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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-29
NINE DIPHTHERIA CASES
Three More Found Suffering With
Disease in Lansdale-More Pre-
cautions Taken

Discovery of three more cases of diph-
therein In Lansdale today brought the
town face to face with the need for taxi
ing measures to prevent further spread Of
the disease. Nine cases are now known
to exist in the borough and the presence
of more is suspected
School buildings have undergone fumi-
CATION. All public meetings will be pro-
hibited II the borough Council takes ac-
ton which is demanded in some quarters.
The latest victims of diphtheria are
Nelson williams, years old, and his
sister, years. children of Tony Williams
and Ralph, the 4-year-old son of Horace
Gresham.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-29
JTTNEYMEN MAKE
FINAL PLEA AGAINST
PROHIBITTvE LAW
Judge Patterson Hears Final
Argument in Suit to Re-
strain Enforcement of
City Ordinance
ATTACKED AS UNFAIR
Counsel for Petitioners Calls Statute
Discriminatory-Ryan Urges
Modification

Final arguments were made before
Judge Patterson today In the suit in
equity brought by the Philadelphia Jit-
ney Association and the South Philadel-
phia Jitney owners Association to re-
strain the city from enforcing the coun-
cilmanic jitney ordinance. Upon the de-
cislon OF Judge Patterson rests the fate
Of the jtneys.
Michael Francis Doyle, for the jitney-
men, said the ordinance was prohibitive
and not regulative, and argued from this
that Councils had no authority 20 pass II.
lie quoted many precedents and decisions
and went into the case at length.
The jitney ordinance as now on the
statute books, Mr.. Doyle held, was trade
regulation, something outside the juris-
dlction of Councils. Judge Patterson
seemed to be deeply impressed with this
line Of argument. He interrupted once
to ask Mr.. Doyle whether he thought
the city might say with authority that
no iitneys might run under any condi-
tion. Mr. Doyle replied In the negative.
He said at present the law discriminates
in favor of the man who can afford to
pay a higher price. The argument VIII
be concluded today, in all probability,
and the jitney men are confident OF sue
cess
COLI.ooUY OF CITY COUNSEL.
Assistant City Solicitor Wolf and First
Assistant City Solicitor Lowengrund got
into an amusing argument with Judge
Patterson when the former started his
answer TO Mr.. Doyle's contention. The
Court asked, after Mr.. Wolf declared the
city had the right to prohibit the run
ming of jitneys absolutely, whether hS
thought the city could order jitneys &c
run between or In cemeteries, where u
would be impossible to get any passen
gers.
Certainly" said Mr., Wolf. I'm m,
opinion"
At this point Mr.. Lowengrund Jumped
| to his feet,
IT don't want to interrupt my col
league" he said, but the fact is we'r,
not trying to make the jitneys ruI
through cemeteries"
| Attendants had to use their gavels Il
| restore order in the court rooms.
In his rebuttal Mr.. Doyle pointed ou
that, as the Legislature had specihcall!
| conferred on City Councils authority L
regulate the ;itney busses, 1t automatic
ally deprived that body Of the right Z
prohibit them. Judge Patterson reserves
| decision.
| RYAN URGES MODIFICATION.
A modification Of the jitney ordinance
which has driven all but about a scor
of the five-cents-a-rlde cars from tn
streets, was recommended by City Sc
licitor Ryan in an opinion handed to tn
police department yesterday. In the opin
ion, which was requested because OF tn
operation of cars on the five-rides-fo ora
quarter plan by the Peoples Motor Clul
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-29
ALLIES LOAN
BONDS WILL BE
FLOATED SOON
Syndicate Headed by j. P.
Morgan Preparing to Put
Project on Market
WILL, APPEAL TO PEOPLE
Net Value of Transaction Will
Be 1855, 100000 When Cost
Is Deducted

NEW YORK. Sept. o.-Representatives
OF England and France came TO the
United states seeking bnlion-dollar war
loan. and they got loan, the ultimate
net value Of which win be $355OCO, 900
when the premiums and interest are paid.
On the basis of the agreement England
and France must pay S25,Ooo,OOO annually
as interest on the half-billion-dollar loan.
This was the chief topic OF discussion in
Wall street today. following the formal
announcement Of the completion Of the
most gigantic loan ever negotiated.
Following the formal announcement Of
the Angio-French Credit Commission that
a war loan had been secured. the work
preliminary to putting the bonds upon
the market was begun today by a syndi-
cate headed by ]. p. Morgan.
This II not a loan for capitalists exclu-
sively, The peoples money will be So
licited. ]. p. Morgan & Co. announce
that the bonds will be issued in denomi-
nations as low as 500. payable in install.
ments
MONEY MARKET SAFE.
Bankers declare that the money market
will not be disturbed by the loan. and
that the rate OF exchange OF pounds
sterling and francs will be stabilized.
Money subscribed to the loan will be
kept In American banks to be checked
against by the French and British Gov
ernments.
Russia will not participate. but no bal
has been placed upon the expenditure oi
the money for arms and ammunition, al
well as for grain, clothing and other ne
cessities.
Every effort is being made by the al
lied governments to make the loan popu
lar in this country. The desire TO stim
ulate interest in the West was one o.
the reasons that Baron Reading anC
other members of the credit commission
went 90 Chicago. The commissioners alst
made q concession in granting postpone
menfs which will make the bonds yielC
investors 516 per cent. At first they de
clared they could not pay more than
per cent. to the buyers of the bonds.
BABY BONDS FAVORED.
Special efforts will be made to place tn,
baby bonds" of 800 denomination amonl
small investors throughout the country
Formal notification has been made tina
they will be free of all taxes in boil
England and France.
This is the first external loan PLACED
by the Allies since the war began. bu
the efforts made to popularize this on
indicate that, II the war goes anotle
year. the Allies will be seeking NOR
money here in the meantime.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-29
OImsted Summer Home Burned

HARRISBURG. Sept. 29-Cedar Cliff,
the summer home of Mrs. Marlin e. Ohm
sted. widow Of former Congressman Ohm
sted. west of this city, was damaged to
the extent Of $1,000 by fire this afternoon
Mrs. Olmsted is in Washington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-29
MAN GETS $4,000 VOLTS
Rubber Mat Saves Electrician From
Death in Accident

A rubber mat which he stepped on ac-
cidentally probably saved the life of Mar
tin Weir, an electrician, as he passed be-
tween a fiy-wheel and large switch
board today, at the Philadelphia Electric
Companys plant, 2Sth and Christian
streets Weir was thrown against the
board by air pressure, 1t is believed, and
received nearly 1900 volts.
He was picked up in a semi-conscious
condition and sent to the Polytechnic Hos
pital. He was burned on the feet, legs
and scalp, but will recover. Weir lives
at 37S1 North 9Th street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-29
THREE STRIKES IN CONNECTION
WITH WORK FOR DU POINTS
Some Workers Demand Five Dollars
a Day and Others Sympathize

WILMINGTON. Del, Sept. 9.-More
than $50 men employed at the du Pont
Powder Company's tin shops, at Hagely
Yard, others doing du Pont work at the
plant of the American Car and Foundry
Company, and still others at Carney's
Point, went on a strike today.
THE. men at the du Pont plant demanded
IS a day for eight hours work. They
have been earning about $40 week. At
the American Car and Foundry Company
the men demanded IS a day for eight
hours on du Pont work. The strike at
Carney's Point was strike In sympathy
with the men here and the men made no
formal demands.
The company will make no statement
on the subject. The men recently Joined
the Tinsmiths' Union. National Organ
izer Lannen, of Trenton, is here.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-13
TRAMP MINES IN TOWN
 WITH THE BEST EVER (From Saturdays Dai1y)

Some of the richest gold ore that has ever been seen in Prescott was brought to this city yesterday in the pockets Of a stranger who bore the appearance of tramp miner, nobody having been able 10 ascertain his name, although it is not known that anyone made any particular effort 10 do so. Neither was it ascer- .aincd just where the ore came from.
 All that is known is that he pos sesses it and that he sold number Of samples at good round figures to people who knew good thing when they saw it. The writer saw one piece weighing about four ounces, and the mining man who purchased it from this stranger said 1t would assay not one cent less than twenty i've or thirty dollars. This means that the ore would run over SlOO,- 000 to the ton. This man purchased sHO pISSN Ol VI ' dl dDOut OA4S AiolA what he could secure for the button after it has been run through an as sayer's apparatus. Another man who purchased a specimen from the same person paid ten dollars for about two ounces which he declared would yield twice that amount in the vel LOW goods. Free gold stuck out all over these specimens, and the rock itself was declared to be the richest ever seen here. Just what quantity of this material the stranger had is not known, but he seemed able to furnish samples to most every one who desired to purchase and he de- clared that he had secured the ore from a mine in Yavapai county, al though many people seemed to doubt such d statement.
 The man wore a blouse and over Alls, looked as though he had come directly from the hills where he had had no chance to shave for weeks, and talked but very little. He visit ed a number Of places ill town, but to what extent he transacted bu5i- ness Of the character mentioned IS not known.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-13

