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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-27

the gunner understands acts
The modern ship is not riddied with
puny bullets and permitted 30 escape
has no ragged sails telling the story
Of an awful struggle; she wins OF She
loses and if lost, sinks under the cover
of a relentless sea that leaves nOthis
to tell the story.
Compare the two ships Ihe old
could fire a broadSide that at be''
could reach an enemy but mile on 50
away: the new can hurl tons oI no1
steel a distance of fifteen miles. NJ
old crept along at the caprice 81 vino
and tide; the new FORCES al . thIe0
minute clip no matter the coholI2"9'
The old with a crew OF perhaps
hundred: the new with nearly ln9u-
sand. The old went out to meet d.
enemy her white sails and pen'i@L'o
visible for miles on the open sea, ~
new sneaks stealthily towards -.
enemy, her lights out and her w.. ]i,..
merged with the color Of the sea '-N0
some wild thing Of the forest p,Gi,
vided by nature with chan5fa ~
skin that it may the better eh''''PS
its enemy =.
Great, indeed. is the evoIl-ot
science, but how sordid, no" he."
icaL how prOsaic.
These two ships will be thl""
| to visitors during May DaH
| Carniv AL May 1st.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-27

Heinrich Schmidt Victor in Amateur
Golf Tournament

San Francisco. Cal, April "a
Charles ("Chick') Evans, Jr.. Of Chi
cago. western amateur golf cha pion.
was defeated by Heinrich Schmidt,
of the Claremont Club, Berkeley, Cal
ifornia, four and three in the Panama
Exposition amateur golf tournament
today in what was said to be one of
the most sensational matches seen ON
the Pacific coast,
Play was over a 36-hOle course.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-27

a Henry Clay cigar or an CpiaaA
a Stinkadore No. such as lAC
which you can buy three for Iir
at the village shop-their buyl.7
er and value is the same.
$50 there has developed, on the
Of the single cigar STANDARD a
might say, very lively sys'r
barter and trade in commoditiea
for the most part come as loTIh5 "a
from home A slice of saiatnl -
as big as your hand costs 1oui ----.-t.-
A pair Of wrist warmers can ~
for twenty cigars. since the
is at prestnt rather warm. II iH- ..a
perature falls, however, the Pr .-
rise. A flask of cognac. lfreSp'
of the brand, costs thirty cigar -a
wise certain businesses ma
built on the cigar as a basis o. ..4
Whoever, for example, want a. me
his boots shined and cleaned ~
muddy real estate that cakes <or
can have them polished spienoIr- --.d
two cigars. Thus we have r.. .'~oe
to that primitive medium OF eAcil@-,
that is found only among
people, where mussels and liz
ticles take the place OF our Ino"'
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-27

A man learns lot as he goes along.
but ne never realizes that he doesn't
amount to anything and nevar 1,;19
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
N. ]. PREPARING FOR
SUFFRAGE ELECTION
Voters Will Vote on "Votes for
Women" Either in August or
July.

TRENTON, March 2i.-Speaker God
frey, of the Assembly, and President
Edge. of the Senate. have agreed with
party leaders to rush through the act
determining how the people of the State
shall vote upon woman suffrage. The
election will probably be held in August
and possibly in July.
Assembyman Robert Peacock, of Bur-
9 lington County, has charge of the work
Of drawing up the act. He believes the
election should be held in September but
under the Constitution an election must
be held within four months after the
legislature adjourns.
The Legislature is expected to adjourn
about April 90 This would make 1t
mandatory to hold the election before
August 90 Mt a time when many persons
are out of the State on vacations. 1t is
expected that 1t will require almost three
months to perfect the machinery for hold
Ing the election. Much depends upon how
the respective party leaders decide to
fight suffrage at the polls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
FATHER AND CHILDREN
RESCUED IN FIRE
Baker Overcome by Smoke
Found in Pushcart-Blaze
Begins as He Sleeps.

