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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
DOGS TO BE KILLED
TOCHECK EPIDEMIC
Authorities Say They Spread
Foot-and-Mouth Diseas e
Among Hogs Downtown"

Two vanloads OF dogs were picked up
on the streets in the foot-and-mouth dis
ease area at 31st and Mifrlin streets today
to prevent the spread Of the disease
among the piggeries The dogs will be
taken to the pound and killed by the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty tc
Animals. They constituted one of the
most dangerous carriers in the segregated
district, according to inspectors
Hundreds of hogs infected with foot
and mouth disease were segregated from
the animals that have not yet shown
symptoms of the disease in the piggeries
in the "Neck' this morning by officials
of the state Live Stock and Sanitary
Board, assisted by members of the Fed
eral Department Of Animal Industry. The
inspectors began their work at $50 and
Will continue the investigation and APP
pralsement all day Many unlnfected
hogs are ready for slaughter and will be
taken to slaughter houses today after
being inspected
Few of the piggery owners seem to
realize the seriousness of the epidemic
Nor do they apparently realize that the
State authorities are determined to stamp
out the attack in the shortest possible
time and in the most expeditions manner
This means that the pggeries in that
section of the city will very likely be
wiped out. The means to be used by the
State officials are drastic. Infected
droves will be destroyed the pig stys
Will be burned and all garbage and other
possible sources of contamination and
contagion will be disnfected.
The pggeries being examined to day in
clude those of Farley Brothers. with
16 animals, at 32d street and Maiden
lane; Joseph McMullin. with 500 pigs
Mulligan Brothers, with $50; Robert
knight, with $50 and James Andrews,
with 400 pigs. The infected animals are
being loaded on wagons and transferred
to fertilizng plant. Healthy pigs are
being sent to slaughter houses, where they
Will be examined again by Federal In.
spectators before the meat will be placed
on the market.
The actual monetary loss to the pig
gerry owners has not been definitely fixed
There Will be about 10000 pigs killed at
an average value of $40 to sl3. according
to the present estimate of the State
State Will not approach this figure. The
pigSery owners, however. are not disposed
to make fight against the State and in
most cases are taking their losses phlo-
sophically
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
DELEGATES FAVOR SUFFRAGE
Ladies of Maccabees Indorse Issue at
Last Session of Convention.

Resolutions indorsing woman suffrage
were adopted at the closing session of
the annual convention of the Ladies of
the Maccabees of the World The 200
delegates who voted represented a mem
bership of 10000 Pennsylvania women.
The action, which was not called for by
the program of the meeting. was the re-
suit of an address made at the opening of
the convention by Mrs. Rudolph Blanken-
burg In calling for the vote, Miss Nellie
f. Lounsbury, the great commander of
the organization, said: Even If we are
not in favor of suffrage, think we ought
to indorse 1t. II for no other reason than
TO please Mrs. Blankenburg."
Mrs. Blankenburg has been aiding the
organization in Its search for Miss
Theresa Morris, is years old, a daughter
of one of the members, who disappeared
about three weeks ago from her home at
67l5 Leeds street. Overlook. A country
wide search is being made for the miss
ing girl, who is believed to have met
with foul play.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
LAND OF LET'S PRETEND"
school Boys and Girls Will Visit
Here Tomorrow Night.

More than 600 boys and girls, comprising
10 branches Of the Home and School
League, will take part in an elaborate
pageant "A Trip Through the Land Of
Let's Pretend" to be given tomorrow eve
ming at the Scottish Rite Hail, Broad and
race streets. The entertainment will be
Tor the benefit OF the Home and School
League, and will include costume dances.
tableauX, drill tabloid drama. vaude-
vile skits, living pictures, athletic, pa
triotic and esthetlc dances, recitations and
opera choruses.
The pageant Is under the direction OF
Miss Frances Hampton Leeds, OF the
Comegys School, assisted in the various
schools by Miss Anna T. McChesney,
Miss Louise Crlssman, Miss Grace PEN
nypacker, Miss Mabel a. Daley, Miss
Ethel w. Humphries, Miss Edith G. Com
ersall W. b. Hamilton. Edward a. String
er, c. II. Aspen and Paul Emo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
ACCUSED OF wRECKING AUTO
Youth Took Machine Without Permls-
s;on Garage Owner Says.


1ossnh Borle, 20 years old. 1858 Rowan
street was brought before Magistrate
Pennock in the Germantown police sta-
lion this morning accused OF taAins
oa. from a garage at 1854 Bristol street
"a u,Tscking II in Fairmount Park. lie
was held in $500 bail for court
According to the owner OF the garage,
,obn Motter. the wrecked machine is
the property Of Elmer F. zimmerman
1858 North 18TH street Late iast nlsht
disonDeared with the automobile. A few
bonrs later the Germantown police were
notiied that a wrecked car had been
found on Wissahickon avenue above
Roberts street Shortly after that they
we're informed that badly lacerated
w. had been found by a policeman at
Ssrn,antowyn avenue and Bringhurst
street and taken to the Germantown
Hospital for treatment. The injured man
was found to be BoTIe, who was rarested.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
FREE RECITAL AT HEPPE'S
interesting Program Arranged for
Today's Entertainment.

The seventh of a series of free recitals,
was held this afternoon at o'clock at
,ne Hoppe Recital Hall, marking the
Hsppe Golden Anniversary.
hobert Armbruster, young plano vir-
,uoso, played, among other numbers,
Iszts Twelfth Hungarian Rhapsody,
piss Mildred Faas. who recently gave a
successful vocal recital at the Wither-
spoon Hall, sang three numbers. among
sshleh was Matthew's "a Song in the
spring" In addition to these soloists
me usual numbers on the Aeolian Solo
OIehestrelle and the Stroud Pianola Piano
were played by Mr.. Hillebrand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
ANCONA SPEEDING HERE
Italian Liner Bringing Many Passen.
? gers to This Port.

Carrying the largest number of passen-
gers to be brought here since the war, the
italian steamship Ancona is now speeding
across the Atlantic to take on reserves on
her return voyage to Palermo In the
cabin the steamship has 80 passengers,
and the steerage Is sheltering 400. Most
OF the latter are women and children who
are being sent here by their fathers and
husbends who have enlisted for the prob
able war. Among them, however, are a
dozen prospective brides. who will meet
their husbands at the pier when the liner
docks. They will be married Immediately,
under the guidance of Mrs, Green, matron
OF the immigration service, 1t is expected
that the Ancona will arrive here on Mon
day
The American Line steamship Dominion,
returning from Liverpool after months
absence, is due about Sunday. She is
bringing in so passengers. On her pier at
washington avenue there awaits her for
the return voyage large cargo of war
supplies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
CHILD RUNS OUT TO PLAY;
WAGON CRUSHES HIS LIFE
Driver, Though Exonerated, Held to
Await Coroner's Action.

ottavo Morrone, years old, OF sW
south 1ith street was crushed to death
under the wheels Of heavy wagon today
lust as he ran out of his home to play.
The little boy. attempting % evertake
companion, dashed directly under the
rear wheels of the wagon, which passed
over his neck and chest, killing him In
stantly.
The driver, George X Cahall, 40 years
old, Of 1910 South 5oth street was held
without bail in the ID and Christian
streets station to await the action of the
coroner Charles Eek OF 1880 South Ban.
berry street. a witness, exonerated Canal
and testified that the boy ran under the
wagon while looking backward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
WAR ON GRADE CROSSINGS
Jersey Utility Board Orders Abolition
of Is in Paterson.

TRENTON, n. j.. April 23.-According
to a ruling of the Board of Public Utility
Commissioners the Erie Railroad shall
abolish 10 grade crossings in the city of
Paterson within eight years from August
/. 1916 This work will necessitate the ex-
penditure of millions of dollars on the
part of the railroad. The Board of FL
nance of Paterson petioned to have the
grade crossings abandoned some time
ago,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23

novel method OF awakening public
,r,erest in the 100000 transit loan to be
yo,sd at the special election next Thurs
day has been adopted in Ger
.,N mantown and Chestnut Hill.
-SSvyTe3 Special lantern slides point
IlkHlAF ing out the benefits of the
PLAN comprehensive elevated sys-
- tenn and reminding the
voters that they owe 1t to their city
,o 20 to the polls, have been prepared
and these win be shown in number Of
notlon-picture houses In that section for
three evenings next week.
THO idea was originated by the sub
.,,,,,,,ittee of the Committee of 1000 in
.ho 92d Ward, and the slides are being
nronared under the direction of William
n Emhardt, of 552l Germantown avenue,
chairman of the committee. The motion
niot,lre houses in which the slides are to
k shown will be announced later
Members of the Committee of 1000 said
,odav that they we're encountering but
eight opposition to the loan in their in
dI,,id,ial canvass of the voters. The one
sreat danger however. they pointed out,
was the apathy and Indifference of many
of the voters, who seem to think that
nlenty Of other men will go to the polls,
60 they will not take the trouble to do
20 tnemselNSs' j.,
committeeman declare, is the only thing
which will insure a prompt beginning on
,be work, even after the loan is passed.
A light and scattering vote, they say,
would Justify the obstructionists in
councils to continue their program of de-
Law and fail to float the loan and appro-
nrlate the money until they have recon-
vened after the summer recess.
Harry Kuenzel superintendent of cleo
t,ons for the County Commissioners, has
received the ballots from the printers. In
accordance with the provisions of the
election laws more than half million had
10 be printed The ballots are uniform
in size and in printing, except in the 25th,
27th and 35th Wards where Councilmen
are to be elected to fill vacancies.
The United Business Mems Association,
meeting at the Hotel Bingham last night,
reaffirmed its pledge of support to the
ts.OOO.OCO transit loan by repudiating a
minority committee report which char
acteriZed the proposed loan as "a piece
meal measure, unfair to 20 per cent. OF
the citys population
In a lengthy report the minority com
nittee sought to have >the United Busi-
ness Men go on record against support
ing the 100000 loan at the special cleo
tion next Thursday. on the ground that
Councils had so emasculated the original
TAYLOR plan that 1t would be better to
reject the proposed loan and begin the
fight again. The report, however, was
tabled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23

Philadelphia is the chief centre Of the
arts in America. They have asked ercitA
tects artists and sculptors. whether they
have been to the Beaux Arts or not, to
contribute sketches or other specimens OF
their work. TO form an exhibit. The
sketches are to be sold at auction In this
city within the next two weeks and 9
number OF society folk have volunteered
to help dispose of the works OF art
Fifty per cent of the proceeds will 60
to the artists contributing, and 30 per
cent to the families Of the French stu
dents
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
Woman Struck by Automobile

Mrs Julia Ratsch, of 1901 North 2lst
street, is in the Germantown Hospital to-
day, suffering with internal injuries and
a fractured left ankle, sustained when she
was struck by an automobile at 5th street
and Girard avenue, The driver placed
Mrs Ratsch in the automobile and rushed
to the hospital. According to the police,
he is Louis S. Solver, 45i6 Wayne avenue
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
Fear Raids by Drug Fiends for Dope

Drug fiends throughout the city are
becoming desperate, and preparing to raid
drug stores since their supply of opiates
ran out, according to notices sent out
today by police TO all pharmacists. The
notices followed a report from II. G.
Lilly, a druggist of 29OO Thompson street,
that a man entered his place and stole
a bottle of cocaine and bottle of heroin
worth $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
MAGISTRATE RAPs BLoCKLEY
Morris Expresses in Strong Terms
His Opinion of Institution.


His Opinion of Institution.
A hospital without system in the CON
duct of its affairs and devoid of RESPONSE
ble directors from the chief to the hum
biest M attendant" was the characterize
tion applied to the Philndelphla HenGpri ~ Mor
HospitaI this morning by Magistrate MOT
ris of the 26th and York streets pollce
station. ,,,. ,,ushapd
there a week." he told Mrs EilIapetr, IN
ReIlIy. Of 1850 Sargent street, when. IN
iodpinr a complaint against John Reilly
for abuse and nonsupport she begged the
Magistrate to send the man to -1,Ds bioekaey; ~
She told pitiable story OF harushlps ,,ttTl a,io
abuse suffered by herself and three little
children because of the irregular habits
of her husband ,,. L,,s-
TT would be useless to send your nus
hand to that institution" the Magistrate
panu oI'ti,,nod "he would get sorry care,
think the best plan Is TO place him under
5000 bail to keep the peace
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
pain cbecks Forest Fires in Blair

ALTOONA, Pa, April 2S.-The immense
forest ares which have been raging
throughout Blair County for more than
a week were checked last night by a
heavy rainfall and 1t is now believed
they can be overcome
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
MOVIES TO WIN VOTES
FOR TRANSIT LOAN
Novel Method of Awakening
Public Interest Devised by
Committee.

novel method Of awakening public
,r,erest in the 100000 transit loan to be
voted at the special election next Thurs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
SPRING RESORTS
COoPERsTOwN. N. Y.

FERN ROCK. Pa.
KENILwoRTH INN, 7 miles from Reading
Terminals now open. Alfred LarzeIere' t
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LOulsvILLE-FIRST GAME
SECOND N T..

VOIlIINOUs NNTNHS NAH.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
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NEW YORK WILL SEE
TROTTING FUTURITY
Biz Race for Thrpc-Ypar-Old
Stations Is Feature Of En-
pire City Card.
RACES LAST FIVE DAYS

The 10000 Futurlty, a championship
stallion stake race for three-year-old
trotters. will he the feature OF the Grand
Circuit meeting at the Empire city track
In Yonkers August 81 to September 4.
II. X. Devereaux. presiden; of the Grand
Circuit. came here last week to look
over the track II prepare for the meet
ing. While here he completed orange
ments tor the running OF the big Futurity
which Is given by the American Asso-
citation of Tlotting Horse Breeders. Of
which Senator j. w. Bailey of Texas is
president and Devereaux secretary.
This race. which always has been one
OF the biggest events in the Grand Cir
cult. has annually fallen TO the Kentucky
meeting at Lexington. but New York
managed to get the award this year. At
the last Grand Circuit meeting held here
the Matron Futurity. promoted by the
same association. vas the star feature
of the programme. This race was run
here In 1910 and resulted in the fastest
race then on record FOR three-year-olds.
Colorado f.. the winner of the Natron
Futurity that year. Is the sire Of Colo-
rado Range. . :o?tg. the leading winner
among the 1915 thr~ee-year-olds.
The other races on the programme ara
for trotters of the = :05. . no. . rs. 2:l7
anu -" GRASSES, ana lpT PAGERS OF the
. :o3. 2:07. 81, 2:l5 and 2:lS classes.
with entries closing on August %. The
purses for these races are $1,000 each
and bring the aggregate OF purses and
stakes W to s3l 600.
: From Empire City the horses will go
! to syracuse. where the Grand Circuit
meeting will ha held in connection with
the state Fair, September 1917. At
Syracuse the lis, of class races include
: :05. . 90, 2:l3. ZIG and 2:l9 Glasses
for trotters. the purse in each being
81 200. For PAGERS the classes are . ;03.
. :O6. 2:l0. 10 and 2:lS. with purses
OF 81 900 each.
The best card OF the meeting at SYRIA
cuse is listed for Wednesday. September
10. The purses raced for on that day
will add up 20 SIS. 200. th- Empire state
stake of $4,000 for :l2 trotters being
the main event, The American Horse
Breeders Futurity will he run on the
same day and two class races will COM
plgte the bill. The Chamber OF Conn
merce III pace will he run on Septem-
Der II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
MOVE HAMBLETONIAN'S GRAVE.
PrORrnitOr Of TrOttcrs 10 Rest
Near station at Chester.

An unusual ceremony in connection
with the opening trotting meeting OF the
Metropolitan Circuit at the Monroe Driv-
ing Park this week will he the removal
of the bones Of Rysdyk's Hambletonian
from their present resting place to II
grassy plot near the railway station at
Chester, where all who pass on Erie
trains may see the grave Of the great
horse whose descendants now virtually
the breed Of trotters. The
occasion will be in the nature of "A re-
union Of the old time horsemen who
knew the old Hero Of Chester" in the
flesh.
David Bonner. who drove HANDLE
tonian as a th~ree-year-old and was the
lifelong friend OF his owner. will he
there, n so will the venerable Guy
Miller, now Sc years old. who is said to
have been the first to put a harness on
Hambletonian 1t Is almost forty years
since they buried the old stallion with
honors. in March, 1876. near the home
Of his owner. William NJ. Rysdyk. on the
hill at Chester. Several years afterward
"A granite shaft was placed above his
grave by horsemen who admired the
great ~progenitor of trotters. This is
now almost hidden by buildings in the
~neighborhoOd.
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N TITLE FOR 1915
DEPENDS ON ONE MATCH
Followers of Game Will Not Be Satisfied Until Nc
Loughlin and Williams Meet Again-East's Poor
Prospects in Chicago This Week.

lin and Bundy will hold their title for
another year.
What was predicted in this column
several months ago as a probability
when the itinerary for the Eastern
team hat went to California was an
ounce has come to be true. and be-
fore this eason is over williams n
Washburn will he able to qualify as
globe trotters. These two players left
New York June %. playing at Pittsburg
and then San Francisco. then they
jumped across the continent again to
play at Boston. and, winning there. had
to rush back West again last week to
Chicago for the lnter-Sectional matches
this week. Immediately after which
they will return East again to play at
Newport and southampton before the
championship tournament at Forest
Hills.
Such a plan OF playing the doubles
championship certainly entails more
travelling than should be demanded OF
a player. and 1t seems as though a
better schedule could be arranged 10
leave out some of II. There has been a
steady increase during the last few
years of the amount Of long distance
tennis play that has been going on.
Californians have come East and East
erners hive zone West to meet their
rivals, ard the biggest tournament
here no longer depend on the few lead
ing Eastern cracks to make up their
star entry lists. Bids are put in for
the coast men to add spice to rhe
matches, and they have been forthcom-
ing generally during last year. and this
In the later part of the season.
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RAIN CUTS vELODROME CARD.
GonIIet md II rnmer. In First n
Of Match. Called From Track.

NEWARK. Aus. Stain put "A stop to
the bicS Gle races at the Nelodrome this
afternoon just as Alfred iouilot and
Frank Kramer had completed the FIRST
lap of the initial heat OF a match race.
As the downpour started the ~" riders
were called from he track and the
crowd of 5000 people dispersed. The
programme will be carried over 10
Wednesday night.
\. novice and a professional event had
been decided previous To the rain Reggie
Mcnamara, the sturdy Australian, zap
tured "A two-third mile handicap from
the fifteen yard mark, sprintins the last
-four laps. Bob spears. hut five Yards
back at the start. couldn't hold Nc
Namara and got only tfth. The sum
maries
Hail Mile Novice-Won by Edward NaGel;
Leonard Mazzie, second. Time, | minute
2-5 seconds.
Two-thirds Mile Handicap. Professions
Won by Reggie McNamars. II yards.
George Cameron. a. yards, second; Fred
Hin, so Yards, third; Willie cohurn, 80
yards, fourth, Robert spears. 10 Yards,
nth. Time, ! minute II Is seconds.
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BAYSIDE CLUB CRUISE ENDS.
Fleet Sails and Chugs Into Home
Port From StamfOrd.

The annual cruise of the Bayside
Yacht club came to an end Yesterday
when the cruising squadron of the or
ganization iinishhed the INA squadron
run from the Stamford Yacht club TO
the home port, notwithstanding the
had weather the cruise was voted "A
success. Commodore Storey had under
his command one of the largest fleets
that ever carried the burSee of the
club. There We're few racing boats in
the squadron and so there were no port
to port brushes.
The fleet was made up principally OF
power and auxiliary craft, Among the
numbe were the flagship Trocas
Mathew Rocks Florence, David II
KNOTS Blue Bird. William II. Johns's
Welcome, w. -. Bacer's Clione, .Allar
r. Browns Betty, T.. r.. RowalI's Fra.
iona, 7. Rumncy's Sunbeam, A.. Il
l.undin's Quadrant H., William Tcllcr's
Wahade, George r. brakes Narona
George A, Lcavitt's Kiddo and J., l.
Floan's sloop Eleanor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
PLANT HAS SMALL LEAD.
Beats NeRr" Runner ny Five Yard
IL Two Mile Race.

James w Plant OF the Long Island
Athletic Club had a margin of only five
VA rds in winning the two mile special
run nj the monthly games of the Brook
lyn Athletic Association hell on the
Brooklyn Public schools Athletic League
field yesterday. Sidney jackson. the
Irish American Athletic club negro run.
ner, gave Plant n hard fight during the
final quarter mile. but was unable to
outsprint him to the tape. CASTOR
Strobino. emerging from a long retire,
ment. showed improved form and came
home In third place. Seven other runner,
started.
Herman Rowser carried off the honors
among the Brooklyn men by taking two
first places. His victory from scratch in
the two mile run In . :0J A. broke the
old club record Of :07, He also de-
feated NJ, McGuire and j. Price in a
blanket finish in the ~seventy-iive ward
race.
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GIANTS PERFORM ON SAND LOT.
Play Detroit Semi-prOs-kc ellie!
celebrates with Homer.

DETROIT, Aug. S,-A combination Of
regulars and second string players max
ing a composite Giant aggregation
trimmed a local semi-professional club
here this afternoon by the score OF I
10 u. The game WAS played on "A sand
lot. used by the locals for their games.
Ferdinand Schupp and Bill Ritter took
turns at striking out the :. a. $. boys,
The feature was n home run by George
Kelley, the recruit from the Victoria
club of the Norwcetern League who
Joined the Giants on this trip ana held
down first base to-day. At his first
" o appearances ut the plate Kelley ig-
ANONYMOUSLY whitfield. but the last time up
caught one on the end of his bat and
drove II over the left field fence, He
handled all his chances aroun1 first like
a veteran and made a favorable impress
sion in his first game in a New York
uniform. The score: