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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
CAN'T REMEMBER
WHEN HE SLEPT AT
HOME" LOSES VOTE
Another Case Before Regis
tration Commission Causes
Attorneys to Express Per-
sonal Opinions.

Failure to remember when he last slept
will cause Samuel Lastnick to lose his
vote. He made second appeal to the
Board of Registration Commissioners to-
day to be placed on the registration list.
Lastnick said that although he moved
from 1923 South 9Th street to sol Cross
street, both addresses were In the 18th
Division of the list Ward.
Things looked favorable for Lastniek
until Assistant District Attorney Maurice
]. Spelser told the board that he did not
live at either address. Mr.. speiser con-
tended that Lastnick merely had a room
at the 5th street house so that he could
vote.
The applicant looked puzzled when
asked TO tell when he last slept In the
house, and while he was thinking It over
Mr.. Speiser showed that the man had
been living at 2o1O South Mildred street
The board refused to place his name on
the list.
Conflicting views OF the law caused the
Assistant District Attorney and ]. Sig.
1nunu LAWN 10 express personal opinions
of each other when the case of Julius
smollian. of SIG Garrett street, was heard.
He is just of voting age. but when a
registrar asked him Il he was a minor
when his father was naturalized he re.
fused to answer and was not permitted
to register.
He answered all questions satisfactorily
today and his name was listed. Smolllan
was represented by Mr.. LAWN, and the
board had to rap for order when the at
torney plunged into a seemingly endless
wrangle with his opponent.
An extra corps of clerks was employed
today to strike out the names of phantom
voters gathered In the house-to- house
canvass of the police. In order to expe.
dite matters, attorneys for the various
parties conferred with the Commission
ers to arrange date for striking of the
names.
f. l.. D. Roach, secretary of the Com
mittee of Seventy, promised the Com
nissioners that he would send out a list
of names to be stricken off in the first
13 wards tonight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
DUAL OFFTCEHOLDER
t NAMED BY BOARD
OF TAX REVISION
!Councilmen Cooke Becomes
Real Estate Assessor at
$4,000 a Year-Reformer
Who Missed Step Now
and Then.

The list Of dual oHiceholders among
Philadelphia Councimen has been in
creased by one. despite the vigorous fight
being waged by Mayor Blankenburg and
reform leaders against the system Of
dual officeholdins The fact of this in
crease in face of the Mayors opposition
Is less remarkable. however. than that
the latest addition to the dual office
holding list is a Councilman elected on
the reform ticket and one who is sup
posed to stand with the Mayor,
He is Common Councilman George a.
Cooke, Of the 42d Ward. on Monday of
last week he began work as a real estate
assessor at a salary Of $1,000 year He
vas appointed by the Board of Tax Re.
vision to fill the place Of John O'Don-
nell. whom Governor Tener recently made
q member of the Board Of Registration
Commissioners.
The appointment of Mr.. Cooke was
made with conspicuous secrecy. Even
Mayor Bankenburg who has beer work
anE earnestly against the dual otiicehold-
ing system. did not learn of the appoint
ment until today The Mayor expressed
great surprise that a supposedly reform
Councilman should have accepted the
appointment but he reserved comment.
When questioned at length regarding
his views on dual offceholdlnE, the pos
Hibility of his resigning from Councils
and what forces lay behind his appoint
Inent. Mr.. Cooke made one reply, II have
nothing to say" Later he said, Il am a
Democrat"
3. Administration leaders said this morning
n close watch would be kept on the way
Mr. Cooke voted in the future II is
thought the forces influential In his ap-
pointment will then be revealed. Since
the first of February Mr.. Cooke has stood
by the Mayor with only three exceptions.
The first of these was on February 10,
when Mr.. Cooke voted TO give the Bureau
OF Weights and Measures five additional
inspectors over the veto of the Mayor.
The second time, June 4, he opposed an
Administration measure, was when the
question of fixing the tax rate was under
discussion, The Mayor favored postpon-
ang the time FOR fixing the rate, but the
members of Councils, led by
John p. Connolly, prevailed Mr.. Cooke
here voted with Mr.. Connolly.
The third instance was the passage Of
an ordinance over the veto of the Mayor
providing for the condemnation Of land
at 2lst and Race streets for the use of
the Municipal Court. At this meeting of
Councils, September IT, Mr. Cooke side
stepped by not voting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
100000 LEFT TO FAMILY
Will of David S. Brown Filed for
g. Probate.

The estate Of David s. Brown, of Bryn
Mawr avenue below city line. consisting
entirely OF personal property valued at
800 COO Is Dequeathed to the widow, Cath
crime p. Brown. three children and grand
children. Mr.. Brown died October 2.
The will was admitted 10 probate TODAY
and letters testa mentary were granted 20
D. Morton Brown and Mary T. Hainer
The 5000 estate OF Charles II. White
night, who died in the Presbyterian Hos
pital will ultimately revert 10 the Ortho-
paedic Hospital 10 endow a free bed. Tho
will directs that the estate be held in
trust for the widow, Margaret ]. White
night and other annutants during their
lives.
Other wills probated today are; William
N. Price, 1880 Poplar street, whose estate
amounts 10 t89. 600: James Beatty, 2ll+
Spruce street Sc, 900; Matilda II. A Cas-
sci who died in Sea Isle City, y, j., $685.
COO Florence x. Stohsr. 743O Devon street
s27, 900; Marie p. Kurtz Jefferson Hos
pital, sll, 600; Annie F. Weisel l4S8 North
18th street, 5000; Henry c. Thompson,
62l9 Morton street. S5340 John Johnson
Wylan. Ala, s250O,
Letters were granted in the intestate
estates OF Mary F. Walter, late of 3'3
North 6th street. estimated value so 000
Max Friedman. 1925 Poplar street, SopD
Henry B. Kugsr, 2237 North Lawrence
street. $500; Fritz Peters, 1920 North
Front street $3.50,
Personal property OF Martha II. Wilt
bank has been appraised at Sl5,l3l,69; !;
Henrietta Casper, s5gS0S2 Margaret Kent,
s4229 IS; william Shippen, 323sS, Juliet n,
Dick, s214s52; Mary R. Ramsey S2o73.39.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
DELAWARE LEGISLATORS
DISPUTE OVER LAW CODE
Senate, by Party Vote, Passes OBJ
jectionable Amendment.

DOVER, Del, Oct. l5.-After Democrats
had conducted a hlibuster lasting all
morning. the Republicans in the Senate
at noon passed the Revised Code. The
issue over which a partisan squabble de-
veloped was whether United States Sen
ators should be elected or appointed in
the event Of a vacancy arising by death
The nine Republicans In the Senate Of
fered an amendment to the code, which
yesterday was passed by the House. The
amendment provided that the Governor
be vested In discretionary powers whether
TO make an ad interim appointment or
call a special election, The amendment
vas adopted by a party vote Of TO g.
The code as It passed the House yes
teriay makes II obligatory for the Gov
ernor to call a special election. This pro-
vision was written into the code at the
suggestion of the Revised Statutes Com
mittee, dominated by Democrats.
In the debate today Senators Reinhardt
and Ewing. spokesmen for the Republi-
cans, declared the Republicans opposed
the special election feature because It
would involve an expense Of $500.
The clash threatens 10 prolong the ex-
ira session. for the amendment can only
be passed by a tWO-thirds vote. The Re
publlcans are unable 70 muster such a
majority in the Senate, while the Demo-
Gratis have sufficient strength IN the
House to defeat Il.
The Democrats would also have the
necessary vote In Joint session.
The Democratic program Is 20 XIII
the amendment when II reaches the
House
Both branches adjourned until Monday
IN order that the legislators may attend
the, wilmington Old Home Week eslsbra-
tioHN ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
0L0NGED DRY SPELL
BELIEVED NEAR THE END
Today's Rain Breaks Drought Equal
ing That Of Twenty Years Ago.

iHB AhdI VI A"eHLy ears ago.
Hope that today's rain may be the
beginning of a downpour sufficient to
counteract the disastrous effect of the
a-day drought experienced in eastern
Pennsylvania, was expressed in the
Weather Bureau today. The rainfall was
.Ol of an inch at 8 o'clock. Continued
unsettled conditions are expected.
The drought began on August q. Since
.H of an inch at o'clock Continued
unsettled conditions are expected. Since
o'clock this morning .03 of an inch of
rain has fallen.
Combined with the 33-day drought ex-
perienced here last spring, which lasted
from May 13 to June A., when only 20
of an inch fell, the year has been made
one OF the poorest ever experienced by
the farmers of this State, who say that
the ground is dry to a depth of l2
inches or more. while the anthracite
mines of Pennsylvania will cut down
their operation activities because OF lack
of sufficient water with which to operate
them. The ones which are still able TO
run without diminishing their output
are those that may be supplied with
water by hauling It from some depend
able source.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
FIVE MORE RoBBERIES
STIR GERMANTOWN FOLK
Thieves Visits Follow Special Search
for Them by Detectives.

