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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
WORLD EXPORT AGENCY
FORMED BY STEEL co.
Organization VIII Strive to
Gain South American Trade
for United States.

A world export agency created by the
Cambria Steel Company has Just been
opened. The move Will give American
trade an impetus almost beyond calcula-
tion, according 10 well-lnformed steel
men. They point out that animoslty be-
tween the nations engaged in tho Eu-
ropean war will not end with the present
conflict, but will continue ror many years
thereafter. and declare that a concern
such as has been organized by the steel
company is certain Of success. The new
organization has been incorporated under
the laws OF Delaware as the American
Steel Export Company, with a capital Of
$4,000
The organization has already estab-
lished agencies In the principal cities Of
Europe, Asia, South America and Cuba.
Branches of the company have also
been established in the small centres OF
these countries.
The principal advantages Of the new
company will be found in the South
American field. With the cooperation OF
a network Of agencies cooperating with
American banking institutions, It is pre-
dlcted that Argentina, Peru. Chill and
Brazil will offer tremendous opportun-
tiles TO Americans formerly enjoyed by
Europe.
w. II. Donner. president Of the Cam
bria Steel Company and chairman of the
board of directors of the Pennsylvania
Steel Company, is president of the new
concern. Other officers include G. y. Nc
Elhany, as vice president, also vice presl-
dent of the Cambria Steel Company; w
s. Ottinger, second vice president; ID.
Brewer Gehly. treasurer; II. W. McAleer,
comptroller, and otto Kaflsa, general
sales manager.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
FACTORIES IN CAMDEN
WILL REOPEN TO MAKE
SHRAPNEL FOR ALLIES
Thousands Will Be EN-
ployed in Industry, to
Be Carried On in Oxford
Copper Works and John
H. Dialogue & Co.'s Ship
yard.

Two large Camden manufacturing plants
will be opened for the manufacture OF
shrapnel for the Allies In the near future.
They will offer employment to several
thousand persons, and the weekly payroll
viii bring thousands Of dollars into the
pockets Of Camden workers
The two plants are the orford Copper
Company, located on Cooper Creek, be-
tween 10th and State streets, and the old
John II. Dialogue & Co. ship building
property, located on tho Delaware River
below Kaigns avenue. Plans for opening
the copper plant at once arc completed,
and the work Of installing necessary ma
chinery will be started this week. The
Dialogue plant ls unusually we'll equipped
with Woodworking machinery. and there
will be virtually no additions made to this
department OF tho works.
Both plants have been Idle for more
than two years. When the copper plant
was closed It's work was taken over by
the Oxford Copper Company, Bayonne,
N. j., of which IL is a branch. The Dia-
logue concern has been In the hands Of
trustees in bankruptcy for nearly three
years and has been closed for the greater
part OF that time.
The copper plant will be operated by
Orford concern, which is at present en-
gagged in large contracts for munitions at
the Bayonne factory The moro deli
cate portions of shrapnel shells will be
turned out at the Camden plant OF the
copper company.
Tho Dialogue BhipbuldinB concern will
be used by New York manufacturing
plant, the name OF which has not been
disclosed. Shrapnel will be assembled and
the finishing touches will be applied there.
Tho information became public today
when application was made to the Cam
den authorities to learn what provisions
OF the city ordinances covered the stor-
age OF explosives. Agents OF the two
concerns interested in opening the local
properties explained that only relatively
small quantities OF black powder would
be used at both plants. City Solicitor
r. G.. c. Bleally announced that the
quantities mentioned by the agents was
below that prohibited by Camden regula-
tions. and that there was no legal OBJ
lection to opening the plants for the pur-
poses mentioned,
The amount represented In the contracts
TO be completed at the Camden plants
has not been disclosed. II is believed that
tho companies which will operate the
concerns are working on contracts oh
tained directly from agents of the Allies
and are not subcontractors for large
munitions and steel manufactures which
hold large contracts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
LEAVES $4,000 SCHOLARSHIP
TO PENN BUILDING SCHOOL
George B. Woodman's Will Provides
for European Travel.

A bequest OF $4,000 for the ultimate es-
tablishment Of n scholarship providing
one year of European travel for student
or graduate of the Architectural Depart
ment of the University OF Pennsylvania
Is contained In the will OF George b.,
Woodman, a retired grocer, who died
June s, at 2126 Spruce street The scholar =
ship will be known as the Henry Gill
ette Woodman Scholarship" In memory
of the testators SON. The entire estate .
value is estimated at SlSO,OOO. or whlch
$4,000 is personal property
The testament. admitted to probate to-
day. devises to the widow, Helen q.
Woodman, all sllverware. pictures, books
horses, carriages and household effects.
both at the city residence Of the decedent
and at the country seat at Cooperstown'
NY The widow is also to receive money
and securities aggregating $4,000.
The residue of the estate Is to be IN
trust for the widow. At her death 2O.OOC
of the principal reverts to the trustees oil
the University of Pennsylvania for the
scholarship. The annual income from that
amount is to be applied toward the eN-
penses of travel of an architectural stu
dent. Rules and conditions governing
the award of the scholarship are to DC
FRAMED by the University trustees. The
son Of the testator in whose memory the
scholarship is established, was a graduate
OF the Architectural Department OF the
University.
The remainder of the principal Is to be
divided equally between Thaddeus F. and
Charles w. Woodman, brothers OF the
decedent.
other wills probated today include those
of Richard A. Taussig, who left No' sVOi
William Blefgen. $500; Mary Il. Hlehol'
$3.50; Elizabeth Clouse, 5000
Personal property OF James an ed- ~, Crunahey
Monroe, 81 .69i.3l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
MYSTERY CLUBS $500
IGNORANT OF PURPOSE
Continued from Page Ono

Continued from Page Ono
Pennsylvania, at S3d and Spruce streets.
At last Saturdays meeting more than
thousand men Joined the club. One man
alone brought in 81 members.
Last night special meeting was called
Al the clubhouse. Seventeen hundred men
ioned the organization and received their
FIRST degree at a simple ceremony con-
Quoted in Holy Trinity Church, 18th ana
Walnut streets. The clubhouse was too
small 10 permit the exercises to be con-
ducted without congestion. The men
marched over in a body to Holy Trinity,
where they received their degrees. AS
early as 7 o'clock the men began to ar
rive, and at o'clock the street In front
q the clubhouse was filled with chatting
and laughing men.
The society now numbers more than
so men, and the 10000 members are ex-
pseteds to be enrolled by next Saturday 8
meeting. The men are waiting in eager
e4peetation for the night when Mr.. stone
vii disclose his urpose.
4 Is rumored that a large clubhouse
Hill soon be built in the central part OF
ne city TO include all the modern appoint
ments of the best clubs in the country.
Tie organization has entered the field or
SPORTS. Baseball, tennis and running
ls4fns have been started by the young
men. who have taken up the idea enthu-
slastieally. But the older men. while per
teetly satisfied are asking what It al
means
why The seerecy?" "where does the
money come from2" what is 10 be
aehe?" are questions that are heard fre-
qaently during the meetings,
The club has reached such proportions
That six secretaries are employed in ming
ne names of the thousands that come
MO the club at every meeting. Eaeh mem
aef Is asked to give his name ana aa-
afess-that IS all. No dues are necessary
HsIore each meeting postal cards are sent
e each individual member, telling the
Tine and place of the gathering.
The club has no officers except MI
stone, who is the one head, An apph-
sant 70 membership is required 10 be
ladorsed by a member. Three degrees
ale conferred by the organization, All
the $500 members have been Initiated
Hlth the first degree which consists OF
secret ceremony. The second ana thlfa
afsrses viii be conferred later,
AZ the meetings Of the club infoFmallty
tfeaominateH A musical entertainments =
.alqwed by refreshments and speeehes, ps.ll'-l
s the order Of the program. Mr.. stone
slaays makes a short address. and Is IN
tsfiaoiy asked to give priel sksteh u, ot
E plans. His only answer Is Walt unsii
zas9e
hen asked the source Of large sums OF
HaAeg required 10 run the club Nj atoAs
zsmpfy replied. Friends"
Whether the Rev Floyd w. 4omkins
connected With the club Is not known.
1pmkins 8 absent from the city.
9fkel ailh fhe No Name society saia
aaYe 8.oe0 members. Has hintsa at p
szaaa today
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
T,,or,v.four Hearts Beat as Twelve

ELKTON, Nd, June 30.-Twelve couples,
nine coming from Philadelphia. comprised
the flock that landed in Elkton this morn
ing and faced the Rev, Henry Carr at the
Felton Hotel, who performed the eere-
mony that binds them, as follows
William A. MeGahan and Lillian May
Hunter, Edward ]. Boyle and Margaret
Brown, Leo Joseph GarVey and eva
Thwaites, Robert j. Martin ana AIes H.
savers Leo Zeigler and Anna Miller. Her
bert j. H. Dixon and Madeline Pfeunig,
Charles d. Boustead and Harriet ]. Ken
nedle. Maurice Crowley and Ida 81
Krouse, Charles V. Grettner and Sara e.
Toal, all of Philadelphia James s. Pryor
Middletown, Del, and Elsie M, GuibeF-
son. North East Md; Gustav Lemmer'
man and Anna Shivers, Camden, n. J,i
and Harry Mitlaek, Gloucester. n. J,' and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
DEVON FLOWERS ON VIEW
Mrs. ]. Gardner Cassatt Among Prize
Winners of Inn Exhibit.

Lovers of flowers are making the Devon
Inn their mecca today. On the veranda
of the old hotel the annual exhibition OF
the Devon Horticultural Society is in
progress.
The show opened at . o'clock this
n,ornIng and will close at the same hour
tonight Among the prominent prize
winners yesterday were Rudolph Ellis.
Powell Evans, Mrs. ]. Gardner Cassatt.
Thomas Mexican and ]. A. Patterson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
Tramnles Man to Death

HARRISBURG, Pa, June 3O.-Jacob
MIllesen, aged 81. of Harrisburg, was
Knocked down and trampled to death
BY George Emmick. of York County. at
the Harrisburg State Hospital for the
Insane yesterday, according to the YER
diet of the Coroner rendered today Both
we're patients confined in the violent ward
and the arms of both were confined to
their sides and they wore mltts TO prevent
them from injuring themselves or others.
Emmlck rushed Milleisen, upsetting him
and jumped with both feet on his neck
He described to the jury how he did it
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
RYAN to Picnic Whole County

RICHMOND, Va. June S0.-Thomas
Fortune Ryan. of Virginia and New York,
is to be host at a country picnic to be
given at Shipman, Nelson County. satur-
day, July 8. An invitation has been ex-
tended to everybody in the county to
come. Everything is to be free for the
day. Several fat beeves, mutton and pigs
are to he barbecued, there Is to be the
famed Virginia Brunswick stew, and other
things in keeping with the spirit OF the
day will be supplied to all with lavish
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
FRIENDS CENTRAL
SCHOOL

offers TO parents the carefully guard
~ associations they desire for their
children during the most impression
able period Of their lives
sanarate Departments for Boys and
Girls in the High school grades.
write for year Book Of the Friends
educational system with rates Of
tuition
WM. ELMER BARRETT, Principal
l5rH AND RAcE s9s.. FathA2HlsFfs fsaA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Yessels ArrlYing TODAY

Str. PaRnee. New York, merchandise. clyde
eIslin9 an Hrdsarroch iBr.). New York. ballast
charles NJ Taylor's Sons.
str Satilla. Port Arthur. crude oHi Gulr hs-
h9ins str Joahdo ii Giorglo Csyor.). Port Antonio
s-1it ltiantie Fruit Company.
str. oTeiand (swed.l. Hayre. L. Westsrgaard
& Co - -. " -.
A n Cummins 4 Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
Metal Polish Explodes, Women Burned

louisville, Pa, June SO,-Catherine
Holand, trained nurse, and Miss Mary
coyie. a domestic, were burned this
morning by metal polish, composition
Of benzine and whiting. used to polish
silver and other metal. which one Of
them placed upon the range to heat. Miss
Bolahd, who is the more seriously
burned is in critical condition. Both
are at the local hospital Their homes
are In PHILADELPHIA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
Fall Down Stairs Fatal

Samuel r. Taylor, Il years old OF 6oss
MAGNOLIA avenue. died at the Germantown
Hospital today from the effects OF fall
down the stairs Of his home on June p,
HIS skull was fractured and he suffered
inteFnai injuries.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-25
AUTOMOBILES USED IN
CARRYING STOLEN GRAIN

Aberdeen, S. D., Nov. 20.-A new
form of up to date thievery appears to
nave developed in this region, wher a
number of farmers and elevators re-
ports thefts of grain, apparently by au-
tomobile thieves. Nc individual has
lost a great amount of grain, out the
grain stolen must amount in the ag-
gregate to thousands of bushels.
"A. oliver, a farmer near Groton, left
a wagon DAD of grain standing over
night. Next morning when he went
out to hitch his horses to the wagon
to haul h grain to an elevator in
Groton, he found about half the grain
missing. A sack was found beside the
wagon, but there was no name or iden-
LITIGATION mark on the sack.
On the Streeter farm, west Of Groton,
someone drove up in an automobile
during the night, filled a number of
sacks with grain and drove off. They,
too, We're careless with their sacks and
left w on the ground beside the
granary. These sacks bore the name
Of a man whom Streeter is confident
would not steal, and it is supposed the
sacks We're stolen.
On the James farm, near the Streeter
farm, the same thing occurred. At this
place the granary is high, necessitating
n thieves climbing to enter it, and
one sack of grain fell and burst open,
and was left on the ground. Another
theft is reported on the Ben Perry
place in h Groton neighborhood, and
1T is probable many similar thefts have
occurred.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-25
MRS. JOHN L. PYLE AGAIN
SUFFRAGET PRESIDENT

Huron, S. D.. Nov. 22.-The annual
convention of the South Dakota Uni
versal Franchise league was concluded
Friday evening with the election of the
following officers: Mrs. John L.. Pyle,
Huron, president, reelected for third
term; Mrs. S. V. Christ, Miller, vice
president; Mrs. E.. B. Taylor, Huron,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. G.. S.
Whiting, Pierre, recording secretary.
The appointment of a treasurer will be
made later by the president. The fol-
lowing auditors were chosen: Miss
Walker, of Bruce; Mrs. Gunderson, of
Vermilion.
The following were named on the ad-
vtsory board: Miss Bird, of Sturgis,
or Mrs. George Pettigrew, of Sioux
Falls; Miss Powell, of Custer; Mrs. T..
c. Campbell, of Sioux Falls, and Mrs.
2. B. Billinghurst. of Pierre. The fol-
lowing compose the program commit
tee for the next conventions: Mrs. Lea
witt, of Sioux Falls: Mrs. John Hip
pie, of Pierre. and Mrs. Noble, Of Rapid
City.
Mrs. John ripple. Of Pierre, was also
named chairman of the press commit
tee. and will select her own assistants.
Sioux Falls, Mitchell and Pierre all
bid for the next convention, and the
delegates decided in favor of Sioux
Falls. The next convention will bs in
June. 1915. and thereafter every June.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-25
ALLEGED MURDERERS
OF THEATER MANAGER
ON TRIAL next week
One of Accused Men Admits He
Struck Victim, But Denies
Intent to Kill.

Garretson, S. D., Nov. 22.-The resi-
dents of northwestern Iowa. south-
western Minnesota n adjoining ter
ritory in South Dakota are taking
cult court wnlcn will convene IN
Worthington on Monday, at which two
men Will be tried for the murder IN
September of Charles Willehay, a
theater owner, of Ellsworth, who was
killed and robbed while on his way
home with the days cash receipts of
his theater.
One of the defendants is Albert
Deere, whose trial will ommence Mon
day. The other defendant is edward
Ihlel, of Luverne, whose trial VIII
Immediately at the conclu-
sion of the trial of Deere. A third
man alleged to have been implicated
In the murder M robbery-Jess Thiel.
a brother of Edward Thiel-yet is at
liberty, but the authorities are hope
ful of finally effecting his capture. He
has thus far e1uded the authorities
over a wide scope of country, not
w~ithstanding that a large cash reward
has been offered for his apprehension.
Albert Deere, who will be tried first,
IS alleged to have made a confession
that he struck Dillehay over the head
with a piece of gas pipe, which was
found near h body the next morn
ing, but his attorney will contend that
he had no thought of killing the vic
TIM, intending only to stun him. Deere
also is said to claim that after being
struck Dillehay spoke to them. and
this will be used as grounds for the
claim that the blow with the piece of
gas pipe could not AVE killed the
theater man.
Edward Thiel positively denies all
connection with the crime n will
make a determined fight in the effort
to prove his innocence. His cas- is
expected to be the hardest fought
battle ever waged in the courts Of
southwestern Minnesota. The parents
of Thiel reside at Durant. Ia, and his
father there has been instrumental in
securing attorneys to defend his ac-
cuSel son.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-25
STANLEY COUNTY NOT
GIVEN MANDAMUS ON
RAAKON And JACKSON
Supreme Court Holds, With De.
PENDANTS, That Proceeding
Was Not Regular.

Pierre, S. D., Nov. 20.--Every point
IN the case brought by Stanley county
concerning the arrangement for pay
ing the debts of the county when il
was divided into Jackson, Haakon and
Seahley counties a year ago has been
ueclded against Stanley county, plain
tltf, and IN favor of the other two
counties by the supreme court. The
our holds:
There must be a settlement in the
nature OF a general accounting be
lWeen the new counties and the old,
ana the new counties must be required
to pay their pro rata share of the legal
Indebtedness Of the DID counties after
oelhg allowed a prope credit for the
property n funds retained by the old
county,"
Inc court also holds that the date of
adjustment Of these matters should be
determined as of November, 1914, when
tile vote on division occurred, and not
on FEBRUARY !, 1915, when organization
oL tne new counties vas effected, as
olanley county contended in its plea.
Inc plea from Stanley county was
that 1t had asked the other counties
LOT the shares they should pay in the
adjustment of the debts, that such pay
ments had been refused, and a writ OF
was asked to COMPEL pay
ment.
The court holds that this proceeding
was not proper, since an investigation
OF the debt payments for each county
must be had, with the attednant ex-
pense of the Investigation.
The defendants, Haakon and Jack
son counties, alleged the amounts asked
We're in excess of those due to Stanley
county, a warrants, a~ggregaring
a large amount, had been illegally is
sued and are, therefore, void. The de-
iendant counties also alleged tina
Stanley county retained a large amount
OF property at the time of division, and
that 1t should be taken into c%onsidera-
ton, that the amount OF indebtedness
due Stanley county had not been as
cersained by proper Investigation, and
that, finally, HaalSon and Jackson
counties have no funds with which to
pay such share of Indebtedness and,
therefore. must raise them by taxa
ton.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-25
YOUNGER STRANDNESS
FORGED NOTES TRYING
TO Save HIS FATHER
Arrested BY Federal Officer, He
Admits Crime-Now Held In
Jail at Aberdeen.

Butler, S. D, Nov. 2O.-Ted Strand
ness, cashier of the Farmers State
bank of this city and son of Torgus
St~randness, the missing cashier Of the
First National bank of Bristol, was ar
rested last night by Deputy United
States Marshal Closson.
Strandness was taken to Aberdeen
for a-rraignment before Commissioner
William Wallace on the charge of aid
ing and abetting in the abstraction of
FUNDS from a national bank. He ad-
mitted his guilt and is held in Jail, tenn
porarily, in default of $4,000 bonds.
Before becoming cashier of. the bank
mere, the Junior Strandness was book
Keeper in the now defunct bank at
BRISTOL. 1t is claimed that his irregu-
lar there was in line with
general attempts to help his father out
the board of trade. The young man
admits that he did, on December l,
I9l4, forge notes to the amount of $15,-
ooo place them in the banks secur-
lty pouch in order to cover that amount
Of cash which had beer taken and used
by his father.
While the state banking department
mas found no shortages in the affairs
OF the Butler State bank, it is intimated
that the department will not permit
tne bank to be reopened by members
or the Strandness family. Negotiations
now are in progress for the purchase
OF the bank by other persons and the
institution probably will resume bust
ness within a very short time. The
FEDERAL officers probably will levy on
the $4,000 Of stock in the Butler bank,
held by Torgus Strandness and Ted
Strandness. to apply on the First Ma
tlonal shortage at Bristol.
In spite of rurnOrS that TOrSuS
Strandness, the missing Bristol cash
Ter, had been located in an eastern
state, the federal officers deny all
knowledge Of his present whereabouts,
although admitting that a vigorous
search is being prosecuted. The short
age of Torgus Strandness at Bristol,
1t Is said, will go very close to 500, 900.
entirely wiping out the banks capital
stock of $4,000 and making inroads
on the $291,000 in deposits.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-25
ENABLES HOMEsTEADERs
TO Adjust FNTRIE

@
Isable. S. D.. Nov. ia homesteader
who has no vacant land adjoining his
quarter section may %relinquish that
quarter back to the government and
then file on $40 acres under the en-
larged homestead act, without losing
the money paid the government on his
original filing. This is the result of an
effort made by Attorney p. C. Hvisten-
dahl, of his city.
G.. j. Dougal, north of here, was Mr..
Hvistendahl's client, and after the
matter had been taken up with the
department Of the interior h at
torney's contentious were concurred to
in the matter, M hereafter if a home
steader wishes to relinquish his origin
al entry bach to the government the
money he has paid Uncle Sam can he
applied on his new filing on 800 acres.
This will be q big step forward in be-
half of those homesteaders who stayed
by their land during the lean as we'll
as the fat years.