Two young children, overcome with
smoke, were rescued from an iron awning
and their father found half suffocated in
his bakery shop during fire which dam.
aged the two-story house used as n dwell
ing and bakery by William Rothman. at
22c6 South Sd street. early today The
flames gained headway SO rapidly that
rescuers had to drop the bakers youngest
children. Rose, five years old and Max,
four years old, on n narrow iron frame
work outside OF their sleeping quarters,
in the rear of the second story, where
they were later discovered after the fire.
men arrived and carried down ladders
to the sidewalk Rothman was revived
after being carried to safety.
The fire was discovered shortly after
o'clock this morning by Samuel Ammer-
man, who, with his three sons. shares the
second floor of the South Sd street house
with the Rothman family.
Ammerman's oldest son, Nathaniel, 10
years old, made hurried search of the
cessful. He was prevailed upon to risk
a second trip into the smolIe-till cellar
and found Ammermann in his pushCart
covered with a sheet.
Rothman. according to the police, en-
tered the cellar about o'clock this morn
ing. and after mixing his dough retired
to the pushcart, according to his custom
to wait for the bread to rise. \ gust OF
wind blew his sleeping covering over the
fire and ignted the bread and bakery.
The loss was about $500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
COUNT ARRESTED BY
MEANS OF TELEPHONE
Frank Conway, Noted Crook,
Falls Victim to Detectives'
Clever Ruse.

Frank Conway. alias the Count" ard
known as one of the "smoothest customs
ers" In the Teuderloin, mistook the voice
Of Detective Barron over the telephone
for the deep bass of pal" and today
was arralsned at City Hall. accused Of
burglary. conspiracy, assault and bat
terry, impersonating a Federal official and
carrying concealed deadly weapons.
EIe was held without bail for a further
hearing March 26. because the detectives
were unable to be present at the hearing.
Barron and Detective stoeler say the
prisoner confessed to being implicated in
the holdup of John Montani, the jeweiry
broker, at his home, 43 North Stafford
street last week. Conway gained en-
trance to the jewelers. home on the rep-
resentatlon that he andN his accompiices
were Government inspectors. When Mon
tani's suspicious were aroused the men
covered him with a revolver and ram
sacked the house.
The detectives have been trying 10
locate the Count" since the robbery
without much success. They were unable
and last night decided to try to trap
Barron had no trouble In convincing tho
Count" that he was a New York crook
known to Conway. He kept him In com
versatlon while Stoeker hurried around
to the Winter street house. He caught
his man as he was talking to the de-
tectlve on the wire and the confession
resulted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
n. J. SENATE PULLS TEETH
OF "SEVEN SISTERS" LAWS
Read Bills, Passed By Body, Favor
able to Corporations.

TRENTON, March 24-'rhe New Jersey
Senate has passed the Read bill elimi-
mating from the Seven Sisters" anti
trust incorporation laws passed at the
behest of Governor Wilson, features
which are said to have made New Jersey
poor instead of rich. The Read measures
were introduced by Senator Read, of
Camden, majority leader in the Senate.
to correct the new Incorporation laws
which, 1t is declared. have driven many of
the largest New Jersey corporations 10
Delaware and other States. thus curtail-
ing the income of this State.
The first of the series of three bills deal
ing with the subject makes it compulsory
that intent" be shown when the Attor-
ney General moves to forfeit the charter
of monopoly for lessening competition.
The second bill allows corporations to
fix prices for the purposes of meeting
competition" Under the Seven Sisters
acts the fixing of prices for any purpose
Is not allowed. The third bill allows the
public utility commissioners to take testI-
mony and give approval TO the merging
of companies in the same line of business
1t is believed by the Republicans that
with these changes in the Seven Sisters"
the big trusts will return to New Jersey
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24

a new name for New York was coined
by tho Rev. Alexander willbanks, the
BLACK Silly Sunday" last night at the
Narick A. NJ. E. Zion Church. 1ath and
Catharine streets, in the course of his
sermon on Building on the Sand"
"When you get into that big town" he
said. people tell you this is New York.
They say you have to do different in
New York; it's up to date. Everybody's
different. That's not New York-it's
New Devil"
Two women tainted when Wilbanks
charged down the alsles of the church
last night, and when he finished his
sermon and called for pike strikers" 4"
% men and women came up and shook
hands with him. Several others who
stood UP when the revivalist asked all
to stand who did not belong to any
church came in for verbal lashlng
when they sat down again without
striking the pike"
Tho evangelist has received calls from
three other cities to hold revivals. They
are from Houston, Tex: Jersey City and
Steclton. Pa. Houston, according to a
letter he received, is especially anxious
to hear him. pastor in the Texas town
promises, If Willbanks agrees TO hold a
revival there. to see that all the public
schools are closed twice week to give
the children opportunity to hear him.
The two committees appointed last
Monday to consider a big revival may
meet today A movement will be started
to raiec funds to purchase tent that
may be erected on a vacant lot in which
To lold the services. if it is found impos-
siblc to get the BILLY" Sunday taber-
nacle.
The most sensational part of the SER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24