Five robberies early this morning In
Germantown have aroused householders
in that section. especially in view of the
fact that City Hall detectives were sent
to the district a few days ago in an at
tempt TO capture some OF the burglars.
Apparently the same gang was engaged
in all today's affairs. The largest haul
was at the home of A. Forrest Supplec
of 63i Lincoln Drive, where they got $500
worth Of iewelry and cut glass Entrance
was gained through a cellar window.
The home of Daniel Mclaughlin, 5047
Portico street was robbed of Sl2 worth OF
silverware and clothing but the thieves
got only a sweater at the grocery store
Of John c. Kelly. Chew street and Wal
nut lane Mrs. Margaret Allen. 5129 Knox
street lost $50 when thieves forced an
entrance through a kitchen window. The
men were frightened away after trying
to force an entrance to the drug store
of Dr. Z. C. shafer, Tulpehocken and
Chew streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast

WASHlNGTON, OCT. 10
For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey-Unsetted tonight and Friday, with
probably local rains; gentle to moderate
east winds.
During the last "a hours, rain has COW
cred most OF the States east of the Mis-
sissippi River, excepting New England
and Wisconsin. In portions of Georgia.
Alabama and Tennessee the rainfall was
heavy. this area being in the central por-
tion Of the disturbance Light rains are
also reported west of the Mississippi
River from central Iowa southwark into
Arkansas and Oklahoma. Clear skies
are reported thence westward TO the
Pacific coast. The Temperatures have
risen somewhat In most OF the Northern
States and throughout eastern Canads,
while in the South and the Far West the
changes have been slight and irregular.
u. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Observations made az a. m. Eastern tina
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
oBEYED INSTRUCTIONS

A red-faesd, awkward young man an
preached an usher at a church wedding
the other day and timorously sltpped
lpto his hand a package tied with a red
ribbon.
whats this7" asked the usher suspl.
ciously.
"Oh that's the present for the bride
But you shouldn't bring II here, my
friend"
"shouldn't2" he replied tempestuous-
ly That's what this ticket In my in
yitation says. See here"
The usheTs eyes were moist a. bs
read:
Present IS the a0Or."-Juass. In
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
BROKEN AXLE CAUSES TIE-UP
Traffic Delayed Nearly Half Hour
by Disabled Trolley Car.

Traffic on Germantown avenue was held
up for nearly half an hour and hundreds
OF people were made late in getting to
their places of employment this morning,
due TO the breaking of an axle on a
southDound Germantown avenue car. The
accident happened as the car was pass
ing the Pennsylvania Institute for the
Deaf and Dumb at Mt. Airy.
Many OF the passengers walked through
the rain to Chelten avenue and continued
their Journey TO the city on the train.
The emergency crew OF the Rapid Tran
sit Company later took the car to the
barn at Pelham.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
AUTO STRIKES LITTLE GIRL
Driver Rushes Child to Hospital, and
Then Is Arrested.

Flve-year-old Minnie Palskovitz, 527
Moore street. is in a serious condition at
st. Josephs Hospital today as a result OF
being run down on Ridge avenue near
Wallace street by an automobile owned
by Isaac Brown. of 1910 Spring Garden
street.
The child, playing in the street. failed to
see the approaching automobile Brown
took her in the car to the hospital He
was arraiGned today before Magistrate
Belcher, AT the 10th and Buttonwood
streets police station and allowed to sign
his own bond to appear at further hear
ing Sunday morning
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
WHAT HE SOUGHT

