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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
FINDING NEEDY PERSONS
BELGIAN RELIEF FEATURE
commission Acts as Bank and For.
wards Money to individuals

w AUUlWl0raIc.
me Belgian Relief Comr,,s.,.
U'ssiully acting the role ~ bo,,,ls is sue 1e
thousands of Belgians and At,,osi I@or TOT
Ssgco.1ing to Information rece,vsS ,estIs, .a5Is,
tbo t".i Cross, executive secretorv ~
I3siotai eiitlsy y, iVania State Comrittes ~
Pe,sian relief. Ii has undertabs ol
k snsk OF transmitting money fro,, l lne
% %sons IN this country to friends ~, -,
Siuih strictly non -combatants -,
Belgian institutions ana to
si1,ieds sl,unoreds Of persons in this cor,tr,.
u1y,slred TO send funds To raiatiyss =.
p,ainsi,, IN tne stricken nation. In the
v,LsTaniy vi cases they did not know tbe
reaDouts OF the persons tbev des,rnS
10 heip. The commission undertooi, ~ e1
only 10 transmit the money. but oiso ~
mnu ,,iI tne persons to whom the remittancsS
rms is the system adopted bv tho oo,.,
mission. Wy 'ne COM
=, The remitter pays his money a, ,hs
tW tork Office and a recent is ei,er
MIN. The amount of rnonav ;s un
Creoted to the London office which ~
celVes all possible information reqarding
tne e person or persons to be found Tbnp
tne London office sends a list 10 the a..
laehes OF the commission in Belgium apd
q systematic search is made for the
proper persons ''e
The remitters are rnosti,, t.,r,..
many Of whom came to this country ~
me outbreak of hostilities. some have
not heard from their relatives since the
beginning of tho war. A few are sailors
VINO take this opportunity to send funds
10 .nelr families. Almost every province
ana every commune In Belgium has been
Teached by these transmissions. The
PiIuiClpal points of delivery are Antwerp,
Malines, Namur and Verviers
by means of the commissions barking
system the Belgians receive more than
par value on their remittances. French
currency is at a considerable discount
and the Belgian paper currency is value
less outside of Belgium Tho commits
SION however. receives this currency at
par ana 1t Is the equivalent of gold in
purchasing food. Nevertheless the COM
mission is able to pay 10 per cent.
premium, or $3.50 on each S.. The system
will be continued.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
LEDGER SPECIAL BAND
SEES GARDEN OF GODS
Tourists Stop in Colorado
Springs and Breathe Rariied
Air on Pixies Peak.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Jutv IL rha
Ledger Special tourists bound for ina
California Exposition, arrived IN this. the
city or millionaires, or Little Lunnon. y
tate last night and today the coast-to-
coast travellers are motoring through the
.iaraen Of the Gods and scaling pixies
Peak
several members Of the party piled out
OF their special Pul mans at dawn and
pierced their way through the clouds to
the snow lands HeadqUa rterE here ara
at the Acacia Hotel. $500 feet above sea
level Heads are swimming In rarined
air. over the Rio Grande the tourists
VIII ride through Royal Gorge and the
Grand Canyon OF Colorado today and
arrive at s'45 tomorrow afternoon at salt
Lake City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
LOG CABINS ON MAIN LINE
Quaint Structures Being Erected on
Big Estates.

Ola style log cabins are coming into
style with prominent Main Line residents
Tho existence OF three is known. and
there may be more tucked away so far
in the wooded estates of Radnor Paoli
and Merton that they have not yet been
discovered.
One of the latest additions to the cabin
annexes is that of Horatio c. Lloyd. who
has commissioned an architect to build
him one OF the Oldest log cabins the ar
chitect can find authority for Charles
S. Walton is building log cabin on his
estate at st. Davids, which also will be
an elaborate affair.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA
Campaign to Boom 1t Started by
Chamber of Commerce.

A campaign to bring greater bulk OF
the trade from South America to Phila-
delphia through the cooperation OF
manufacturers and exporters here, will be
launched today at a luncheon In the
Bellevue-Stratford, under the auspices
of the Chamber of Commerce. Ex-senator
Theodore q. Burton, of Ohio, an author
ity on the South American republics. will
be the chief speaker.
A supplement to the July issue OF the
Journal OF Commerce has been published
In Spanish, and this viii be used In the
campaign. The publication contains des-
cription OF the industries of Pennsylvania
ard particularly Of Philadelphia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
RED BANK SANATORIUM
TO BE OPENED TODAY
Guests and Friends to Inspect Insti-
tuition.