car are armored so that it Is proof
 against ordinary rifle fire. Even if a
 lucky shot should destroy the car or
 cut it off from the Zeppelin the par
 ent ship would still be able to drop
 bombs probably out of range of the guns which had destroyed the car be- meath.
 The war Zeppelins, like the passen-
 geh craft, are of course equipped with wireless telegraph apparatus so that they may remain in constant communication with their base throughout an attack. The passen- ger ships carry wireless with range of about two hundred miles, but this is considerably increased in the war craft. A special room is set apart for the aerial wireless operator While the invading fleet of war Zep- pelins is passing over the English channel for instance, their com manders could exchange messages with one another and report to their headquarters at their base on the continent without a moments delay. The antenna of the wireless appa- ratus is strung almost the entire length of the balloon, thus giving it length over 500 feet, rendering it es- pecially effective in picking up mes sages.
 Perhaps the most dangerous en- emy the war Zeppelin may encounter is the armored automobiles especial ly designed for such attacks. These cars carry guns especially built to throw shrapnel grenades for great distances. The guns are mounted so
 hat they may be swung and dis charged in vertical position and no matter what the position of the air craft it can never be out of range There is besides an ingenious mech lnism for calculating the range at my angle which makes the fire re- accurate. These aero guns are built with a pneumatic attach nent which takes up the recoil so
 hat the automobile which serves as ! base for the gun carriage will not )e damaged.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-13
MINES PRE-
 PARE TO GO AHEAD
(From Saturdays Daily)


 A. NJ. Cough, recently elected pres ident of the Mckinley Mining Com pany writes from Oakland, Illinois, that all financial arrangements have been closed by which the plan Of exploration decided upon will be car ried out, beginning early next week. Cough will return to Prescott in a few weeks with his wife and family to reside.
 C. E. Mckinley, general manager stated yesterday he was authorized to employ fifteen miners and to get the camp in condition for permanent operations and would begin develop mcnt with two shifts. A line of ex- 3loration has been mapped out that will require several months, and the intention is to develop rather than produce until the outcome is satiS- factory. Mir. Cough devoted several weeks toward making underground observations, and being conversant with mines and mining his judgment is regarded as carrying much weight. It is also quite probable that a line of surface prospecting on the group will be taken up after the main shaft work begins.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-13
CHICKEN DROUTH
 PREVAILS AT DEWEY
(From Thursdays Daily.)


 Take off your hat to the school boys of Dewey. From a stunt neatly executed on January l, a bunch of these country youngsters are destined to acquire fame in the world of finance, in years to come, even if their rural environment does not permit of the technical training other urchins enjoy in the crowded city.
 This sentiment is supported by a stunt pulled off on January l, when the kids of Dewey got in action to start the New Year off with some of the filthy lucre jingling in their pockets, and via the get-rich-quick route. The occasion was a chicken and turkey shoot, at 10 cents per shot, with a 22-calibre rifle, none barred The range was sixty yards, and the birds were placed in box with hole therein, to permit of the head only being seen. Every honest farmer of the Agua Fria trek ed to the point in the main street, as well did the sure shots of Hum boldt enter the fray. The fusillade was fierce and the slaughter was heavy; but the tally sheet showed that the kids had plenty of easy money, $45O apiece, it Is stated, or in the aggregate $39.75, quite divvy.
 The curtain had to drop sometime or other on the financial drama, and when the smoke cleared away, there was the odor of vitriol n the atmos phere, and spirit of vengeance was rampant. The fowl population of the country had dwindled to few feath- CTS. The expose came after resi- dent of that village went into his hen house to make observations, when he picked from the floor apen knife that bore the name of.one of the principals giving the shooting match. With this circumstantial evi- dencc he meandered to Judge Now day at Humboldt, and laid the knife on the table as mute evidence of the guilty one. "All right" said the jurist, well look into the case, and an officer will be sent to do little sleuth work" The irate old chicken king returned home and was heard to mutter on the road: "This is the limit; the idea of an owner of the fowl paying ten cents shot to kill his own product, and then losing IA chickens and two turkeys to boot"
 As yet no arrests have been made and the school boys arc keeping their mouths shut.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-13
IMPORTANT MINE
 WORK WEARS END
(From Saturdays Daily.)


 N. Il. Getchell, general manager of the Y.-P. mines near Maxton, who was visitor to the city yesterday, stated that after three months of sinking a winzc from the 5OO-foot level of the Cash mine, to intcrsect the Snoozer vein of the Senator sys- tenn, the work would be completed next week.
 The winze has been driven 155 feet, and surveys made show that ten or twelve feet additional will reach that zone. Plans are being formulated for starting thc largest line of exploration ever given the Y-P. holdings, and it is probable the company will have an established property, the Snoozer vein in itself being determined by the Commercial as attractive, and from which high grade shipping ores have been taken.
 Mir. Getchell also stated that the winzc will afford the solution of a very important mine engineering problem, and which was authorized by expert examination made on two different occasions during tho past summer by gcologists Other zone: of the Cash at great depth also will be explored.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-13

county commissioners from suspend ing or discontinuing or selling the property enumerated.
 Result Statewide.
 The result of this action will af- feet every county in Arizona. Wheth CT a temporary injunction is grant ed or not, the case will immediately be taken to the supreme court for confirmation or reversal of the de- cision. It is the concensus of opinion among the lawyers of Prescott that this law will go by the board just as the eighty per cent law did yesterday when the federal court, sitting at San Francisco, decided it wholly peg upon which to stand.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-13
ASK RATE INCREASE.

TOPEKA, Jan. S.-Hearings op- ened today oil the application oi Kansas railroads for permission from the public utilities commission to in crease their passenger rates from two cents a mile to three cents. The roads claim they are operating their passenger service at loss. Some of the heads blame the automobile for the slump in their local passenger business.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-13
LONG TRIP.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. g. The president expects his trip to Panama, the San Diego and San Francisco expositions and the speak ing tour afterwards to last from March to May l.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-13
REFUSE TO BAR NEGROES.

WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 7.- The house today defeated the senate amendment to the immigration bill providing to bar negroes by a vote of 252 to 75.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10

by Rev. R. E Cornell of the Presby.
terrain church. The pioneers pro-
vided eight honorary pallbearers in
addition to the regular pallbearers
The honorary pallbearers were /:
Thomas hartman, A. F. Parker, w.
S. McWilliams, V. Coram, J. L. Eek
ert, E. S. Sweet, John Coran and w.
A. Hall. The regular pallbearers
were: w. w. Brown, N. II. Baulch,
George D. Smith, John Bristo, H.
Taylor and II. Telcher.
The funeral was one of the largest
ever held i'll Idaho county and the
sympathy of the entire upper country
is extended to the bereaved family.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10
CUTTING the Gordian Knot.

The phrase cutting the Gordian
knot" alludes to an ancient tradi-
ton. The story was that Gordius,
a certain king, made knot in the
harness Of his chariot so hard and
intricate as to battle every attempt
to undo it. The oracle of the day
having declared that he who sue
ceeded in solving the complication
would become the conqueror Of the
world, Alexander the Great deter
mined to attempt it. His first eff
forts failing, he determined to make
short work Of it, and, drawing his
sword, with one stroke he cut the
knot which nobody could unite;
hence the expression "cutting the
Gordian knot" came to represent
the solution of any difficult situa-
ton by heroic means.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10
PRESENTING Arms to a Cat.

About the middle of the last cen
fury a very high English Official
died in a fortress at place that is
one of the centers of Brahmanic or
thodoxy, and at the moment when
the news Of his death reached the
sepoy guard at the main gate a
black cat rushed out of it. The
guard presented arms to the cat as
a salute to the flying spirit of the
powerful Englishman, and the coin
cidence took so firm a hold Of the
locality that up to few years ago
neither exhortation or orders could
prevent Hindu sentry at that gate
from presenting arms to any cat
that passed out at night.-Bombay
Times.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10
Hotel Furniture Here This Week.

