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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-17
IS PRIMARY WORTH
MILLION IT COST?
ILLINOIS WONDERS
Legislators of State Say the
Peoples Candida a t e S
Would Have Been Those
of Conventions, Too.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill.,. Oct. 17.-whiIe
Congressman in Washington have de-
bated resolutions to investigate tho cam
paign expenditures OF Roger Sullivan
Democratic candidate for Senator from
Illinois. legislators back home have been
and still are pondering the much
weightIer and farther reaching problem
whether or not the system OF primary
elections by which Sullivan. Lawrence
Y. Sherman and Raymond Robins, re-
spectively became Democratic Repub-
lican and Progressive candidates for the
Illinois toga is essentially faulty and will
have TO be revised.
Though the Illinois primary cost the
State little more than million dollars,
IL is generally conceded that in the main
the same. men would have been nomi-
mated by party conventions and eau
euses-and the million would have been
saved.
And probably much more than one mill
lion would have been saved to the 1900
odd candidates who entered the pri-
mary in large expenditures for advertis-
ing. canyassing and maintaining head
quarters. For, though no one in Illinois
kept any available record OF Sullivan $
campaign expenses. a superficial survey
OF his extensive advertising and cam
paigning leads TO the conclusion that the
nomination cost thousands Of dollars. The
same is true OF other candidates In
greater or less degree.
The primary. according to politicians.
furnished a striking refutation OF the
opinion that primaries serve to offset the
influence Of party organizations and ma
chimes. Sullivan was the candidate Of
the Democratic party organization. with
the Endorsement OF the State Central Com
mittee and the presidential electors. and
not even the strength Of Governor Dunno.
Mayor Harrison, OF Chicago. and sscre-
tary OF State Bryan could muster serious
opposition. Sullivan would have been
nominated by party convention.
On the Republican ticket. Senator Sher-
man was renominated with the support
of the surviving party organization OF
former Governor Dineen and Roy o. West.
chairman OF the State Central Committee.
Sherman would have been nominated by a
Republican convention. On the Progress
siye ticket, Raymond Robins. Illinois. ex-
ponent of Rooseyeltism. was easily nom
mated. He would have been nominated.
probably unanimously. by a State con
vention.
Then why the millions Of expsnseY Is
the question being asked In many quar-
teFs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-17
WOOD PLEADS FOR SWISS
MILITARY SYSTEM IN U. S.
Former Chief of Staff Says Country
Must Have Better Organization.


Men prominent in military circles to-
day agreed with Major General Leonard
Wood, chief of staff of the United States
army, who. in the course of an address
at the -stratford last night, de-
clared there was need in the United States
of an immense reserve army.
The General spoke before the Phila-
delphia Medical Club and said that the
maximum mobilization of trained fighting
men in the United States was only 60O =
600. 1t would require 15000 new officers,
he declared, to command them. He con-
tended that unframed men were not a
military asset of the first order Ad-
mititng that patriotic Americans always
offered their lives in time of need he
said that to get results lives should be
given effectively.
He suggested that the United States
adopt the Swiss military system, and in
this connection said
The Swiss boys are given military
training in the public schools. This train
ing is so effective that when a boy grad
yates he becomes an expert infantryman
with 65 days additional training, and an
expert artilleryman with S. days addition
al training With 90 days additional train
ing he is an expert Cavalryman Swift
zcrland thus has an efficient lighting force
without being saddled with any form OF
militarsm.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-17
PALMER NAILS SLANDER;
IN FIGHT TO FINISH
Denies Possibilities of Withdrawal
and Sure of Success.

| GREENSBURG. Pa, Oct. H. - The
| rumor current for several days that
William Finn, leader of the Bull Moosers,
/ had prevailed upon President Wilson to
I urge the withdrawal Of Congressman A.
| Mitchell Palmer in favor of Clifford
| Pinchot was cited here this morning by
/ Mr. Palmer as indicating the extreme
desperation of his opponents.
"Rumors of this sort" he declared, "aro
incontrovertIble evidence of the petty and
| underhand methods to which the opposi-
tion is STOPPING in its fear of defeat.
Such tactics are sure signs that
victory is ours Penrose and Pinchot
alike know that tho independent Re-
publican voters Of the State are behind
me and will link their strength with the
solid Democracy to assure the one pos
siblc way of driving Penrose out of public
life"
The recent charge of Republican State
Chairman Grow to the effect that Mr..
Palmer, while attorney for the Delaware,
Lackawana and Western Railroad in 1897,
had sought to obtain special privileges
for the railroad from the State Legsla-
ture were answered yesterday at Oil City
by Mr.. Palmer
IN the Republican camp" he declared,
Chairman Crow has been forced by the
absence of anything in my record in
Congress to which even Republicans
could make objections. to so back seven
years before my appearance in public
life. and has sought to bring my proper
legal relations with the D., l. & W.
into a false light The purely legal argu-
ments which I advanced for my client
he calls lobbying.
TO any one who knows my private
record, his assertions are ridiculous in
their distortion of the truth. They are
merely useful in showing how desperately
the Republican machine is cropping for
something that will save Penroses lost
cause"
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WILL TRY TO HELP CHILDREN
IN INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
Conference This Afternoon Will Dis
cuss Training Methods.

cuss Training Methods.
business men and educators will attend
a meeting of the Industrial and Technical
Education Conference of the Public Edu-
cation Association this afternoon, at 2
o'clock, at the Southern High School,
Broad and Jackson streets, to discuss
methods for helping children who leave
school to enter business at an early age.
and the problems which arise in con-
nection with the better training OF EN-
ployes,
Leaving School and Entering Industry
or Business, will be the topic discussed.
Henry ]. Gideon. chief Of the Bureau of
Compulsory Education, will speak on the
Causes for Leaving Public Schools -
Prof. William F. Gray, OF the Central
High School, will speak on What the
Schools Can Do for These Children" f"
while another address will be on What
Industry and Business Can Do for These
Children"
The meeting this afternoon Is one of a
series planned by the association for the
coming winter, on the general subject Of
The Relation OF the School and In
dustry" The meeting was held under
the auspices OF the Industrial and Tech
meal Educational Conference, a combina-
ton OF school and business men, formed
for the purpose OF obtaining better op-
portunities for training young people for
Industrial pursuits.
An attempt will be made to solve some
OF the problems which arise in connection
with the better training of employees, and
Il Is part OF its program TO supply in
formation to working people as TO where
they can get the training which will help
them advance IN their particular Industry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-17
WILLIS IRA TwITcHELL

HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. I,-Willis Ira
Twitchell, for many years supervisor of
the West Middle School in this city and
one or the best known public school edu-
Gators In New England, died suddenly
in the corridor of the school building yes
terday. He was born in New Haven, Vt
on May l3, 1852. He was a member or
director of many clubs. societies and edu-
cational organizations and an author of
several books. He leaves a widow, two
sons, one Ruel Lincoln Twitchel of the
Carnegie Steel Company, OF Pittsburgh
and two brothers, one being Herbert X
Twitchell, vice president of the Chemical
National Bank, of New York city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-17

you did" said the new voice, closer
this time, you heard me"
"And who are you" asked a whole
chorus Of fairies,
I'm the sunset fairy said the
The sunset fairyr exclaimed the
cloud fairies, Where do you come
from and what do you do,"
The sunset fairy sat down on the
Zip edge OF the piled up clouds and
made herself comfortable. Then she
said, 81 am the daughter Of the rain
bow, and my home is in the setting
sun, Ny work IS to paint the evening
sky all the cOlors OF the rainbow"
My, but that sounds interesting, ,"
sighed the cloud fairies. Wed like to
do that too"
You would" exclaimed the sunset
fairy, surprised. That's funny; YOU
have much better job of your own. "
The cloud fairies blinked. You
mean you think our job is so good?"
Il surely do replied the sunset
fairy. "l would like to be a cloud fairy
this very minute"
The queen of the cloud fairies
thought a minute. Then she said. Il
believe the other persons job always
looks the best, because you don't
know so much about it. Suppose we
divide up our jobs for change.
Would you like that"
Indeed they would So the sunset
fairy gave them some paint Then she
leaned back and rested and looked at
the earth, while the cloud fairies paint
ed every inch of those piled up clouds,
pink, yellow and lavender! The peo-
pie on earth looked up and said, did
you ever see such wonderful color ?"
And the cloud fairies ehuekled and
painted some more
Copyright 1914. Clara Ingram Judson
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-17
TAGGING" FOR HOSPITAL
Girls Make Active Canvass for Bene-
fit of st. Luke,s.

Pretty young women took possession OF
the busy thoroughfares of the city to-
day and tagged" everybody in sight
for the benefit of st. Luke's Hospital
Broad and Wirgohocking streets. They
hope to collect more than $500. which is
the amount realized at last years tag
day.
Under the leadership of Mrs. w. II.
Grams. chairman of the Tag Day. Com
mittee, 80 East Fishers lane. German
town, the young women. many of them
high school students of Germantown,
Tioga and Logan, met at the hospital at
10 o'clock this morning and received in
structions.
They were then taken in automobiles
loaned to the hospital through the
courtesey of automobile agencies, to the
different parts of the city to which they
were assigned
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-17
DAVID SHAW

NEW YORK, Oct, l7-David Shaw Is
dead after brief illness. He was born
in 1923 in Saratoga County, and estab-
lished the first straw hat factory in this
city. At the outbreak of the Civil War
he organized company which was later
known as the Duryea zouaves, His re-
tirement from business was due 10 an
accident which made him a cripple for
life. He leaves a daughter. Mrs. Charles
Knapp; two sons, Albert z. and David B..
ten grandchildren and 12 great-grand!
children.
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BEFORE THE SANDMAN COMES

4 PILE of great white clouds were
~ massed in the southern sky,
great snowy clouds that looked
like frozen steam. And all the rest
OF the sky was as blue as could be.
In the piled up masses of clouds
lived family OF cloud fairies. They
were happy and gay as they sailed
through the air, They loved 10 see
the wonderful sights on earth and to
feel the cool breezes,
But as the afternoon waned and
twilight came, and the wind piled the
clouds all in one end OF the sky, they
began 10 get restless.
Il don't like 70 stay down in this
corner OF the sky so long" zrumbled
one cloud fairy. 81 like 10 sail around
and see things"
And anyway, its too crowded all
piled up this way, said another
GROSSLY.
Now grumbling is very curious; the
more you hear of IT, the more you
do it!
Up to the very minute when the
first fairy started complaining they
had been as happy and contented as
fairies always are! But once they
started grumbling-well, It was aston
ishing how much they could find to
complain about!
Its too hot up here" said one.
"No, it isn't, I'm cold, said another.
GROSSLY.
Il don't ike the sky; it's too big and
bare" fretted another
"Who wants to be a cloud fairy,
anyway" said a fourth.
Il do a new voice whispered
The cloud fairies stopped talking
and listened in amazemeut-but not a
sound did they hearl
Wasn't some one tal8ng?" asked
one. I'm sure ! heard Iew voice"
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OBITUARIES
BENJAMIN MILLER
Prominent Lawyer and Leading Res
ident of Germantown.

Friends in Philadelphia We're shocked
today to learn of the death in switzer-
land of Benjamin Miller. retired lawyer
and leading resident of Germantown. A
cablegram was received yesterday telling
of his death.
Mr.. Miller and his wife left their Ger
mantown home, 1877 West School lane.
early in the spring for Europe and were
spending the summer in Switzerland.
Mr.. Miller. who was 10 years old, was
a prominent member of the Philadelphla
bar. A widow, son and two daughters
survive.
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FUNERAL OF J. A. CALDWELL
Services Will Be Held in ST. Stephens
Church Monday.

Funeral services for the late ]. Albert
Caldwell who was head of the firm of
]. r. Caldwell & CO., will be held at the
st. Stephens Episcopal Church, Monday
morning at II o'clock.
The body of Mr.. Caldwell. brought from
England on the Mauretania, arrived here
last night accompanied by J. E. Cald-
we'll, a son. Mr.. Caldwell died on Sep
tember 90. while visiting Bournemouth,
England.
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Refused to Dance; Shot in Heel

Because he would not dance when or
dered to do so by a Negro named Lone
some, early this morning. Calvin Young.
a Negro, of 1919 Warren street, is in the
Douglass Hospital with a bullet in his
heel and Harris Lonesome, of sol South
18th street, who ordered the dancing, is
in the 18th and Pine streets police sta
tion, held without bail by Magistrate
Haggerty, to await the result of Young's
injuries
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-17
DR.. BRUMBAUGH WILL SPEAK
AT HARVEST HOME SERVICE
Address Before John B. stetson Mis-
sion Sunday School.

Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh, Republican
nominee for Governor, will speak at the
Harvest Home service of the John B.
tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O in the stet-
son Auditorium, 4th street and Montgom-
cry avenue.
j. Howell Cummings president Of the
Stetson Company who will introduce
Doctor RrumhauEh, has organized the
service in response to an appeal by Or.
Francis f.. clark. founder OF the Chris
tian Endeavor Society, who urged that
the young people be gathered on Sunday
to be inspired by religious services.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-17
LEWIS PLEA FOR MCCORMICK
Ex-candidats Says Vote for Demo-
cratic Nominee Will Be Non-partisan.

Draper Lewis, the Washington party
nominee for Governor, who withdrew In
favor OF Vance C. Mccormick. declared
In a speech here last night that the
issue IN Pennsylvania this year is not
political. but a fight for good govern
ment against Penroseism. vote for
Ir Mccormick for Governor. he said.
need not be regarded as a vote for a
Democrat
Mr. Lewis and Mr. Mccormick ap-
peared on the same platform. Mr.. Nc
Cormiek admitted that Doctor Brum-
baugh. the Republican nominee for Gov
srnor. has committed himself 70 many
reforms, but he insisted that his posi-
ton Is awkward because Of the com
pany he Is IN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-17
CHARLES SYLVESTER UDALL

BABYLON, L. l.. Oct. 17.-Charles syl-
vester UdalI. who was the first TO plant
oysters IN this section OF the Great South
Bay and who built the first house on
Cap Tree Island. is dead at the age OF
50 years. He was employed in the Brook
lyn navy yard during the Civil War, and
for a number Of years after leaving
Brooklyn engaged in shipbuildlng.
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PREPARING FOR BALL
Hibernian Officers TO Take Charge
of Arrangements Will Be Elected.

Announcement was made, today, by tine
Ancient order OF Hibernians that the com
mittee which will have charge OF the an
nuAl county ball next year viii hold a
meeting tomorrow IN the Hlberniau Club,
1886 North Broad street.
Officers for the general committee will
be elected and members OF the pJncipal
subcommittee gIl be named. =
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Deaths

ALBERT.-EDWARD ALBERT. 81 vsar.
hl5l Germantown ave.
ALLIs0S-on October 10 1914 LUCY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-17

BRADFoRD.---At. Moorestown. N. j.. an
October 49, 1914, JOHN c., Husband "
Lillian d. Bradford Funeral on Mopd.Ug dg
at p. M, from, 20 East Second st'. Essy,
Moorestown, N. J. 1nterment Colestoun
Cemetary.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-09
AMERICA IS RICH
IN JEWEL DEPOSITS
PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS
sy0N53,' N THIS COUNTRY AS
&IM!Nts VAST PROPORTIONS.
>.aahires Arc the Most Abundant AMI
They are Found Mostly in
Fergus County,
Montana.
BY the United Press.

Washington, Feb. 9.--Amethy
and turquoise bluer than sea or
sky, diamonds without u flaw, opais
with subtle fire" that makes
them priceless, and emeralds green
as an island in southern sea-
these are some of Uncle Sans own
Jewels and the high tariff on such
gems may soon cease to worry the
American maid who cannot foreGo
her ornaments. a report on the
mineral resources Of the United
States, just made public by the
United States geological survey,
shows that the production Of preei-
Gus stones in this country is as
sumiug the proportions of an es-
tablished industry.
sapphires are the most abundant
and during the last twelve months
for which records are available gems
approximating 100000 in value
were mined in Fergus county. Mon
tana. Opals. some Of finer quail
ity than those found in the big
mines Of Australia, have been dis
covered in Hunbold county. Nevada
aud San Bernadino. California, the
production being ten times as large
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s5pcceeSfuf Eseryw;lere.

People everywhere are talking o.
he quick and fine results Foley
Kidney pills give in baelache, rheu-
natism, kidney and bladder troubles.
You can not take them into your
system without good results. That
is because Foley Kidney Pills give
10 the kidneys and bladder just
what nature calls for to heal these
weakened and Inactive organs.--Adv
Curlin's Two Drug stores
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TavlorsbuTg. Ohio Abe Skinner
the village pess,mlst laughed hin'
self to death from reading BiEr'
;he Great American Magazine o.
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that will keep the whole
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Of Eill contains the greatest art
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illustrated ana printed in many
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-09

In 1912 as in any previous year.
Diamonds have been found in such
quantities in Arkansas and Indiana
as to make them q commercial fac
tor. and scattered stones have been
picked UP in California, Wisconsin
and Texas. From lapidarian stand
point North Carolina is one OF the
richest states, two emerald mines
being located near shelby aud ame-
thyst deposits have been found II
Lincoln and Warren counties. Beryl
has been found in Alexander county,
Turquoise exists in large quantities
in New Mexico, and topaz is be-
ing shipped from Mason county, Tex
as
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City Announcements.

For City Attorney
NEIL {, ERWIN.
For City Marshal
j. f. JONES.
For Assessor and Collector
CARROLL TODD.
For City Secretary
EARLE L. GIBSON.
For City treasurer
LYNN LAS5W ELL.
For Alderman. Ward i
WILL MOORE.
For Alderman Ward 3
I. o. CHEATHAM.
For Alderman Ward g
Z, y. McC0MBS.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-09

Cotton Seed ........... SIC. 90
Wheat, No. 2 per bushel $500. 8 sc
Oats, per bushel, sacked &c
Ellis county corn, per blu. zoe to use
Alfalfa hay, per ton - SIS to So
Prairie hay, per ton SIS to SIS
John songrass hay $3.50 to SIS
Cream, butterfat, per lii. ...... CSC
Country butter, per ID, ,,....2oe
Chickens, friers, per lb, ........12c
Eggs. per dozen ....#........=. &c
Turkeys per ID, ........=...12 u
Hens per pound .........#.z..... sc
Sweet potatoes, per bushel =. Sl.59
Hogs On foot, per ib. SC
Far COWS on foot ........=....54c
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County Announcements

All announcements made under
this head are subject to the action
Of the democratic primary to be held
in July:
For Judge 10th Judicial District
J, c. LUMPklNS.
F. L, HAWKINS (re-election).
For representative, Place No. 2.
ROBT. l.. SULLIVAN.
For District Clerk
S. c. TANkERSLEY.
]. Il. BAKER.
II NSEf l.. CAMPBELL.
For County Clerk
RUSH HICKMAN
J. W TUCKER.
For County Judge
". NJ. TIDWELL.
AMI CAROTunRs.
II. Il. STOVALL.
FOR Sheriff
W. II. FORBES.
ARMoN YATES.
W. /. POLLOCK.
II. s. DEARBORN.
| Q, II. SIMS,
Y. D. HFBUJ}N.
BIN HICKMAN
For Tax Assessor
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Local Market.

The Waxahaehie dealers are pay
ing the following prices for coun-
try produce today:
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st. Louis Auto Show Opens.
BY the United Press.

St. Louis. Feb. EVERY known
style of automobile. including pas
senger vehicles of all kinds, motor
trucks, motorcycles, portable gar
ages and accessories, were on display
here when the second st. Louis show
opened at the Coliseum The latest
innovations which We're included In
the recent New York and Chicago
shows, together with innovations
that have been put ON the market
since were on display here today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-09

ESTRAY ED--saturday evening, two
brown horse mules, no brands. Find
er phone G. S. West, new phone l72.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-09
Colds, constipation and headach

Colds, constipation and headache
are three common Affections and re-
lieving the constipation helps the
cold and stops the headache. Use
Foley Cathartie Tablets because
they are very prompt and thorough
" cleansing, with absolutely 10 uu-
pleasant effects A wholesome bot
tie full for rs cents.--Adv. Cur
Inns Two Drug stores.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-09

Wheat--ChiCngo Futures
May closed today 800. 80 IS
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Total Port Receipts.

This day last year lib, II /
This day ............-.-,.., .,,o4, 3S7
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You will do better at Young's. adv.
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O&ts-Chicago Futures
Waxahachie Spot Cotton.


May closed today ....#,......=... 50
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Cotton seed Oil.

MAJ, n y, per pound ...-.....7.9I
July, n. y, per pound ..=.,..,5-51
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-09

MAGAZlN ESNcw is the time to place
your magazine orders. l can save
YOU money L. r. Owen, phone a73.
adv. tt
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LIVERPOOL.

Liverpool sales ......=......,.l2,G coo
Liverpool receipts .............34, 600