A newcomer in Idaho from the strictly
prohibition State Of Kansas had the mis-
fortune one wintry day to fall into The
rapids OF a swift-running river when me
thermometer stood several degrees below
zero. He vas saved with dlaiculty. ana
his clothes became a rattling sheath ~
ice before his rescuers could get him 40
the nearest saloon.
"Whath you have Dan?" inquired the
"barkeep" solicitously.
fhe Aansan opened his eyes and an
sWered weakly, Guess IN take 4 -.
-pf lemonade. -I1PPiDeottA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
WARsHIP ORDERED TO MEXICO
Michigan Will Sail for Vera Cruz
October %.

tackles at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
are anticipating more action in Mexico,
following word received from Washington
today that the battleship Michigan
would sail for Vera Cruz on October %.
The ship has ben at the yard for more
than a month and has been thoroughly
overhauled. She will sail under COM
mand OF Rear Admiral Mclean TO Join
division No. OF the North Atlantic
fleet
The Michigan carries a crew OF $50 men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
JOSEPH CALL SUED FOR 500
BY HABERDASHER FIRM
Uptown Magistrate Says Defendant
Is Another Joseph.

Suit has been brought against Joseph
Eau by Macdonald & Campbell, haber-
dashers, Of 1884 Chestnut street. They
Eeek 10 recovery through the Municipal
Court. $50 for underwear and shirts pur-
chased last November.
The credit manager Of Macdonald &
Campbell said today the Joseph Call In
question Is Magistrate Call. a well-known
Penrose-M McNichol worker whose office
As at l12s Girard avenue The ma ststrats,
however. denies this, saying he always
pays his bills promptly, and does not
awe Macdonald & Campbell a cent.
When asked N the suit was against his
son vyho bears the same name, the Mag
istIate declined 10 carry the converse
hon further
The goods for which the haberdasheTs
ksek payment include three suits OF IN
aerwear. at S36, six pairs Of hose at s..
and four custom shirts, at s2+.
: Joseph Call, Jr,, is a telephone oD-
kratoF.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
PRAYER BOOK SOCIETY MEETS
Officers of Bishop White organiza-
ton Report Progress.

The annual meeting OF the Bishop white
Prayer Book Society was held this after
noon in the Church House, 18th and Wal
nut streets. Reports OF officers showed
the work of the organization TO be pros-
perinE. Christian literature is being
spread throughout the world.
II will be necessary to elect a new
clerical member OF the Board OF Man
ayers to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of the Rev, Or. William C. Rich
ardson, late rector of st. James Prot
estant Episcopal Church. 22d and Wal
nut streets. DR.. Richardson had been
a member of the board since 1903.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
WOMAN LOST $1,000 BROOCH
Causes Arrest of Private Detective
Who Is Discharged Later.

Mrs. Laura &. Otis. of the Bellevue
Stratford. lost a diamond brooch valued
at $1,000. She caused the arrest OF Gustaye
B. Saie, a private detective and an ac-
quaintance. Sale. who lives at 1908 North
Orkney street, denied he was in any way
responsible for the disappearance of the
jewel He was discharged after an in
teresting hearing before Magistrate Rem
shaw today at City Hall
Mrs Otis said her husband was Judge
otis. of New York. from whom she was
separated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
HIS ONLY CHANCE

II was a recruits first appearance at
Rhe rihe-range. The range officer tried
him first at 500 yards, and the recruit
could not come within a mile OF the
target. Next the officer tried him at 800
sardx. and hnally az 100 yards. His last
shot was even worse than his bEst The
pfsesr looked al him With disgust and.
losing his temper shouted the command
- bis face
Attention, Fix bayonsfl Charge the
targst. It's your only chRnesP P-Saered
IieaFt RsnsH.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
LOCAL FIRE RECORD

p, N, Ioss
T:44-Pisr No. SO. Delaware ave and
Catherine St; r. and r. r.
pier ...,s....,....,...U unknown
7;+8-Front and Federal SITS. false alarm.
1;4s-Broad and Race sts,' false alarm,
T;54-3Oth and Market sts. false alarm.
s;io-2Qth ct, and Hunting Park ave-;
WOODS lTlHlhA
1055-630 Sherwood road Wm. II, Ham
by Estate. residence .,....... Unknown
A. NJ.
l;4O-Germantown and Hunting Park
aves.; r. and r. r. bridge Trfnns
3:1O-30th and Hamilton sts.i p. r. r.
Toulouse platform ......,.... .Trinins
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
city Receives slee, ,e5s.s4 in Week

Receipts at the City TTsasurer's once
during the last seven days aggregated
Sl96, ,953 81, with payments from the treas
ury in the same period amounting to
SiO1, ,222 81. With the balance on hand from
the preceding week, not including the
Sinking FUND account there remains In
the treasury a sum OF tl6. 500, ,7Of75 de-
posted in various banks and trust com
nanies.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
FRUIT VARIETIES FOR
WISCONSIN ORCHARDS

Farmers and orchardists in this
state who are making fruit growing
a paying proposition have found that
there are but comparatively few va
rieties of apples, cherries and plums
that, on commercial scale, can be
successfully grown here.
On account of the varying soil and
climatic conditions in this state, it
is very difficult to recommend any
great number of varieties that are
suited to every district J. G. Moore
of the College of Agriculture of the
University of Wisconsin, who fol
years has been in close contact with
fruit growers in all parts of the
state, has found that the following
varieties have proved successful or
a commercial basis in nearly all sec
tons of Wisconsin where they have
been tried:
Apples: Wealthy, Mcintosh and Nc
Mahon.
Cherries Montmorency and Early
Richmond
Plums: American varieties-Sur
prise, Wyant, Forest Garden, Ham
mer and Hawkeye; European varie
ties-Damson and Lombard.
AS yet, grapes have not proven {
successful commercial crop in Wis
consin. The soil and climate of this
state are not as suitable for this
crop as are those of other sections
of the country, but for those who
desire to raise grapes for their owl
use, Moores Early and Worden are
recommended
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

City of Ladysmith, April ~, 1914.
Council met in special session at
1880 .. M in Councilman D-mock, S
office. with Mayor Thompson in the
chair. roll call showing all members
present.
Resolution offered by Councilman
In. H. Burns, dated April II, 1914:
Resolved by the Council of the
city of Ladysmith That the following
plank sidewalks, having become SO
defective as to endanger persons
passing over them, and being so bad
" decayed as to be not worth re-
pairing, the same be and hereby are
condemned.
The owners are required to remove
such walks at once and to replace
the same with cement walks of such
width and specifications as may be
ordered by the street commissioner
Said new cement walks shall be built
within thirty days after the grades
have been prepared by the city.
/. All plank walks on the west
side of west third street, between
Pederson-av and Worden-av.
2. All plank walks on Peterson
av from the Gates road to the N. b.
corner of the Gerard Hotel, except
the walks on the south side com
mencing west of the alley in block
4. west to railroad.
4. All on the north side OF Lake
av. west of the railroad tracks.
5. South side of Miner-av. be
tween w. End ST. and w. 3rd. st.
6. All on east End street.
7. All on First st. North of Soc
tracks.
8. All on east Miner-av. East side
of w. 4th ST. between Pederson-a1
and Lake-av. All on the north side OF
Lake-av. West.
8. West seventh St. north of Ped
erson-av., all.
Roll call, Burns, aye; Dimock, aye;
Thompson, aye. Carried.
On motion council adjourned.
E. A. KIRVAN,
City Clerk
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
Order for Hearing Petition for Ad-
minstration

Order for Hearing Petition for Ad-
mnistration
State of Wisconsin, County Court for
Rusk county.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Martha Shafer deceased.
On reading and filing the petition
of Frank Kendall representing that
Martha Shafer an inhabitant OF
Rusk county, Wisconsin, died intes-
tate on the 9th day of April, 1914,
leaving estate to be administered
within said county, and praying that
administration of said estate be
granted to Frank Kendall.
1T IS ORDERED, That said petit
ton be heard at regular term OF
said county court, to be held at the
court house in the city of Ladysmith,
on the End day of June, 1914; and
that notice thereof be given by pub
fishing a copy of this order for three
weeks successfully previous to the
time fixed for said hearing in the
Ladysmith News-Budget, newspaper
published in said county.
Dated May 5th, 1914.
BY the Court,
D. w. MALONEY,
County Judge.
J. W. CaroW, Attorney.
(First publication May 8, 1914. So
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15

Notice of Hearing, Settlement and
Assignment
State of Wisconsin, County Court for
Risk County: