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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
WORK WILL BE RESUMED ON
35-Fo0T CHANNEL TO SEA
Official Notification Given of ST.
100000 Award From Government.

L.
100000 Award From Government.
Work of giving the harbor Of Phila-
delphia 35-foot channel to the sea, tenn
porarily suspended pending the allotment
of the rivers and harbors appropriations
will now be pushed vigorously by Colonel
George A. Zinn, chief OF the army
engineers employed on improvement here
Official notification Of the award Of
100000 to this port was received yester-
day. In conjunction with Colonel zinn's
work. the Engineers Department will be-
gin Immediately to improve the Chrstlana
River, the harbor of Wilmington. for
which $4,000 was appropriated
The dredges Delaware Manhattan and
Cataract will be sent to work on the
maintenance of the present 3O-foot chan
mel while contracts and specifications are
drawn UP for the work on the 35-foot
channel. The dikes necessary 10 maintain
the deeper channel at Reedv Island, Old
Mans Point and Chester Island are now
being completed.
Maritime interests Of the port are hope
ful that the next Congress will make a
special appropriation of another million
dollars to replace the million authorized
for contracts stricken out Of the last
rivers and harbors bill This is absolutely
necessary to push the work of giving the
port the 35-foot channel, so badly needed
Camden also expects to have appropra-
lions made by the next Congress for the
Improvement of her waterfront. Army
engineers have recommended the expendi-
ture OF SIS 90 for the purpose, OF which
the city is TO contribute $1,000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
PERMANENT INDUSTRIAL AND
COMMERCIAL SHOW PLANNED
SMade IN America" Exhibit Would
Be Part Of Exposition.


A Made In America exhibit will be
dustrtal and commercial exposition In
Philadelphia II plans for the establish
rnsnt OF such an institution are success
full william r. Carpenter. president OF
the Union National Bank. OF this city;
Theodore Fl. Conderman. vice president OF
the Philadelphia Fire Association, and S.
S. Marvin. president Of the Pennsylvania
Chocolate Company, comprise the COM
mittee back of the project, and they feel
the institution, particularly with such an
opening feature. will be OF tremendous
educational and economic value 70 the
city.
The plan OF the committee Is to follow
as close.y as possible the permanent in
dustrial and commercial exposition OF
pittsburgh, which Is now celebrating its
26th year OF successful operation having
In that time been self-supportHg through
admission fees and the sale Of exhibition
space TO industrial concerns, and acquired
81, 100000. which has been applied TO the
erection Of new buildings and the i'm
provement Of grounds.
The committee has approached Mayor
Blankenburg and outlined It's plans.
telling him that the cost Of building
would be between 81 10000 and s.. OO0 go.
and suggesting that the city grant land
for the operation near Memorial Hall. ln
Fairmount Park. In return for the grant
OF land, or its rental at nominal figure.
they propose that the institution issue an
nually a free ticket OF admission to each
school child in the city. This, il Is point
ed out. would be OF great value to the
children, as it would instil in them at an
early age an interest in the Industrial
and economic activity Of their native
land
The project. il launched. will be With.
out financial return 10 those who heao
the exhibition, the only paid ONCE In the
list being that Of a manager. who viii
devote his entire lime and attention tC
the success Of the operation. Any profits
realized will be set aside for improving
and enlarging the original buildings OF
the erection OF new ones, while IL Is hoped
that subscription list containing about
Seoo names Will be the means OF raising
sands for the initial cost OF building
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
DEAN LOSES HIS $1,000
ROLL AFTER FALSE ALARM
Receivers Money He Thought Stolen,
But It Again Vanishes.