The furniture for the new Nez-
perez hotel was shipped Monday and
will arrive not later than Saturday.
The dishes, stoves and some other
equipment are already here. The
painters and plumbers will finish
their work by Saturday, and Mr..
Donovan states that he will at once
put force at work installing the
fine hosiery ready for the fair and
stock show, which comes off on June
23d and oath.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10
statements are at variance.

There is little known of the situa-
ton along the Austro-Italian frontier.
Vienna, in reporting the repulse
with heavy losses of isolated attacks
! by the Italians near Gradisca and
Grade, says that the Italians are
apparently preparing for general
attack along the Isonzo river.
The Germans continue successful
ly their offensive against the Russians
and have entered Stanislau. The
French, on the other hand, are sue
cessful in still further advancing their
lines along the western front. The
political situation in the east, however,
is superseding the war in general in
terest.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10

|s A housemaid was left in charge
Of two small boys. "Well, Mary"
asked their mother on her return,
Chow did you get on with them
Were they good 2" ooh, yes, ma'am,"
said Mary; "very good indeed,
ma'am. Only at the end they
would fight So" "Fight?" the hor-
rifed mother cried. @But why did
you allow it? What were they fight
ing about?" eff you please, ma'am, !"
said Mary, "they were fighting to
decide which Of them was behaving
bestp
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10
GERMAN POLICY RIGID
BRYAN QUITS CABINET

Concluded from first page)
confer is of the note was given, it is
understood that an unfavorable reply
will mean the severance of diplomatic
relations with Germany and that at
tacks on Americans thereafter might
lead to even greater complications.
The effect on the general situation
of Secretary Bryan's withdrawal
from the cabinet was the subject of
general comment everywhere. For
eign diI lomatists interpreted it as
significant of forceful course on
the part of the United States.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10
Passing Of Leading Prairie Pioneer.

Grangeville, Id a., June 5.-Cyrus
Overman, pioneer of Ieaho county,
and one of the leading citizens Of
this section of the state, died suddenly
today from heart disease at his home
in Grangeville. Mr.. Overman had
left the family dinner table, passed
into an adjoining room and seated
himself in chair. His body pitch
ed forward and he was dead when
members of the family reached his
side.
Mr.. Overman had been in poor
health for some time and several
times during the past few months
experienced attacks of heart trouble.
He appeared to be in his usual health
today and had made no complaint of
feeling i'll. He was about "a years
of age and is survived by wife, two
daughters and FIVE sons. He was
one of the early settlers of the prai-
RE country and was leader in all
movements for the development of
the rural districts and the advance
ment of the interests of the commun-
ity. He followed farming and stock
raising and few years ago retired
from active farming and moved into
Grangeville to make his home. He
was associated with E. S. Sweet in
the stock business and was leading
factor in .finging pure-bred livestock
to the prairie country.
Mr.. Overman was a gentleman
whom all respected and esteemed.
He possessed generous and charit-
able disposition, fair and honorable
in all dealings and a leader in all |
:hings for the advancement of the
His daughters are Mrs. James
White of Nezperce and Mrs. Harry
dilbourne of Grangeville- Cyrus
)verman, Jr. and R. w. Overman,
wo sons, reside near Grangeville;
he other sons are J. /. Overman,
esident of seattle; Art Overman,
spokane, and Owen Overman, who
S in Montana.
Grapgeville, June u The entire
rairie country paid tribute to the
aemory of the late Cyrus Overman
oday when the funeral of the departs
d pioneer was conducted at the Odd
elbows hall at D 80 o'clock this aft
moon. The attendance repre- sented
Il sections of the upper country
nd many of the floral tributes came ,
ON outside points. The flowers j
ere most beautiful and profuse.
The funeral service was conducted =
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-10

Geo E. Talbot and family arrived
last evening from Payette, Idaho, to
become citizens of this community.
Mr.. Talbot has taken clerkship in
the D. P. Donovan Hardware estab-
lishment. They formerly resided
on the ranch which Mr.. Donovan
traded to P. E Miller in the deal
for the hardware store here. Word
was received by relatives here yes
terday that Mr.. Miller and family
arrived safely at their south Idaho
destination last Monday evening.