Our actual strength depends on the
ealories in our food, according to the
Health Department of New York city,
which issued the report today of the New
York School Lunch Committee. This
body of investigators had an analysis
made of many kinds OF food in order to
decide upon model Scent lunches for
school children. The experiments were
made at Cornell University and the result
sent TO the Board of Education in this
city ana elsewhere.
lhe test shows that beet salad and
vanilla cakes are the worst things in the
world for school children to eat. while
nean soup and prunes get diploma and
ne highest degree for health.
sat everything is based on ealorles.
~ order that the children may not be
elafmed. 1t is well to mention here that
ssletles are not dangerous. In Web
they Will find that a calore rs
y amount Of heat required to raise the
pefature Of one gram Of water one
%s5fse eentigrade"
~ our food Is fun Of ealories. and
Apn knew It. This must not be con-
- Hilh eaiomsl. which IS an entirely
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
STICK TO CHEESE FOR LUNCH;
IT HAS PLENTY OF "CALORIES'
Clam Chowder Has Been Tickling Palates Under False
Pretense, Reports School Lunch Committee
of New York.

different affair. We are all happy or
unhappy, according TO the calories within
us. This can be proved at Cornell Uni
Yersity.
For instance. IL you are feeling blue
as a result of eating beet salad, which
has only 57.66 calories, you can greatly
Improve your condition by cheese sand
wich, which, according to science, has
25017 ealories
In regard to soups, II you eat clam
ehowder and Jelly tarts, II Will give you
but 418 ealories Even these may not inn
proye your condition. Then along comes
bean soup and prunes with 1871 ealories
which is surely enough TO spread smile
over any ones face
But a horrible combination is an ice
cream soda and baked beans. This puts
vou on the straight route for the morgue
unless YOU can get the doctor by phone
n has the same effect as though you
,ao,lld try TO eat separately the component
narfs OF salt, which Is sodium chloride.
You can't eat the sodium or the chloride,
mi YOU can eat them both together.
It was announced that the health of
"A oo0 school children In New York was
innaired By malnutrltion. A lengthy list
81 foods Containing the most ealortes was
iss,iea and the children Will follow these
n,snus Tor their school lunches
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24

mon last night aside from the climax,
came when wilbanks demonstrated how
the strong foundation OF his faith would
prevent the devil from overcoming him.
He wrestled around the stage with an
imaginary devil, shouting, HE can't get
mo below my knees"
Slowly, as though struggling deperately,
he settled down on one knee and showed
how he would shout TO Heaven for help
About half the audience stood up, shrlek-
ing and praying.
The evangelist started up the front of
the organ on another occasion TO dem
onstrate to his hearers how to climb 10
Heaven. As usual his sermon was I'M
terspersed with stories of the South
that he told in soft. drawling voice TO
the infnite delight of his audience
One of these was an imitation OF
man who went to church and began pray
ing to God and the devil alternately.
The church people tried for some time
to stop him, and when finally they sue
ceeded he said he didn't know where he
was going to land when he dropped off
this earth. and he wanted to be I'm
right" both places.
CALLED TO STRIKE THE PIKE.
Willbanks adopted new method OF
calling for pike-strikers last night. After
he got the audience standing by his final
dash around the church, he asked all the
Christians and church members to sit
down, Then he called on all those who
did not expect to go to he'll to come for
ward and shake his hand
Two or three non-church members in
the gallery failed to respond to his call,
and the evangelist started up after them
before they "struck the pike"
A woman evangelist, the Rev. Mrs
Mary Williams. made her appearance fol-
lowing the sermon when the congregation
gathered around the sinners on the penI-
tents bench to convert them. She
started n prayer a few minutes after 10
o'clock that did not halt once until an
hour later Her utterance was even
more rapid than that OF Willbanks at his
best. She will preach at o'clock this
afternoon IN VariclS Temple
The Rev. Sylvester l.. Corrothers pas
tor OF the Temple, announced that the
collections Thursday and Friday night
would be for the evangelist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
PARCEL POST RATES OFFER
NO CLAIM TO CONTRABAND
officials Believe They Will Not Per-
nit Food Shipments Abroad.

OIHclalS belleVe lney VIII NOt FER
nit Food Shipments Abroad.
Philadelphia postal officials are con-
vinced that the parcel post cannot be used
effectively by German sympathizers in
this country to nullify the blockade de-
clared by the Allies against Germany and
Austria Hungary. They base their opin-
Ions on the rates of postage and on the
high prices of various commodities
For instance, the postage rate on par
cells in the foreign mails is IL cents a
po;lno. This would make the transporta-
tion Of a bushel of wheat about 60
pounds, cost something like $T.20. which.
with the original cost of wheat. would
bring the cost of each bushel something
like $3.50, far more than starvation prices.
The postal treaties of the United States
provide for international parcel post only
with countries that can be reached di-
rectly by sea communication. The out
break of the war and the consequent ty-
Ing up of the ships that regularly piled
between this country and Germany
brought the parcel post business with the
latter country to standstill for several
months. An arrangement was effected
whereby parcel post was forwarded by
way OF Holland
Under this arrangement parcel post
matter to Germany was shipped by the
Holland-American Line. Most OF it,
heweveF, was made up of Red Cross sup
plies, which postal officials say continue
TO make up the majority of the parcel
post mail sent to Germany.
Aside from the prohibitive cost, those
In authority say the facilities for carry
Ing the mails are not large enough to
permit the victualizing of Germany by
the correspondence method.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
SIIFFRAGE FLOWERS
WILL BLOOM SOON
Large Consignment of Seeds
Received to Carry Statewide
plan Into Realization.

nrbe flowers that bloom in the spring"
..or,,se 10 be of particular suffrage va
.,,,v This year. IL plans of suffraglsts
e. This city are successful. A large con-
.,opment of seeds for various plants and
aorers have been received by the Equal
rrarchIse Society, So South 9th street.
Those will produce flowers of the suffrage
aotor yellow. Gardens that will be filled
n,th them this year will be exclusively
nvotes for women" gardens. Suffragists
are urging all flower lovers to grow them.
THOSE who wish to fill their gardens
cith such and advertise 1.-THE cause" can
rrocure seeds and plants at the bazaar
being held today at the headquarters OF
,bo Eaual Franchise Society. The main
sooson for the bazaar is to sell the arti-
rles left over from the Keystone State
bazaar held recently by the combined
suffrage organizations of the city. A
large number of new and attractive arti-
cles. however. are on hand. The tables
and counters are filled with dainties for
the home, seedlings, cuttings and garden
and farm implements. Candies and
sweets make up n large part of the
nstock"
Mrs. wlfred Lewis, Mrs. Harry Lowen-
burg MISS SOPHIA II, DulleS, MISS Mary
n. Ingham and Miss Caroline Katzensteln
have arranged the affair. They were as
sisted by number of others prominent
In the society's work.
Members of the Woman Suffrage party,
l72t Chestnut street are busily engaged
In their campaign now.
Tonight Ferdinand s. eraser. who has
been active throughout the winter in the
cause of suffrage. will address the 1nde-
pendent order of Americans, 1928 South
Broad street, at $3.50 o'clock. On Satur-
day Miss Ida Stokes Adams will speak
under the auspices of the Woman Suf-
frage party. before the Southwest
Philadelphia Woman Christian Temper
ance Union, 52O3 Whitby avenue, at 3
o'clock in the afternoon.
Miss Adella Potter a prominent suffra-
gist and organizer of suffrage centres,
will address the Horsham Friends Asso-
clation Of Montgomery County on Sun
day at 2:45 o'clock. They will meet at
the Friends Meeting House. Mrs. Isaac
Parry will preside.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
PREDICTS LOWER FOOD COST
THIS SPRING AND SUMMER
Mrs. Julian Heath Tells of House
wife's Golden Opportunity"

NEW YORK, March 24,--That the spring
and summer of 1915 will be marked by eX-
ceptionally low food prices with an un-
doubtedly favorable effect on the cost
of living was advanced by Mrs. Julian
Heath, of New York. president of the
Housewives League.
Mrs Heath predicts:
A bigger nickel loaf of bread, due to
a 100000. 600 bushel wheat crop in 1915.
Low meat prices caused by heavy i'm
portations of Argentine beef, suspension
of foreign exports and heavy. spring pro-
ducton.
Extraordinarily cheap eggs, due to the
same causes.
A heavy fruit crop and resulting low
prices.
A heavy cotton crop. little foreign ex-
pOrtation and cheap cotton fabric
THE spring and summer of 1885," Mrs.
Heath said, will be the American house
wife's golden opportunity. 1t has been
years since she had such chance to
lower the cost Of living"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
TERRE HAUTE MAYOR
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
Court Orders Prosecutor to
Charge Attempt to Tamper
With Witnesses.

INDIANAPOLIS. March a.-As a cli-
max to sensational day in the Terre
Haute election conspiracy trial Judge
Anderson, of the United States District
Court today instructed the United States
Marshal to take charge of Mayor Dom
NJ Roberts, of Terre Haute the chief
defendant.
II instruct YOU to take Roberts into
custody" he said, "and | instruct the
District Attorney to prefer against Dom
Roberts additional charges of attempting
10 tamper with Government witnesses
and of conspiring to tamper with them"
INDIANAPOLIS, March 24.-sherirf
Dennis Shea. City Judge Thomas Smith
and Street Inspector Alexander Nczel.
alias Steel, defendants in the Terre
Haute election cases. have been ordered
into the custody of the United States
Marshal by Judge Anderson for alleged
tampering with Government witnesses.
Ad Rogers. who has pleaded guilty, tes-
tilted that he made out an application
for registration in the name of n dog,
that 1t was placed on the registration
books and was voted by a Negro
Adolph Gagg, confidential agent OF
Crawford Fairbanks millionaire brewer
and Indiana Democratic leader, admitted
under oath today that Fairbanks ordered
him to give $500 to Maurice Walsh,
treasurer of the Democratic Central Com
mittee of NiEo County.
Gagg Is secretary-treasurer of the
Wabash Realty and Loan Company,
which Is controlled by Fairbanks. He de-
nies that the company donated $500. Gagg
admitted that last registration day he
was in Peoria. His name was not on the
registration book. He admitted that
though he was challenged he voted say
ing he had filled out an absentee blank
and thought 1t had been taken to the
polls
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
AUTO THIEVES ACTIVE
Two Cars Stolen in Street and One
Taken From Garage.

Automobiles were stolen by Joy
riders" and later abandoned in the streets,
and another automobile was stolen from a
garage, according to reports submitted to
Superintendent Robinson today.
The automobile of DR.. 7. G.. Miller. 1905
Pine street, was left standing In front of
the Houston Club, at the University of
Pennsylvania, and was stolen and later
found at 22d and Walnut streets Another
automobile, belonging to A. Korobov, 5l12
Parkside avenue was taken from in front
of building at 23d and Arch streets. and
later recovered by the police of the 65th
and Woodland avenue police station.
Thieves broke into the garage at 702 De
Lancey street. and took an automobile,
the property of DR.. Louis Chodoff, 7O5
Pine street, and some automobile tires
and supplies of DIR. Morris A. Wsinstein.
638 Pine street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
SPRING FLOWER SHOW
Horticultural Hall a Fairyland of
Beautiful Displays.

Horticultural Hall is spring flower
garden today. Hyacinths, lilacs, lilies OF
the valley, narcissus and scores of other
flowers mingle their colors and scents in
the spring exhibition of the Pennsylvania
horticultural Society. which opened yes
terday.
Tulips present the greatest variety OF
colors. Crimson, deep purple. orange,
lavender, vermilion, pink and lustrous
white are blended in beautiful comblna-
tions The first Easter lilies of the season
make their appearance In the huge floral
display. Killarney roses, tea roses. wall
flowers. rhododendrons. fresa, crocuses,
Gala lilies and sweet peas help TO com
plete the fairyland garden picture.
Prizes were awarded TO =. A. b.
Widener, Mrs. Thomas r, Hunter, George
II. McFadden and the Countess Santa
Eulalia for flowers exhibited by them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
NO LOWER COST OF LIVING
BECAUSE OF BLOCKADE
Exports Decrease But Surplus Wheat
Is Nearly Gone, Says Vrooman.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Expecta-
ton that the Allies blockade against
foodstuffs will bring down prices in this
country Is likely to meet disappointment,
according to Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture Vrooman.
While the exports have begun to lessen
the average amount of wheat for this
week being a little more than 100000
bushels a day as against 100000 a day
last week, he said this was not traceable
to the operation of the blackade since
wheat had not been reaching Germany
or Austria from this country to any OK.
tent for months.
The increasing expectation from ArGen-
tine is one reason. and the fact that this
country's surplus Is now pretty well used
up is the other reason, Vrooman believes