The S9th annual opening of the Sanator-
ium for Children at Red Bank, N. J.,
will take place this afternoon Guests
of the Sanatorium Association of Phia-
deiphia, under whose auspices the chill
dren's home is maintained, will be taken
to Red Bank at 2 o'clock on the new
steel steamship Elizabeth Monroe Smith,
the gift of Mrs. John F. Combs.
The association runs daily excursions
between Philadelphia and Red Bank for
the purpose of giving an outing TO poor
children who have no other opportunity
of getting away from the sweltering city.
Those OF them who are in Ill health are
kept at the sanatorium at Red Bank In
the past "a days lO6, 900 children have been
taken on the boat trips.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
INCREASED WATER SUPPLY
South Philadelphia's Service to Be
Improved.

Chief Davis. Of the Bureau OF Water,
is planning the expenditure OF $4,000 for
the improvement of the water supply OF
South Philadelphia.
This sum. approprited by Councils, will
be devoted to the construction OF new
valve boxes. Valves In the water pipes
at the intersection Of streets are now
protected by wooden encasements which
become useless after Ave years use.
Chief Davis proposes 10 build boxes of
concrete masonry, which are of infinite
durability. Controller Walton has al
ready authorized the expenditure of the
necessary amount
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
ESQ Have Happy Day in woods

In the woods around Morton, Pa. to-
day, about $50 mothers and children are
being entertained by the Morton-Rutledge
County Week Association. The AFFAIR Is
under the direction Of Dr. A. Grant Tin
ney. OF Morton. Many prominent women
have joined in the movement 10 make
things pleasant for the visitors. Tents
have been erected with cots for the sick
and physicians and trained nurses are
in attendance. ana the ladies who are
assisting Doctor Tinney have provided re-
freshment for all.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
HAPPY ON 10Th DAY OF FAST
Jacob Pfeffer Feels Fine" as He
Nears End of Third Week.

"Finel"
This was the reply of Jacob Pfeffer to-
day when a visitor asked him how he felt
on this, the goth day OF his fast. Propped
up in bed on Krekstein's Farm. Evans
burg road. near Collegeville, he asked
for his breakfast in a voice that revealed
much strength. His, breakfast was glass
of water. He arose about Q o'clock.
With his reserve fund of strength go
ing at the rate Of one and one-quarter
pounds day, Pfeffer could not even ap-
proXimate when the fast would end.
When he becomes hungry he will know
that It is time to begin eating, he said,
and that he is cured of his ailment. indi-
IrnstInn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
MAY LAUNCH PORTER BOOM
Mass-meeting Saturday Will Be occa-
sion, According to Plans Now.

Director Porters Mayoralty boom will
be formally launched at the mass meeting
on City Hall Plaza Saturday afternoon.
according to present plans, The promise
OF the Director that he would remain
in the city to attend the meeting has led
to the prediction by his supporters that
he will formally announce his candidacy
at that time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
swarthmore Wants Curfew Law

The popularity OF Swarthmore as
trystlng place for youthful lovers has
become so great that f. b. Bitter men,
Der of the Swarthmore Fire Department,
is urging the borough authorities to lay
down a curfew law Mr., Bitler declares
that most of the empty houses in Swarth-
more, either unrented or left by families
away for the summer, are so we'll patron
lied that the thing is becoming a nui-
sance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
HEALTH BUREAU TO DECIDE
Will Study Plans of Proposed SOth
Street Stock Yards.

Plans for the $4,000 stock yard that
the Philadelphia Union Stock Yards
Company proposes to establish at 30th
and Walnut streets will be examined
very shortly by Chief Vogelson. OF the
Bureau OF Health. Under the law the
bureau has the power to decide whether
the yard will be a nuisance to nearby
residents.
Special attention will be paid to the
sanitation and drainage plans, and II
they do not meet the requirements Of
the board 1t has the power to deny the
application for a permit.
Representatives OF the stock yards
company said yesterday that those COM
planning were not properly informed con-
corning the matter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
ORGANIZATION FAvoRrTBs
IN MAYoRALTY CONTEXT

i-Conoressmdn j. Hdmpton Moore.
k-Cfy Controller John N. walton.
Bdrrdti
i-Bn- Director Of Public WorLs
William G Hdddoot
5--John r. Windfm
Kendrick.
Coroner WILTON r. Rniobt
8-ConOressnaH VV3ft,,n, g ".
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
through
this list of
appetizing
fish foods

You will surely find
among them a suggestion
for a summer luncheon or
dinner that will prove very
attractive, both to the
palate and to the purse.
Packed right beside "old
oceans gray and melan-
choly waste" they come to
you ocean-fresh. All of ex-
pert selection.
Tuna Fish. for instance. If
you do not know the fiaky deli
ciousness of this milk-white
Pacific fish, it is we'll to learn.
Many ways to prepare it-and
we will gladly give you a circu-
lar containing tried recipes, 12c
& zoe tin.
Kippered Herring-it would
be difficult to find so big food
merit as these tins at 10c each.
MOrrel Boned Sardines-in oil
large tins. Generally you will
see this quality priced much
higher than 25c each.
California Sardines - large
fish in large tins, in tomato or
spice sauce-15c tin.
Shad ROe-this is a newly ar
rived lot, the roe seeming as
delicious as though they came
from Delaware fish in May, 25c.
Salmon, 15c, 25c, SOC & 35c.
Shrimp = delightful for the
salad, 13c tin; 2 for 25c.
Boston Fish Balls in tins, 15c
and 32c.
Clam ChOwder, large tins, zoe.
Minced Clams-very appetite
ing when prepared in any one Of
a dozen ways, 15c tin.
Lobster, soc and soc tin.
Our Family Kit of
Mackerel-a very conven-
lent size for the average
family.
81 the Kit.
Thos. Martindale & Co.
10th g. Market
EstabIished In 1850
ell Phones-FIIbert 2sTO. Filbsrt 2s7I
KeystORe-RRee 800, Race 591
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-15
Keeping i'm Touch With Homo

You never quite forget the home town.
even on the most enjoyable vacations. Keep
In touch with home affairs by seeing to Ii
that your fayOrlte newspaper follows you
wherever you go. Notify the Evening Ledger
before you leave to send your paper TO YOU.
specify the edition desired.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-08-06
Palatka School Preparations.

The board of public instruction on
Tuesday completed the appointment
of teachers for the Palatka high
school, as recommended by the trus-
tees. The faculty of our city school
the coming school year will be the
strongest in the history Of the school,
and every requirement will be met IN
order to be rated as a Senior high
school, by the State Board of Educa-
ton.
The complete list of teachers ap-
pointed, and the branches or grades
they will teach, is as follows:
Prof. R. w. Van Brunt, principal.
Prof. w. Fred. Gum Mercer Uni
yersity), mathematics and science.
Miss Clara R. Mcdonald, English
and latin.
Miss Estelle Mckenzie, botany and
history.
Miss Georgia johnson, Sth grade.
Miss Mary Mclaughlin, 7th grade.
Miss Mabel Holcomb, 9Th grade.
Miss Susie Lambert, 5th grade.
Miss Irene Gardner, 4th grade.
Mrs. Cora C. Griffin, principal 'prl-
mary department and chart class.
Miss Lillian Assbury, 3rd grade.
Mrs. Adelaide Merryday, End grade
Mrs. Daisy Pickren, 1st grade.
Extensive improvements are now
being made to the school buildings
A large sky-light will be placed over
the corridor upstairs, the class rooms
refnished, new blackboards, and the
entire building repainted white with
gray trimmings. The class rooms IN
the primary building will have large
ventilators and will be otherwise I'M
proved.
The school will open on September
20th.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-08-06

of Jacksonville was appointed receiv-
| er. During the receivership the af-
| fairs of the company along the lines
of improvements and developments
have been continued, and the property
owners and those who bought under
contract have been fully protected.
At the sale advertised for Sept. G.,
the property will be bought in by the
Sieg interets and the work of devel-
opment pushed.
Jacksonville Dixie of last week has
an article of interest on the Achieve
ments of Chas. H. Sieg," and among
other things says:
Mr.. Sieg has built communities and
towns in Florida. He is full of en-
thusiasm and he knows the soil and
he knows how to present facts to the
people.
1t was Mr.. Sieg who organized the
Jacksonville Heights Improvement
Co., with a capital of $500,000. This
company sold in Duval county $4,000
acres and the total sales reached
.$675,000. In this community there
are many happy, prosperous grow
ers. He organized the st. Johns De-
velopment Company, with capital
stock of $1,000000, and the company
he's sold 10000 acres, the sales bring
ing total of $750,000.
The New South Farm & Homo Co.,
of which Mr.. Sieg is president, han
dies farm lands in Putnam, Marion
and Clay counties. Its capital is
81 100000 and the total sales aggre-
gate $3,250,000. The Bunnell Devel-
opment Company, in st. Johns county,
sold 10000 eacrs, the sales amounting
to S500,000.
Mr.. Sieg's companies in Florida
have sold 215,000 acres, the sales of
which have exceeded $4,000, 900. These
companies have had over 10000 GUS
toners and there has never been one
dispute over title.
This is indeed a most remarkable
record and the people of Jacksonville
hold of a big proposition which will
mean the cultivation of thousands of
acres of farming lands in Duval Co.
Mr.. Sieg knows how to impress the
people and he has spent thousands of
dollars in sending the necessary liter
ature throughout the country. He has
investigated every section of this and
adjoining counties and he is firm in
the faith that golden opportunities
await those who will take advantage
thereof With climate and soil that
will result in two and three crops a
year he is sanguine that there are
thousands in other States who would
gladly come here when they know the
truth.
Jacksonville and Duval county are
fortunate in having Mr.. Sieg. He has
never failed in any proposition which
he has championed. He has been urged
to take hold in various counties, but in
spite of tempting offers he never en-
cages in any project unless he is
thoroughly satisfied that the men who
invest can greatly profit thereby.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-08-06
CITY COUNCIL GETS
A ROAD PETITION
With Many Signatures Ask
ine New Road to Peniel
and Rodman.

A big petition was presented to the
city council on Tuesday night asking
that body to- properly grade and hard
surface that part of Kirby street, ex-
tending from Morris street to the Pa
latka Heights boundary line and
passing to the east side Of West View
cemetery. The petition maintained
that properly graded and clayed this
would prove the best and most con-
venient approach to Palatka for the
farmers and people living in Peniel
and Rodman. The petition was sign
ed by some seventy residents of the
Peniel section, and fully hundred
citizens of this city who have given
thought to the advantages of the pro-
posed route. T. E. Strange of Silver
Lake has been diligent in securing the
names to this petition, and every
where he has met with approval, es-
pecially on the part of the country
people whom it will help most. The
petition was referred to the street
committee with instructions to bring
in it's recommendation at the next
meeting.
The council also further discussed
the plan for a shelter for farmers
teams while in the city, and for which
the council hes been seeking an sr-
rangement with the county commits
sioners with the view of improving
the place at the Jail grounds.
The question of holding up the bill
of the Palatka Gas Light & Fuel Co
until that company paid its back taxes
was a matter for lively discussion
City Attorney Merryday advised the
council that the city had as much le-
gal right to refuse payment of its
lighting bill as the company had to
withhold it's taxes.
The question of removing tie rail
way tracks On Eighth street came ir
for some discussion, though Aid. Nc.
Nally asked that the matter be left
to Mayor Kennerly. Aid. Austin
who is railroad employe, asked that
the tracks be retained, though he
thought the company ought to be ask.
ed to grade the tracks.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-08-06
THE COMMISSIONERS
ORDER AN ELECTION
For the Palatka-East Palat-
ka-San Mateo Hard
Road Bonds.

The board of county commissioners
had some important matters up before
it this week, but nothing more impor-
tant than the Palatka- East Palatka-
San Mateo Hard Road petition which
asked for the creation of special tax
road district to embrace the precincts
of East Palatka, San Mateo, Orange
Mills, Federal Point, Palatka and Pa
latka Heights, and for an order call
ing for bonding election in the pre-
cincts named, whereby the freeEolders
who are qualified electors may vote on
bond issue for $20S,0OO to build
hard roads in those Of the above nam
ed districts adjacent to Palatka.
The city of Palatka itself will get
none of this road money, but by ral-
Lying to the aid of these adjoining
precincts it will get its full share of
the profit which an approval Of the
Tissue by the voters will insure.
The petition was signed by l8o
lfreeholders of the precincts named,
more than the required number.
Under the law the commissioners
are required to go over all these
names and verify them with the reg
Iistration books. This is a long and
tedious job. The petition and order
for the election was finished by noon
on Thursday, and the election is call
ed RIO September 18th. The order for
the election and the petition will be
published as required by law, in this
paper next week. In the meantime
the people of the precincts concerned
may begin to congratulate Themselves
on the fact that our road troubles IN
this section are nearing an end.
The board also had to spend q great
deal of time in arranging for the
Bostwick Drainage district bond cleo
ton, the call and petition for which
appears in this issue of The News.
Those Bostwick people have Gwaked
to the fact that they h2ve some Of the
richest land in all Florida, and that
once it is drained that section will be-
gin to blossom as the rose.
The board had great amount of
routine business to attend to at Tins
meeting. 1t passed a resolution max,
ing the bridge free during the Cay OF
Palatka's big celebration over the
launching of the big schooner "City
of Palatka." The board also, proba-
bly, owing to past criticism, passed a
resolution resembling former order
which permitted members of the coun.
ty boards free use of the county
bridges.
The poor farm was up for some
discussion, and bid of Mr.. Merwir
to drill well at SO cents per foot was
accepted.
Col. w. NJ. Williams of Pomona at.
tended the meeting one day and ad-
dressed the board in opposition to the
Poor Farm. There is much opposi-
ton to the plan both in Palatka and
other parts of the coutny. 1t will not
be a popular move, from what The
News is able to learn.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-08-06
BOARD OF TRADE
ELECTS OFFICERS
For Ensuing Year under the
Recent Amalgamation
Plan.

A total of 227 votes were register
ed at the annual election of the Pa
latka board of trade last Mcnday
night, when ticket was elected which
ought to initiate with pride the breasts
of every lover of Palatka.
The majority of those elected are
from the ranks of the younger, more
energetic business and professional
men of the city and who are going to
enter upon their new duties with a
determination to work for the up
building of the city and county. A
number of them were active in the or
ganization of the Putnam county
chamber of commerce, an organiza-
ton which they readily consented to
amalgamate with the old board of
trade in order that there might from
now on be "hard pull, strong pull
and pull altogether" for the up
building of this section.
Next Monday night the amalgama-
ted association will hold Smoker at
the board of trade rooms, when it is
hoped that the business men of Pa
latka will come together and talk and
plan informally for the future.
The following are the newly elected
officers of the board:
President, B. E. Jarrett.
Vice President, Warner T. Hamm.
2nd Vice President, Morris B. Coch,
rane.
Board of Governors-R. E. L. Mann
DR.. F. E. Jenkins, J. H. Yelverton Jr.
two years; Fred T. Merrill, R. L
Earnest and John Q. Tilghman, one
year.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-08-06
Palatka VS.. Hastings.

The Palatka and Hastings baseball
teams are playing a series of three
games this week in which the game
scheduled for next Saturday at Has
tings will decide the weeks contest.
The first game of the series was
played on Tuesday afternoon in this
city and was won by the Hastings
club in a score of three to two.
The second game was played yes
terday afternoon, also in this city, and
was won by the Palatka team in a
to 0 score. The attendance at both
games was good, especially yesterday.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-08-06
NEW SOUTH FARM AND
HOME COMPANY LANDS
Are Advertised to BeISOld-
Friendly Sale to Adjust
Differences.

Possibly the biggest land sale ever
advertised in Florida is that which ap-
pears in this issue of The Palatka
News. The lands described are those
of the New South Farm & Home Go.
of which Chas. H. Sieg, gentleman
who for time made his home in this
city, is the president.
The property is sold under de-
cree of the United States Court for
the Southern District OF, Florida, IN
the case of w. w. Crawford as trus-
tee for the bondholders, against the
company, and involves the payment
of more than 100000, including
principal and interest, due on the
property. ),
Many parties are interested, and
all differences, it is expected, will be
adjusted. These differences are as to
accounts between the bondholders and
Mr.. Sieg's company, and pending
their settlement Mr.. Telfair Stockton