 ming mind in thrall; If I could prove that Uncle Eph did need uo food at all Alas for my ambitions, Now nightly
 sit and brood On the wrong that has been done me
 by a base ingratitude. Just as fame and appTObation seemed
 within my trembling grasp, Uncle Ephraim. with a bed-slat. pried
 away ,le pantry laSp Ate six pounds of raw potatoes, seven
 pork chops and pie And departed for his daughters who
 resides in Quogue, L. L
 James J. Montague.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-12
ANNOUNCEMENT.
A New Feature Added To The 1914
 Directory of Norwich.

The Price and Lee Co. of New Hav- en, publishers of the Norwich Direct ory, wish to announce in connection with the 1914 Directory of Norwich that new and very desirable feature will be added to it this year. This new feature will consist Of a Street Guide and Directory of Householders. In the House Directory residences and places of business are designated by their street number, and are arranged in numerical order. In the Street Guide the streets are arranged in al phabetical order and the intersecting, streets are given at the proper num- Der where they intersect This feature has been added to many directories puphshed by the Price and Lee Co. and has been found to be a great con- VeRience to the users of the different directories. See adv
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-12
FOR SALE
J. C. WITTER. -..-.-.....-. .Auct1oneer AUCTION
 OF Horses, Cows. Hay, Tools and House.
 hold Goods, THURSDAY, MARCH 19TR, 1914,
 af n a m, Shrrn
at 10 &. n- shnrI


 Having given up the rest of the IeauIng from South Woodstock to Put nam, Conn. , will sell all my personal property at public auction described as follows: 10 young cows, or which will be fresh in a very short time and the balance giving a good quantity or milk; yearIing neiferS, extra good farm horses, weight 27OO lbs, color and right every way; some R. l. Red and White Wyandotte bullets, l farm wagon, two-horSe dump cart, 1 cov- cred milk wagon, cost SIPS a year ago; l top buggy, l democrat wagon, mower, 1 horse rake. l hay tedder l sulky blow, other blows, l wheel harrow. 10-foot smoothing harrow, hitler. l cultivator, 1 corn sheller l harrow and seeder combined, 1 large mixing can, 14 eight-quart milk cans, l pair of farm harness, I single har- ness, new collars. blankets, etc, 2 Slelghs, and whole lot of other tools not mentioned; 200 bushels of corn on the cob, about 10 tons of good A No. l hay, some m eaGOw grass and several barrels of good vinegar, also some household goods.
 Owners Statement; Each and every article described above is practically new and in fine condition and will pos itiveIy be sold for the high dollar with out reserve, as 1 shall take up my residence in Putnam immediately after the sale.
 If decidedly stormy, sale will take place first fair day after. Barber, the Baker. will cater,
 HENRY JODOIN.
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