The last chapter of $1,000 roll of bills,
once the property of Stewart Dean, West
Conshohocken, Pa, was written in letters
OF blue early today. The blue, Mr.. Dean
states. means that the roll has disap-
peared.
Just how the money took its departure
is not exactly clear to it's former owner,
who thinks he might have been robbed,
and again there is a possibility that he
Just threw it away" This is what he
told police of the Twentieth and Button
wood streets station this morning.
It will be remembered by those who
have followed Mr. Deans career for the
last two days, that he came to town os-
tensibly to buy a motortruclS. In his
left hand trousers pocket was $1,000 in
bills. Thrust carelessly on top of this
were two handkerchiefs. Dean said he
kept the money in his left hand pocket so
as not to confuse it with about $50 spend
ing money he had in a pocket on the
other side.
Unfortunately. circumstances prevented
a try-out of the motortruck on Tuesday
and Dean said he would see the sights
in the meanwhile. He saw them. Early
yesterday morning bartender at Eighth
and Arch streets turned Dean over to
a policeman with the remark. THE guy
says he's been frisked /"
Several hours later. when Dean was in
calmer frame of mind, he discovered
his money intact buried deep beneath
its double layer of handkerohiefs. He
told the police he must have been mis-
taken and was put on train at Broad
Street Station and sent home.
Mr.. Dean did not go all the way 10
West Conshohocken. He alighted from
the train at West Philadelphia
Later he was found by a watchman
wandering about the American Ice Com
pany plant, at oath and Callowhill streets,
again in tears over the loss of his money.
This time his fears proved correct. To
the police OF the 10Th and Buttonwood
streets station, Dean said he remembered
telling a chance acquaintance in a tender
loin saloon of his wealth, but does not
remember much after that, except pulling
out the handkerchief covering his money
to wave at a passing street car. Per
haps the money fell out then" he said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
IN WRONG COURT FOR TRIAL
Man, Accused Of Stealing Ring, Mis-
taken in Magistrates.

A misunderstanding as TO where he
should appear. caused a Postponement to-
day in the case Of Thomas Dowd. sl5
North 26th street an Inspector In the
Bureau Of Weter, who was TO have been
arranged before Magistrate Campbell. at
the Front and WestmoreIand streets sta
ton. susplcioued with larceny He went
instead 10 the ofics OF Magistrate Emely
z4s North Front street. He will be ar
raigned next Tuesday.
Dowd Is accused by Mrs, Martha Eberle,
l26 Willard street, OF stealing a ring from
her home during the latter part OF Sep
tember He was arrested on September 8
and taken 10 the office OF Magistrate
Campbell Because that official vas in
Pittsburgh Dowd was arranged before
Magistrate Emely, who held him Ia $500
bail for a further hearing on October s,
at the Frcnt and Westm0reland streets
station.
Dowd. under the impression he was 70
appear before Magistrate Eme!y. went
to his office today. Friends and fellow
employees in the Bureau OF Water do not
believe he stole the ring,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
CAMDEN MAYOR CANNOT PUT
POLICEWOMEN ON FORCE
City Counsel Gives Opinion in Reply
to suffragists' Request.

Policewomen in Camden cannot be a
part OF the city force, unless the New
Jersey Legislature passes a special act
emitting them TO hold ONCE, according to
an opinion announced today by City
Counsel f. G, c. Bleakly.
Mayor Ellis received letter some time
ago containing a request from Mrs Mar
garet Bitterhelm, chairman of the New
Jersey Suffrage Federation, that women
be appointed to the police force, Since
then many petitions have come TO him
from many sources, asking that he grant
this request made by the suffragists.
The Mayor, not knowing whether or
not he had that power, asked for an
opinion from City Counsel. Mr.. Bleakly
said today the Mayor had absolutely no
power to appoint women TO the police
force.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
ARREST NEGRO FOR MILK THEFT
Charged With Selling 46-quart Cans
for 81.

Charged with the theft Of Is 4s-quart
cans of milk from the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, William Ward, an ls-year-old Negro,
was held under 500 bail by Magistrate
Boyle, Of the 39th street and Lancaster
avenue station, for a further hearing on
October i3.
Ward is employed as a driver by the
Mover Milk Company, Preston and Wal
nut streets While he was removing the
milk for his own company from the sta
ton he would remove the tags from
milk consigned 70 other dealers and sell
the stolen milk at 81 a can. Ward was
arrested by leutenants Smith and
Giggs OF the Pennsylvania Railroad po-
lice II is believed that two other boys
are implicated in the thefts.
For several weeks the Pennsylvania
Railroad has been reimbursing the farm
ers for the stolen milk al SO a can.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
INFANT MORTALITY
INCREASES 274 IN
LAST NINE MONTHS
Deaths of Babies More Nu-
merous Than Last Year
Despite Crusade Against
Evils-4740 the Total.

Infant mortality records for Philadel-
phia during the last nine months show
an increase OF deaths OF babies less than
one and two years old over the same
period for 1913. in spite of the active
efforts OF the Health Department and al
lied private organizations TO reduce the
infant death rate
There were 47tO deaths OF babies less
than two years old reported from all
causes during the last nine months, or
ia more than the same period in 1913
when 1866 infant deaths were reported
This year 1922 of that number were less
than one year old. and last year 36S7 of
the total number were under one year.
Those figures were compiled by Dr.
George II. Schuman, stat.etician for the
Department of Health and Charities.
Although the figures apparently show
an Increase in infant mortality, 1t is
pointed out that rigid analysis might
disclose that the death rate of infants
shows decrease per thousand of pop
ulation under the same ratio of previous
years. Accurate figures on the clty's
additional population in 1914 gained by
families moving into the city as we'll as
by births. are not available until the
next census.
The average temperature this year was
lower than in 1913 and great advances
have been made in baby-savinE efforts,
which factors are declared to have kept
down the death rate to a considerable
degree.
Summer complaint continues to cause
the greatest number of infant deaths
There were 1866 died from that cause
alone this year, and 1925 of that number
died during the months of July. August
and September. During the first nine
months last year 1iS7 babies died from
summer complaint
Deaths of babies less than years in
1914 and in 1913. from other causes. were:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON,

" "AShlNGION, Oct. 4.
For Eastern Pennsylvania and New
Jersey - Unsettled tonight and Friday.
with probably showers; gentle TO moderats
south winds. J
The eastern area OF high barometer has
lost energy during the last "a hours and
the crest overlies the Middle Atlantic
States this morning. In consequence the
temperatures have risen in the north
eastern portion OF the country and in The
Eastern Canadian provinces, the change
amounting TO 10 degrees or more IN some
places. Showers and thunderstorms have
continued In the upper Mississippi basin
and the rain area has spread eastward
across the lake region and over most Of
Eastern Canada and southeastwar5 tn,.
the Ohio valley, Scattered showers are
stlll reported from the Far Northwsst
Fair weather prevails in the Southern
states
u. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
HORSES TO SAIL FROM PORT
Will Be Used for Service in British
and French Armies.

Hundreds Of horses for the use of the
British and French armies will be sent
out Of this port, according TO a report
circulating today In shipping circles The
rumoT is founded upon the secrecy sur
rounding the chartering Of several ves-
sells. Details of the transactions are be-
ing kept from the public.
Should horses be sent from here II will
mark the first shipment of its kind for
three years. Several years ago cattle
boats sailed regularly from this port,
but two years ago they were discontinued
because Of the cessation of exports Of
live stock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
ANCIENT ARTILLERY DINED
Members of Boston Company Guests
of State Fencibles and Shriners.

State FencibIes and Shriners were hosts
OF the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company Of Boston last night at dinners
held in the Second Regiment Armory and
at the Lu Lu Temple on Spring Garden
street. where the feast was followed by
a secret meeting, a smoker and vaude-
Vile performance. At each affair the
hosts were presented with silver loving
cup by the Aucients in appreciation OF
the hospitality shown them
During the day the Artillery Company
had motored to the Lu Lu Country Club,
at Edge Hill. for luncheon, and then
visited points of interest In and about
Phuadelnhia This morning they visited
League Island. Cramps Shipyards and
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, return
ing TO Boston in the afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
PLAYING FAIRLY SAFE

Some time ago the keeper Of a museum
was engaged In placing some new curios
that had just arrived from Egypt when
ne noticed the perpleXed look OF his at
teEdant,
Whats the matter, SMITH" he
queried, going 10 the assistant rs there
anything you don't understand"
Yes" answered Smith. Here Is a
papyrus on which the characters are 20
badly traced that they are indecip pher-
able. How shall l class it2"
Let me see" returned the keeper. ex-
amining the Curio. Just call a a doc
tors prescription in the time Of Pharoah. %
New York Globe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
I.B. HARTMAN NEAR DEATH
Doctors Have No Hope of New York
Bankers Recovery.

MOUNT KIsCO, \. Y. Oct s.-Doctors
attending ]. Borden Hartman. the
banker. who is suffering from a diges-
tive trouble, held out no hope today for
his recovery.
DR.. Harold Barclay. who has attended
the. sick banker for several years, be-
lleves that death Is a matter OF only a
few hours
Ethel. the 1s-yeaT-old daughter OF the
banker, has arrived at the Hartman
home from her school in Baltimore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
Bishop Berry Lays Conversions

In the presence Of a distinguished as
semblage Bishop Joseph F. Berry yes
terday officiated at the laying OF the
cornerstone Of the Methodist Building,
northwest corner OF Seventeenth and Arch
streets. The structure Will cost 10000,
and will be the property OF the Board Of
Home Missions and Church Extension and
the Tract Society Of .he Philadelphia
Conference.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
WOMAN, 60. HANGS HERSELF
Places Rope About Beam, Then Leaps
From Chair.

BORDENTOWN, n. j., Oct. s-Isabella
Fenton 60 years old, wife Of Joseph Fen
ton, committed suicide at their home on
Farnsworth avenue early this morning
by hanging herself 20 beam in the shed
and jumping from a chair.
She had been suffering from nervous
ness. The couple had no children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
FOR RELIEF OF HUNeAR1ANs

More than $500 was raised last night at
a concert given by the Aid COMMITTEES
for the Relief OF Hungarian Families
Made Destitute by the War. The concert
was held at the Home of Hungarian Art
In Philadelphia 1872 West Girard avenue.
Joseph Remenyl, a Hungarian novelist,
read extracts from his books.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
FIVE DEAD IN PITCHED BATTLE
Two Revenue Officers and Three
Moonshiners Killed in Mountains.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Oct S-A dispatch
from Williamsburg says two internal
revenue officers and three moonshiners
were killed near that place today in a
pitched battle in the Tennessee noun
tains,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
ANTWERP AGAIN VICTIM
OF GERMAN BOMB DROPPING
Rumored That Scores Were Killed
and Many Buildings Wrecked.

I4N1-NIDI-NI N7NtF %
An Antwerp dispatch, dated Wednesday
conveys the rumor that a German airship
flew over that city and dropped bombs
yesterday.
Scores Of persons were killed and a
number of buildings wrecked. according
to the dispatch,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03
With Roar, the Eagle Broke Into
Debris.

the richest city in the world would be
theirs to plumber.
Each side possessed a number of
aeroplanes, but they had hardly
come into use. Each knew accurate
ly the positions of the opposing forces,
and warfare had proved that little
damage could be done by dropping
bombs from above Moreover, the new.
est field guns could be elevated per-
pendicularly, and no aeroplane could
hope to escape from that well-aimed
FIRE.
From the heights" said the defend
ing general, "one can see far under
the sea"
1t was one Of those simple truths
which everyone had heard and every
one had forgotten.
So, on the following night equipped
with searchlights and stabilizators
which enabled them to hover with
their engines shut of, aeroplanes
took up their position above the wa
ter, waiting.
John Winthrop was In command
of this aerial squadron. He had
sweetheart In the beleaguered town,
as what soldier had not? The thought
OF her gave him courage for the su-
preme task that was his. From his
position beside the pilot he watched
the selenium searchlight-a far more
powerful light than anything known
before, and solving the secret OF that
cold light" for which inventors had
sought 80 long. He saw 1t play upon
the waves, and, where 1t fell, he saw,
not the ripping surface of the water, !
but the sandy bottom. Through the !
glass which focused the rays upon
the retina he could see the inhabit- ]
ants of the deep sea, passing lazily |
about their business. Here was a
school of fishes-there the culver OF /
some scavenger monster, come to prey /
upon what lay beneath that mass Of /
metal which had once been the Queen
And then ?
A 1.-THE black shadow passed be-
meath the surface. She was so far
below the waves that nothing could
be discerned clearly except the Ash-
Ike rudder and the diving plane.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
FISH and The HAWK
BY CLARENCE WILBERFoRcE.

For weeks the beleaguered city had
held out against the artillery of its
enemies. Night and day the cannon
Numbered, but, though the forts were
ruins and the countryside a plowed
field, the defenders had repealed every
assault, until those without were in
despair.
If the warships within the port could
be destroyed, the city must fall. But
they were hidden from artillery range
by high, protecting bluff, and from
torpedo boats by a stout boom which
closed the harbor. Within that sane
tuary their mighty guns made q sue
cessful assault impossible.
Then it was that the enemy sent in
their submarines, to creep beneath the
booms and explode torpedoes against
the vessels sides. But the pass was
narrow, and the searchlights played
all night, so that the moment that the
periscope appeared upon the surface
of the waves, hundred guns belched
forth destruction, and the submarines
never came back
The besiegers were in despair. And
it was then that a new device was
tried.
A submarine without a periscope!
Why not? 1t was not necessary to see
ones entrance. One could feel it. The
warships were damned together in
side the small harbor, and subma-
rine, creeping like blind mole un-
der the boom, could not fail to hit
her objective.
The enemy tried it. They sent the
North Pole" beneath the boom at
night, and five minutes after she had
left the line Of the blockading ships,
the Queen Dorothy went up into the
air in mass of twisted iron and
steel
The North Pole" having accom-
plished her task, put out to sea again
for fresh torpedoes, This had been
only a trial attack. There were eight
submarines, and each Of them ought
to account for two battleships BY
the next morning the defenders fleet
would be scrap-iron, and the town
would be at the mercy of the besieg-
ers' artillery.
1t was then that the defending gen.
eral hit upon his idea. 1t was desper-
ate to be at the mercy Of the enemy;
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-07
More Than l 500 Hunters
Licenses in Perry County
By Special Correspondence

NIarysvilIe, Pa, Nov. More than
1900 hunters licenses have been issued
in Perry County. Many Marysville
men enjoy the pleasant fall days
camping and hunting in the noun
tain district.-H. X. Cassel of Austin
friends this week.-Mrs.. Sadie Wem-
rich of Winder, Pa, is spending some
time with the Rev. S. l.. Rice and
family.-H. c. Swisher, of Hagers-
town Md, is spending a few days
here.-C. B. Smith visited James
Leiby. at Newport on Sunday. c.
+. Geib general yard master in the
local yards. is spending his vacation
at Atlantic City.-Alrs. A. G. Shirk, of
at the home of ]. ]. Wallower.-Mr
and Mrs. William Yeater, have re-
turned home after spending several
days with w. A. Houdeshel at Balt
more Md.-The Rev. S. l.. Rice spent
Tuesday on his farm near Gettys-
burg-Former pastor of Methodist
church at this place, Rev. S. S. Car
nell now of Bellwood. Pa, called on
friends this week.-Mrs.. Lyde A.
Faltz. and Mrs. William Anderson of
Bar Lake Michigan, have returned
home after spending the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Quickel.-Mr. and Mrs.
n. S. Hartzell. of North Baltimore,
Ohio, is spending the week with Christ
Hartzell.-Professor \. Z. Deckard, of
the Marysville public schols, was visit
ing his parents at Liverpool on Sun
day-At Lambs Gap camp, G. r.
Naylor and ]. c. Beers, with o. ].
Wellhouse as their cook, are spending
the week hunting.-Mr. and Mrs. VIII
liam T, Smith, of York, is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Christ Hartzell, of Ma
pie avenue.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-07
Big Dinner in Honor of
Newlyweds This Evening
Bt Sbeeial Corresb0ndence

ThOmpSontOWn. Pa, Nov. 7.-Mr.
and Mrs. r. ]. Mickey, of Alexandria,
spent Thursday with Miss Erie M.
Henkles.-Mr. ad Mrs. Christ Meisen-
heltzer, of Scranton, spent a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith. Mr..
Meisenh eltZer was one of the 1000
delegates sent from Scranton to Phila-
delphia in the interest of the Billy
Sunday campaign.-E. M. Applebaugh
and two sons, of Danville, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Haldeman on
Sunday-O. w. Spicher of Phila-
delphia, spent the weekend with his
sister, Miss Jennie Spicher.-Invita-
tions have been issued for a dinner at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Cam
eron in Pfontz Valley this evening in
honor of their son, Eugene Cameron,
and his bride, who was Miss Beula
Sausaman, of this place.-Mrs. ID. II.
SPOTS spent a few days with Mrs.
]. T.. Fleisher at Newport.-Mr. and
Mrs. George Haldeman, of Wilkes
Barre, and Theodore Haldeman, of
Washington N. j., are visiting friends
in town.-Mrs. d. Samuel Leonard
visited relatives in Honey Grove over
Sunday.-Eugene Noon, of the COM
missary department of the United
States Army at Watertown, Mass, is
visiting friends here.