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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-28
sNYDER-HEPBuRN.

A very attractive wedding will take
place at o'clock this evening at the
Oak Lane Presbyterian Church when
Miss Elsie Densmer Hepburn, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ID. Hepburn, of
6SlO North 18th street, will become the
BRIDE Of Mr.. Charles w. Snyder, Jr., also
Of Oak Lane. The Rev. Frank Scott will
officiate.
The bride. who will be given in mar
riage by her father. will wear a beautiful
gown of white crepe meteor. Her veil
Will be of tulle, held in place with lilies
OF the valley, and she will carry a shower
bouquet of lilies of the valley. The maid
of honor Miss Helen Houston, will be att
tractvely gowned in pale-blue taffeta and
white net and will carry a huge arm
bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums
Miss Neva Hartzell, Miss Mary Arthur
and Miss Florence Fisher will attend as
bridesmaids. Their gowns will be of rain
bow shade of tulle and they will carry
arm bouquets of chrysanthemums Mr.
William Snyder. the bridegroom's brother.
Will act as best man, and the ushers will
be Mr. Comfy Straton, Mr.. Howard
Adams and Mr.. Edwin Hamilton.
A reception will follow Immediately
after the ceremony at the brides home
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder will
leave on an extended wedding Journey
Upon their return they will reside at 63lC
North 18th street, Oak Lane
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-28
Chestnut Hill

Mrs Helen Bancroft, of New York,
has returned from Honolulu and is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Mac
Grath, of Benezet street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-28

Mrs. Zane Hoffman was hostess TO the
members of her card club on Tuesday
afternoon. The game was followed by a
buffet luncheon. Mrs. David Timmons,
Mrs. Ellwood A. Steelman, Mrs. Carl
Schaeffer, Mrs. William Voorhees,, Mrz.
Victor Beck, Miss Alice McFadden, Miss
Jennie Querns. Miss Edna McFadden, Miss
Mary Weldon and Miss Jennie Querns
were the guests.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-28
wARREN-THoMAS.

The marriage OF Miss Irene Equilla
Thomas, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph NJ. Thomas, of State road, Gym
wyd, to Mr.. James Warren will take
place quietly this afternoon at 4 o'clock
in st. Johns Episcopal Church, Lower
Merton. The Rev. Dr. H. A. F. Hoyt
will officiate. No invitations have been
issued to the wedding. but friends of
the bride and groom-to-be are invited
to be present at the ceremony. The bride,
who will be given in marriage by her
father, will wear a stylish travelling suit
of brown broadcloth, while a small
brown velvet hat will complete the cos
tune. After a wedding trip Mr. anc
Mrs. Warren will be at home after Janu'
ary 1 at their apartments, 46th and Locust
streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-28

Mrs. Leonard r. weitzel. of 46O9 Nortl
Broad street. will spend part OF Novem
ber In New York as the guest OF hei
mother. Mrs. Thomas T. Joret
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-28
Tioga

Mrs. Bertha Keen. who has been spend
ing the summer and early autumn at
Atlantic City, has returned to town and is
nue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-28
wILLs-HnLLrR.

The marriage OF Miss Marguerite r.
Heller, daughter OF Mr.. John Heller. Of
1915 North ssd street. to Mr.. John A.
Wills took place yesterday afternoon at
o'clock in st. Ludwig's Catholic Church.
2Sth and Master streets. The Rev. Albert
Korves performed the ceremony. The
bride was attended by Miss Letitia
Lenahan as bridesmaid. Mr.. Gordon
Fellman was the bridegroom's best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wills left for an extended
tour through New England. They will
be at home after November % at 2s21
Nicholas street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Biggard, formerly
Of North 18th street, are occupying their
new home, 1925 North Gratz street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-28

Reformed Episcopal Church, Broad and
Venango streets. when Miss Fannie Arm
strong. daughter OF Mrs. Elizabeth Arm
strong. was given In marriage by her
brother Mr.. Edward s. Armstrong, 10
Mr.. G. Raymond Rudrauff. Of Tlona.
The Rev. Dr. Forrest E. Dagger oflciated
at the ceremony, which was followed BY
largely attended reception at the
Roosevelt. The bride was attended By
Mrs. w. Harry Armstrong, as matron
Of honor, and Miss Elsa Spencer and Miss
Madge Horst, OF Altaloma. Cal. as
bridesmaids.
Mr.. Rudrauff had for best man Dr.
Paul j Pontius, and for ushers Mr..
Roland L. Rudrauff. his brother; Mr..
Walter ]. Devine. Mr.. Edward ]. Tague,
Mr. James Spencer and the brides broth
ers, Mr. w. Harry Armstrong. Mr.. Frank
Armstrong, OF this city, and Mr.. Albert
r. Armstrong. of New York.
Upon their return from an extended
honeymoon trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Rudrauff
will be at home. after January 1. at Seo1
Germantown avenue
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-28

Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Heritage, of Al
St. Pauls road, Ardmore, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss Mae
Boden Heritage, to Mr.. Stuart Earl Serv-
ice, son of DR.. and Mrs CORTLAND 5,
Service, of 10th and Green streets. Mr..
Services business is in Washington, d.
c.. where he now resides.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

ton, would you stand hesitant be-
tween the higher and the lower
womanhood? If you were woman
without money, without employ
ment, without influential friends,
widowed or single, with children or
without, what would you do? An
swer the Ogilvie question.
Take time. Go over the ground.
And when you have finished ask
yourself another question, Gam I my
sisters keeper" Certainly you pay
the woman who does your washing
the regular price,; but is that all
you owe her? What do you owe to
the woman out of work, the woman
with children and poverty and hope
lessness and an immortal soul? The
woman who comes twice week 10
do your sweeping gets her money
when she leaves the house; but is
that payment in full?
1t is a woman's question to Wom-
en-. Answer it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
STAND BY THE PRESIDENT.

Ex-President Taft is out with a
timely article to the press counsel
ing the people of this country to use
moderation in the discussion of the
European war and to be slow in their
criticisms of the national admins
tration in the policies pursued in
dealing with belligerent countries.
Mr.. Taft holds that the situation is
grave and that it's gravity is in
creased by criticism of those at the
head of our government who are US
ing their best endeavors, in the light
they have, to serve the interests of
their own country. The people Of
the United States must, in the judg-
ment of the former president, stand
behind President Wilson and uphold
his hands. 1t doesn't matter whetn-
er or not we agree with what he is
doing. Perhaps if we were in pos
session of all the facts we could bet
ter Judge. But whether or not the
president is doing the best thing
possible, loyal Americans must pur-
sue a course calculated to impress
upon the belligerents that no mat
ter what happens the people of this
country are going to stand as solid
wall in unity for the interests of the
United States. Mr.. Taft is right
about it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
THU GERMAN WAY,

The Fatherland: Germany early
realized that in the preservation OF
the small business man lay the pros
perity of the nation. However much
the Kings of Prussia or the German
Kaiser may be criticised for their
ornamental ideas about the divine
rights of kings, they have for gen.
erations boosted that they are the
kings of the poor and they have
made their boast good. Today, in
Germany, the small business man
has a better chance than in Amer
lea, the greatest eXempler in theory,
of popular institutions on earth.
The government in Germany has
not been turned aside by popular
phrases, misconceptions of what was
actually taking place or about TO
take place, or any reluctance to use
effective weapons against real dan
ger. The government has been COM
posed of men just as Intelligent and
as resourceful as those in control Of
private capital, and just as much
devoted to the public interest as the
capitalists to their private interests.
The result has been, in Germany,
freedom from trust domination, and
in America disaster from trust do
mination, where our public servants
have either been unwilling or un-
able or not sufficiently intelligent to
oppose the progress of private mo-
nopoly.
In dealing with large units Of
capital, the German government,
and by this phrase, refer not only to
the imperial but to all the royal
state governments, has adopted ev-
cry eXpedient that seemed advisable.
It has prevented prices from being
reduced below a certain level If cut
throat competition appeared in any
particular spot. The trusts, unable
illus " uuucloCl1 lAC NSoASi,
were at the stroke of pen, blocked
in their favorite piece Of strategy.
Where the trusts gained control
of supplies and sought in that way
to exterminate the small business
man, the government stepped in and
regulated the maximum prices to be
charged, as it had regulated the
minimum prices.
Where trusts sought to cut off the
supplies, irrespective of prices, in
an arbitrary manner, and attempted
to sell only to or through certain
agencies, the government declared
such practices unfair competition
and stopped them.
Where circumstances dictated
such a course the government en-
gagged in competitive operations and
undersold the trusts.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
DOUBLE-FACED NEUTRALITY.

In every controversy that has aris-
en- during the war the decisions of
the Administration, no matter on
what ground they were based, have
invariably been injurious to Ger
many. Whatever pretext bolstered
up Mr. Bryan's reasoning, the ulti-
mate effect was invariably of bene-
fit to Great Britain. President Will
son is a modern Janus. His neutral
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

ditional fast all-steel train via the
Golden State Route through Kan
sas City and Ell Paso. This train will
be known as the "Californian" and
will leave Chicago daily beginning
March 1st, at 800 a. m, Kansas
City 1870 p. M, arriving Los An
geles 7:15 a. m. third day. East
bound leave Los Angeles 900 p. m,
Kansas City HOO p. m, arrive Chi
cagO 1:45 p. IN.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
NEUTRALITY DIFFICULTIES.

Sioux City Journal: When Bel
GUM was invaded a neutral right
was violated. Although in charge
of the leading neutral government,
President Wilson did not protest.
When complaints were filed with
him regarding alleged atrocities in
the way of reprisals on noncombat-
ants, bombardments without notice
and the use of explosive bullets,
President Wilson held his peace.
When Germany sowed mines in the
neutral waters of the North sea and
when Great Britain later declared
large areas of that sea war zone
the administration maintained its
attitude of aloofness. When Ger
n-Americans protested against
the sale of arms and ammunition to
the allies the administration
couldn't be induced to take interest.
For not going to the defense Of
Belgian neutrality, for not speaking
up in support Of neutral rights in
the high seas and for not interfer-
ing with the sale OF arms, President
Wilson was roundly criticised at
home, in other neutral nations
and even among the belligerent5.
England thought America should
have spoken up for Belgium.
Germany thought America should
have protested against British ap-
preparation of sections Of the high
seas as a war zone. Berlin would
have liked to see the allies barred
out of the American arms and am
muntition market.
While occupying this attitude OF
passive neutrality the administra-
ton learned how easy it was to be
damned for not doing things.
Presently the allies interference
with American shipping caused SO
much unrest in domestic business
circles and among German sympa-
thizers that the administration felt
warranted in lodging a sharp pro-
test with Great Britain. This pleas
cd American pro- German sentiment.
In Great Britain it aroused sharp re-
which has never been al
layed, although the British govern
ment has dealt very cordially with
the issue raised. Then cane the use
of the American flag by British ves-
sells, the declaration of a British food
embargo against Germany and Ger
many's campaign against merchant
shipping. All this gave Washington
a chance to protest vigorously
against the procedure of the rival
1elligerents. With what result?
Great Britain's resentment over the
shipping protest was intensified by
our pushing of the flag grievance.
Germany, on the other hand, be-
.ame thoroughly indignant because
was cndeavoring to in
,erfere with the only kind of naval
,ampaign that could be conducted |
~ the German navy in British wat !
,rs-the submarine blockade.
Both at home and abroad the
PRESIDENT found how easy it was to
,e damned for doing things.
1t is greatly to be feared that the
Ielicate problems Of neutrality cam
lot be solved without continued
riction abroad. If we can all man
,ge to look at the situation from the
American viewpoint we may be able
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

to pull through without serious fric-i
tion at home.
Naturally enough the British pub
lie views all questions from the
standpoint of British interest. In
England there is sincere conviction
that the United States should come
to the assistance of the allies. ANY
policy short of that will not be
heartily approved. Germany, resent
ing such sympathy as the United
States has given the allies, would
play upon American trade interests
to compel abandonment of the Brit
ish food embargo. If the United
States cannot be worked" in this
way or in suspending the sales Of
arms to the allies, Germany will not
care very much how American opin-
ion may be disposed. in the European
conflict.
AS matter of strategy Germany
could hardly be blamed for doing
anything that might have the eff
feet of embroiling the United States
with Great Britain. Nor could Great
Britain be censured for endeavoring
to get the United States into trouble
with Germany. That sort of meneuv-
ering for neutral help is a common
expedient on the part of belliger-
ents. II
With Great Britain and Germany
both seeking to use the United
States to the injury of the other, it
is obvious that Washington cannot
maintain strict neutrality and con-
tinue to please either belligerent.
What Washington must do will be
to maintain strict neutrality to it's
own measure. In this effort it should
have the unanimous support of all
patriotic Americans, regardless OF
their sympathies as between the
European belligerents.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

London announces that the coun-
tries fighting Germany, Turkey and
Austria-Hungary have up to the
present time thrown only third of
their military strength into action.
To maintain the present force and
to bring the other tWo-thirds into
action it will cost ten billions of
dollars per year. That sounds like
pretty big talk.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

The Freeman-Tribune believes
the two cent fare has come to stay
in Iowa and it believes also that it
ought to stay.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

A woman who creates and sustains
a home, and under whose hands
children grow up to be strong and
pure men and women, is creator
second only to God.-Helen Hunt
Jackson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

The people of the United States
are determined to maintain their
neutrality even if they have to fight
for it,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

Here the Freeman-Trlbune has
been splurging about republican
ism, the Manson Democrat has been
yelling democracy, and not a dod
gasted newspaper has been Bull
Moosing. Ellsworth News.
AS the Freeman under
stands it, the bull moose party that
was, died peacefully on the End OF
last November, after two years OF
heroic effort to keep alive. AS a
party of blessed memory it will hold
a hallowed place in the hearts OF
many voters and will be referred tC
kindly by those who deal gently
with the dead. The bull moosers
did the country great service by
administering a singing rebuke t.
the political knaves who seduced a
national convention and to the man
who hoped to profit by securing a
tainted nomination. Now let it rest
in peace
Warren Garst, industrial commits
sioner of Iowa, is trying to get
through the legislature a bill requir-
ing the state to back liability insur-
NICE. The state demands that en-
ployers of labor shall furnish insur-
ance against death and injury to
men working for them and Mr.. Garst
holds that the state should furnish
this insurance to employers at abso-
lutte cost. He says the saving would
be enormous and would at the same
time furnish better protection to the
injured. He points out that it is I'M
fair to the injured, whose employer
has paid for his insurance, to be be-
set by agents Of insurance compan-
les for a settlemen: after he is hurt.
He doesn't know his rights in the
matter and the insurance compan-
les employ men well versed in their
duties to make settlement. The in
evitable result in many instances is
the injured employe settles for much
less than he should. This whole
transaction benefits only the insur-
ance companies. Mr.. Garst, in the
judgment of the Freeman-Tribune,
takes the right view of the matter
and it is to be hoped that the leg
islature will take some action to
furnish the desired relief to both
employer and employe. The COM
pensation law is right in principle,
but needs some fixing to make it fair
in administration.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

The politicians are now having a
mighty hard time of it trying to dis
tinguish the water wagon from the
band wagon. Fact of the matter is,
there is really no difference.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

The Knoxville Journal is of the
opinion that the repeal of the mulct
law will result in re-Opening the
liquor fight in Iowa and that ground
will be lost by the temperance peo
pie in the next half dozen years.
But if public sentiment is as strong
ly against the saloon as it appears
to be the predictions of the Journal
will not be realized. The saloon
hardly has a defender now days.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

John Bull says he is going to win
the war if he has to sacrifice the
last Frenchman to do it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

If the Evelyn was blown up by a
mine sowed by some one of the bel
ligerents whose identity cannot be
easy avenue of escape to Germany,
Great Britain and the United States
from another war of diplomacy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

Col. Young is writing some inter-
esting letters about his trip across
the Atlantic, giving the reader u
good idea of what may be expected
in a journey of that kind.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

There is some talk of Col. Gothic
ais, the man who built the Panama
canal, as the next republican NOM
inee for president. He would sure
ly prove a vote getter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

The Des Moines Capital asserts
that those who predict that Iowa is
going to suffer in any material way
as the result of statewide prohibit
ton SANDER the state.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

Jack Dalton of the Manson Demo-
crat threatens to start a new party
If the democratic party of Iowa goes
off on a prohibition wild goose
chase. Jack says there are enough
real men in Iowa to make up quite
a respectable political organization.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
RECRUITS TO ROOSEVELT'S IDEA

Sioux City Tribune: The nation
is coming around to Theodore
Roosevelt's views regarding big
business organizations; namely, they
are essential to the growth of this
country, they should not be destroy
ed or dissolved, but should be regu-
lated, and their character is deter
mined not by their size, but by their
methods.
Even President Wilson, who was
the most caustic critic of Roose-
velt's trust policies during; the last
presidential campaign, has finally
accepted Roosevelt's ideas. In re-
cent address to business men, Mr..
Wilson said: Nobody is hence
forth going to be afraid of or sus-
picious of any business merely be-
cause it is big"
Unfortunately for the commercial
welfare of the nation, especially. for
its prospects Of gaining foreign mar
kets, the courts and the legal de-
partment of the nation haven't as
yet recognized the wisdom of Roose-
velt's views, which President Will
son and the forward thinking people
of the country have adopted.
The federal court in the district
of Minnesota only recently dissolved
the international harvester trust
upon the sole ground that it had
grown too large. Still more recent
ly the federal court in the eastern
district of Pennsylvania refused to
dissolve the Keystone Watch Case
because of it's size, and the
United States attorney general i'm
appealed the case to the
United States supreme court to at
tempt to force dissolution.
Until the attitude of this nation
toward big business is permanently
fixed, there is not much likelihood
of the great opportunities in the way
of foreign markets or even the de-
of home ones, being seiz-
ed. Germany has built up her great
foreign trade by reason Of her i'm
mense trusts, which the German
government not only permits but
and OF which it is frequent
ly silent partner" Germany has
been styled 1.-The land OF a thousand
,artels" another term for trust or
syndicate. ,..-
These cartels enjoy the support
and protection of the German gov
srnment. Of course she regulates
hem, supervises them and makes
hem subordinate to the imperial
government. But she places no li1n-
t on their size any more than she \
loes on the size of her Krupp guns.
She believes in size in both kinds of
world conquest.
The foreign markets look inviting
low. But American capital knows
nat the minute peace IS ueclareu IL
will be in competition with the Ger
nan trusts at every port in the
world, and if the United States gov
is likely at any minute to
larass it and fight it at home, it
annot hope to succeed. 1t would
e like entering the prize ring with
9th hands tied and expecting TO
1hip the champion who had every
Sc Of his physical faculties.
This war has opened to this coun-
ry the opportunity to seize tae
yorld'S markets. Unless public men
nd government officials Immediate u
Y revise their ideas, drop their par
and meet the situation as
usiness men, rather than polite
ms, the war will be over and the
COR of opportunity closed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

Diplomacy is great game and
there are no two nations in the
world that understand it better than
Great Britain and Germany. Each
would like to see the other get into
trouble with the United States and
each is doing all it possibly can to
bring about such a consumation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

The progressive spirit of the
times is shown in the rapid multi
plicatioI of consolidated schools,