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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
ORGANIZED BASEBALL
MUST SIGN BY DEC. %
Otherwise Feds Will Start on Their
New York Club

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-organized base
ball must sign up an unbreakable peace
pact with the F'ederals within the next
week or there will be no peace. The
Feds will brook no delay beyond Decem-
Der %. This announcement was made at
the Federal League headquarters today.
I'VE cannot walt any longer than De-
cembcr 22," said one of the Fed officials.
"Our request to the New York aldermen
to permit the closing of the streets that
run through the property on which we
secured an option for our proposed New
York club comes up for hearing on De-
cembcr 23
'If organized baseball doesn't positively
agree to the peace plan, and put that
agreement in writing by the 22d, we will
go ahead. press our request for permis-
sion to close these streets and then
proceed with our original plans for plac-
ing a Federal League club In New York
in 1915. And war will continue to the
bitter finish"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
PERSONALITIES MARK
ELECTRIC HEARING
Professor Jackson Irritated by
Hostile Attitude of
Director Cooke

An indirect spat between Prof, Dugald
C. jackson. appraisal expert for the Phil
adelphia Electric Company, and Director
Morris L. Cooke, OF the Department of
Public Safety, came to light today in
interviews with the two men in the final
OF which Professor Jackson said Director
Cooke was trying to injure him person
ally in New Jersey.
The Public Utilities Commission of New
Jersey employed Professor Jackson some
time ago to make an appraisal of various
public utilities in that State. There has
been some criticism of this appointment,
according TO Director Cooke on the
ground that the expert is now employed
by a corporation, the Philadelphia EIec-
trio Companv.
Director Cooke said today that he
learned from Mayor Donnelly, of Tren-
ton, that the New Jersey State League OF
Municipalities is preparing to adopt reso-
lutions against the appointment of Pro-
fessor Jackson, and that five of the Jer-
sey City Commissioners have gone on
record against the appointment.
When Professor Jackson was asked for
his side of this he said that Director
Cooke had been sending newspaper clip.
pings to New Jersey that do not show the
expert in favorable light.
The hearing before the Pennsylvania
Public Service Commission on the COM
plant of Director Cooke and others
against the rates of the Philadelphia
Electric Company was resumed today,
Commissioner Monaghan in charge. II
was announced that because OF the recess
in the hearings taken yesterday the COM
mission would sit every day this week
in this city, and possibly hold one night
session. Most of the points brought up
today We're those that had been discussed
before.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
MCALL GETS A WARM
GREETING In THE HOUSE
Republicans Cheer Wildly for Gov
ernor-Elect of Massachusetts

WASHINGTON. Dec. l5.-The business
OF the House was rudely pushed aside to-
day while the Republican members gave
a rousing reception TO GoveTnor-elect
Samuel w, Mccall, OF Massachusetts,
who brought the Bay State back into the
Republican column in the last election.
Mr. Mccall for years a member Of the
House, strolled into the chamber to greet
his old friends. An outburst Of applause
and cheers greeted him as he entered.
The entire Republican side rose to its feet
and applauded and eheered as he walked
up the aisle. Speaker Clark was unable
to quell the disturbance.
When the excitement subsided, Mr. Nc
Call took seat between uncle joe
Cannon and Representative Campbell, OF
Kansas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
WILKES-BARRE CARMEN WILL
FIGHT TO BITTER FINISH
Organized Labor of State Will Be
Asked to Aid in Fight

WILKEs-BARRE, Pa, Dec, l5.-strik-
ing carmen and officials of the Wilkes
Barre Railway Company today made
preparations for carrying on to the bit
ter end the strike that has been waged
for the past nine weeks.
President Mahon, of the Carmen's
Union, announced that Charles Quinn,
secretary of the State Federation OF
Labor, was here and that he had issued
an appeal to all organized labor in Penn
sylvania for support. President Mahon
declared that the striking carmen would
get all the financial assistance they
needed to carry on their strike.
1t developed today that the men had
declared their willingness to return to
work under the terms of the arbitration
award until January l. 1916. Their new
contract was to be entered into at the
rate OF q cents per hour for all con-
ductors, the contract to run three years.
The company objected TO this offer de-
manding that the award be made conelu-
sive and final.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
SUSPECTED SPY DECAMPs
Accused of Robbing Drug Store Where
He Was Employed

WEST CHESTER. Pa, Dec. 15.-The
police are attempting TO find John Holly,
who escaped from Chief of Police Entri-
ken on Sunday after running the gaunt-
let of several bullets. Holly was drug
clerk In the store Of W, A. Pierce and
was charged with stealing money and
many articles OF value from the Arm,
many being found In his room.
Since Holly decamped II has been
learned that he was under suspicion Of
being a German spy in the employ OF
certain men in this country who have
been active about munition plants. He
had been here but a few weeks and
made attempts 20 have himself accepted
as an employs OF the Remington Arms
Company at Eddystone, Special officers
OF the company had detected Holly in
his activities. and a close watch was
being kept upon him at the time the
robberies traced TO him were discovered
through accident.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
Love for an Hour

what Is Il that makes people so much
beftar company at Z masquerade than
under any cher eirtcumsance7 In the
circle u the black mask and the domino
Ne have 10 name. no past. no future, no
self 10 I've up 70 or down 10, and the
mood that Is upperlnost need never im-
pose NaeIf upon q later mood We can
~ suonlaneous and senuine. 40 won
DER xe are good company, Fer on the
!, h<.ls oaf sp0nlausoas impulses are
k|ndir AID gay Ne are almost ready
- ioft cir fellca uien Tor an nQur, n
81 are na5 thereby kanaultitirs ourselves
. leEH then - lIElllnsl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
U. s. ENGINEER FOR AUSTRALIA
Leave of Absence Granted to Major
E. N. Johnston

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 15.-Major E.
N. Johnston. United States Engineer in
this district, which includes the coast to
Atlantic City. will leave in a few days
for Melbourne, Australia, to take charge
of some river and harbor work there for
the Australian Government. He has been
granted a six months leave of absence
by the United States Army.
1t is understood that Major ohnston de-
signed the improvements which are to
be made. The work to be done In Aus
tralia is river and harbor work, with
which the Major is especially familiar.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
ALL AMERICANS SAFE
IN CAPTURED SERB CITIES

SALONICA, Dec. 15.-All Americans re-
naming IN MonRstir after Bulgarian oc-
cupation OF the city are unharmed. ae-
eording to Walter Farwell. Of Chicago,
who made an unsuccessful effort to reach
his wife. a newspaper correspondent. Mrs.
Fsrwell was in MonastiF when the city
fell
@. F. Laughiin. OF Boise, Idaho. mem
her of the American Sanitary commis-
aion. accompanied F'arwell on his trip
into Serbia. Greek military authorities
escorted them TO the border and rem
dered every possible assistance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
DEAD MAN FOUND
IN QUICKLIME PIT
Continued from Page One

NoHtlhueu iEOhh EhBt ohc
The mans shoes were In fair state of
preservation. They were of good quality,
as were the trousers. which had evidently
been dark blue. with a 2h-inch cuff.
1t is thought that the bits OF leather
in the trunk came from a leather manu-
featuring plant at Wheatsheaf lane and
Frankford avenue, which Is near the spot
where the body was found
The building under which the trunk was
found IL two-story brick structure hav-
ing a front OF 70 feet on Kensington ave-
nue. and depth of 80 feet. 1t was erected
in 1876 and was first occupied by the Hoff-
man File Works, than. in turn. by feed
concern. a company manufacturing waists
and a laundry. Finally tenants for the
building became scarce. The last was n
well-known real estate dealer, Robert
Ragan, who occupied the corner of the
building fronting on Kensington and
Adams avenues.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
TRIPLE GOLDEN WEDDING
OBSERVANCE AT BRYN MAWR
Novel and Interesting Event Ar
ranged for Christmas Week

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Dec. ia
triple golden wedding celebration has
been arranged for the Bryn Mawr Fire
Company house, on December q, and is
expected to prove a novel and entertain
ing event.
The couples are william r. Green and
wife, OF this place. the latter having been
Sarah f. Thomas: Jacob Green and wife,
the latter formerly Miss Addie Smith.
and George E. Beatty and wife, the lat
ter formerly Miss Annie Green sister of
the two bridegrooms.
The couples were married at the same
time in a little house at Tollgate No. ), on
the Philadelphia and West Chester pike.
The minister who tied the knots. the Rev.
John Cox, les dead, but all the other mem
bers Of the party are in the best of
health.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
Achieving Civilization

To achieve civilization race must con-
quer itself and each individual must
master the savage existing within him
The fact that we have not vet succeeded
in doing this Doctor Mayer advances ast
the reason why cultured man has never
civilized a primitive race. Under our
domination, as is well known, the savage
either dies or becomes a worthless para
site or n helpless slave.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
BUCHANAN MUST MAKE
CHARGES MORE SPECIFIC
Impeachment of U. S. Attorney Mar
shall Awaits Further Allegations

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Chairman
Webb, of the House Judiciary Commit
tee, this afternoon notified Representa-
tive Buchanan. of Illinois. that his i'm
peachment charges against H. Snowden
Marshall, United States Attorney at New
York, would have TO be made more
SPECIFIC before any hearings could be
called.
Buchanan yesterday charged that Mar
shall had ''wilfully withheld prosecution
OF guilty parties" and knowingly prose-
cuted innocent persons" for alleged vio-
Iationa of the neutrality laws.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
A Shortage of EeIipses

This year has been a famine so fare
as eclipse phenomena are concerned.
Usually there are four eclipses each
year. two OF the sun and two OF the
moon; but both bodies have managed
though there have been two annular
solar eclipses. confined mainly 10 the
Pacific ocean, not once has the moon
encountered the o5seuring shadow OF the
earth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
HoNK, HONK "GAS" UP 1 CENT
The Price Is Advanced to 20 Cents a
Gallon

All garages In the city which sell At
lantic Refining Company gasoline today
advanced the retail price from 10 to 20,
cents a gallon. .i.
The retail price of 20 cents is only
cents short of double the price which au-
tomobllists were paying several months
ago. Dealers say they are paying ex-
actly double what they did when gasoline
was selling for IL cents and that their
profit has been diminished instead of in
creased by the advance in price.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
Knew Human Nature

The sage agreed that 1t was indeed
dangerous. But" said he, "if we put
up a sign warning people OF the danger
they will at once try it to see for them
selves. whereas. II we label it Bad Form
they will let it alone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
Regular Bonanza

Howells-Did they ever succeed in ex-
tracing gold from the ocean?
Growells-Not in paying quantities
Yet salt water is rich in gold.
Howells-Why do you think so?
Growells-Because women's tears have
extracted millions from the opposite sex.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
Must Go Together

It Is futile 10 attempt 10 live in sec
tions. separating business from religion
ana work from faith.-Hugh Black.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15

or al the paths leading to z woman's
lose phys the straightess.- Beaumont
aad FlefchsF.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15

Gold Novelties
Eov Chyictnoac
For Christmas

Useful and ornamental articles that appeal to men
and women of good taste All are heavy and well made
many in the fashionable green gold.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
Optimistic Thought

Happiness. like a snail. is never founS
from home nor without a home.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-20
MRS. ANGLE ACQUITTED,

Bridgeport. Conn. March l9.- Mrs.. Helen NJ. Angle was found not guilty of mansIaughter by jury in the criminal superior court here late to- day She was accused of having caused the death of Waldo R. BalIou at Stamford on the night of June 23 last
 The announcement of the verdict was greeted with cheers by the court room audience. Mrs. Angle collap ed and would have fallen 10 the floor had she not been caught by ner 1a,har, Leonard Blondel who was beside her as he had aeeu throughout the twelve days of the trial
 The accusation on wlich Mrs Angle was brought to trial was that of hay- ing caused her aged suitor, Waldo R Ballou to plunge to his death down the stairs leading 10 her apartment. lie fractured his sku1
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-20
RUSSIANS ID MAKE NEW MOVE
Indications Are That Czars Army Win Attempt a Big Sweep Down Through East Prussia to Compel Germans to Fall Back.

London, March 19- Beyond the op- eratons in the Dardauelles the most important news of the day concerns the reported occupation by the Rus sians of Memel, a German port on tae Baltic, as announced in the Germal official communication. Memel is a town of considerable importance in northeast Prussia and the presence there of Russian forces is taken by military observers here to indicate that the Russian generals have de. cided to attempt a big sweep down through East Prussia in an audear1r to compel the Germans to fall back from northern Poland Again north Poland has been transferred into an immense bog by the thaw which has set in just as Field Marshal Von lin. denburg has started his offensive against PrzasnysZ
 1t is declared that it is impossible except at widely separated high places. to move. let alone fight.
 The Germans, however. seemingly anxious always to be doing some thing, have started an offensive in central Poland. where they have com. menced an attack on the Russians n. the region of the Pilica river. There is also heavy fighting in Galicia. the Carpathians and Bukowina, despf,e e the heavy snow
 On the western front no operations of great importance have taken place although the French continue their
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-20
UNWILLING TRAVELER
 ID BE RELIEVED
MAN HAS TRAVELLED 33,O0o MILES BETWEEN NEW YORK AND
 BRAZIL

New York March Nathan Co- hen, tae ship ridden immigrant who has been traveing back and forth be- tween this country and Brazil since last May on the liner Vasau, trying to recover his mental equilibrium so that he may enter either the United States or Brazil, has found friend in the Hebrew Shelter and Inl- migration Aid Society of America. The society announced today it would try to end his travels by having him admitted 10 this country Yesterday Cohen reached New York for the third time He had travelled 33,740 miles on one $45 ticket
 ''It is inconceivable that this man should spend the rest of his fife sal. ing between New York and BraAl," '" said an officer of the society today.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-20

Dallas. Texas, March lg The ef feet on the health of white women on tenant farms from dragging cotton sacks in the fields at cotton picking season was investigated by Mrs. J. Borden Hartman of the federal com mission on industrial relations at to. days hearing on land problems. 1t was one of many aspects of land ten ancy considered.
 W. l.. Thurman of Sulphur Okla, who said he had practiced medicine in the southwest and is now lee turer in Oklahoma, was on the wit ness stand
 "Do women asked Mrs. Hartman. drag cotton sacks
 They very generally do'
 As 6. physician. what do you think is the effect upon the woman s lealth?'
 q positively know that the health of many women has been ruined by it, replied MT Thurman, adding that women some time did such work until near the time for children to be born
 What is the effect on the child?" asked Mrs Hartman
 Very detrimental
 MT Thurman said he had seen ex. treme cases in which babies less than a month old were bedded on the sack full of cotton riding about the field on it as the mother dragged it. He said such cases, however. were few
 Describing tenancy in Oklahoma, Mr Thurman said in the old Indian
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-20

ceased firing. The Vengeance. Ire. sistib,e, Albion, ocean, SViftsure and Majestic then advanced to relieve the six old battleships inside the straits. As the French squadron which had eu. gagged the forts in most brilliant fashion was passing out the Bouyet was blown up by drifting mine. She sank in 56 lathOms north of Ereu. keui village in less than three min. utes.
 At 2.@6 D. m. the relief battleshps renewed the attack on the forts. which again opened fire The attack on the forts was maintained while the operations of the mine sweeper, con tinued
 At t:05 p m tle Irresistible quit the line, listing heaU y. and at 5:5G o'clock sank having probably struck a drifting mine. At 6:05 o'clock the Ocean, also having struck mine. sank. Both vessels sank in deep water. practically the whole of their crews having been removed safely under d hot fire.
 'The Gaulois was damaged by gun. fire The lnfIeNible had her forward control position hit by a heavy shell and required repairs. The lombard ment of the forts and the mine sweep ing operations terminated when dark ness fell. The damage to the forts effected by the prolonged direct fire of the very powerful forces employed cannot yet be estimated and a lur- ther reprt will follow. The losses of the ships was caused by mines drift ing with the current which were en- cOmtered in areas hitherto swept clear and this danger will require spc- cal treatment
 The British casualties were not heavy, considering the scale of opera tions, but practically the whole of the crew Of the BouyeJ were lost with the ship, an internal explosion having ap- parently superyened on the explosion of the mine.
 The Queen and lmplicable, which have been despatched from England to replace the ships lost in auticipa- ton of this operation, are due to ar. rive immediately, thus bringing the British fleet up to it's original strength. The operations are continu- ing with the naval and military forces available on the spot.
 "On the 18th instant Vice Adfral Garden, who had been incapacitatel by illness. was succeeded in the chiet command by Rear Admiral John Michael De Robeck with the acting rank of vice admiral
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-20
THREE bATTLESH|PS ARE SUNK

Territory section many tenants are poorly fed, clad and housed but that such conditions did not generally exist in other sections of the state.
 w. B. Weary of Farmersyile. Tex. who farms 2000 acres and has bank. ing interests, testified that most of the wltte women on tenant farms in north Texas work in the cotton fields at least part of the season. He said it is a mistaken idea that tenant farm CTS are shiftless as a class. He said they are highly skilled in cotton rais- ing.
 A sidelight on womens farm activi. ties was furnished by former County Judge E. 0. Meltzen of Halleusyille. Tex, who told of a German girl of l9 in his section, who, according to court records was hired out at SG per month to a farmer
 Court testimony indicated she could pick 3G0 pounds of cotton a day. saw wood, plough, drive a four-horse scraper and do the cooking on Sun. days. The case got into court when her parents sued because her em- pioyer refused to keep an alleged con. tract to pay her $75O per month. Judge Meitzen said the American wo- men did not do such hard farm work
 Prof l.. H. Haney of the depart ment of economies of the University of Texas, testified his statistics do not bear out claims made by some witnesses before the commission thai tWo-thirds of the tenant farmers of the southwest are constantly shifting. The percentage, he said, is less than that but enough to be serious det- rimeut to agricultural development. Prof. Haney ascribed some of the migratory tendencies to land specula- tive fever of farmers.
 This, he said, caused them to be more interested in chances to buy and sell land than in improving crops and farm conditions. His reports indi- cated he said. that about one-third of the farmers who borrow money in Texas pay more than the legal rate of AHtNA tol- l ulo tACtoSt HUN eNeEt was small on the average as compared with some extraordinary instances of usury presented in evidence to the commission.
 The One-crop system was scored by George w, Simon of Chicago, western agent of the Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid Society. He said there could not be @ successful credit sys- tenn for tanners so long as the one crop idea is practiced. He related in- stances in which the Texas home. stead law, intended to protect home owners, had operated to prevent his society from aiding Jewish farmers who came to this section. This law, he said, hindered the farmers from raising capital on their land for many legitimate uses.
 Consideration of big farms covering a county in area was not reached by| the commission today. It will be taken up at the closing session of the hearings tomorrow.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-20
MISS TANZER ARRESTED.
Was Suing Former New York District Attorney for $5O,00o Heart Balm.

Attorney for $50,00o Heart Balm.
 New York, llarcn 19-iMiss Ray Tanzer, who has brought suit for $5O,- GOO against James W. Osborne. for mer district attorney of this county, for alleged breach of promise of mar riage was arrested here tonight by agents of the department of justice on charge of using the mails to de- fraud
 The arrest of Miss Tanzer was made on warrant issued after a man who said he was Oliver Osborne, engineer of Boston. had appeared here and declared to United States District Attorney Marshall that Miss Tanzer, whom he knew well, had writ ten to him in Boston at tle same time that she was addressing James w. Osborne as "Oliver" in letters sent to the New York Athletic Club here. Subsequently James w. Osborne turned over to the federal attorney etters which he said he had received from Miss Tanzer
 Miss Tanzer refused to make any statement after her arrest.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-20
Correspondent Witnessed Battle Be
 tween Forts and Batteships

London March 20--2 II d. m.--The Daily Telegraph's Tenedos correspond ent says he observed the engagement in the Dardanelles on Thursday through a glass from the peak of Mount Elias on Teuedos island, 1900 feet above sea level.
 At 9 o'clock in the morning. the correspondent says, six British war ships left their anchorage at the foot at Mount Elias and were followed at a distance of three niles by 8 French squadron. The first shots were fired at 10:20 o'clock An hour later Turkish warship appeared around the point of kiid Bahr but retired after receiving a heavy artillery greeting from the allied battleships.
 The fire on the forts began to tell before noon. There was an explosion at Chanak which looked like a powder magazine As the ships drew nearer the forts the fire of the latter became more accurate. Spouts of water rose all about the ships and occasionally a Turkish shell took effect on one or another of them
 At noon one of the French ships
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