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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28
FOUND-sET OF TEETH;
OWNER MUST PROVE PROPERTY
Mild Excitement Prevails at the
Bellevue -Stratford.

Teeth are ordinarily harmless sort ~
things-except in tho mouths OF vvild ami
ihals-but a set of molars, not very pre.
pi,i,ig piossessing In appearance, had caused con-
siueIaDIe excitement in ono Of phiiadel-
Phia's leading hotels, and incidentally
slNer the managers and employees a prob
lem to solve The source Of trouble is a
set t OF raise teeth which were dropped on
M Msne pavement outside Of the Bellevue
SlIattord' l. and, however unwillingly, the
notei mad to take charge of them pending
the claim Of the owner.
1t happened this way. Several nsrso,s
passing the entrance saw set OF teeth on
the pavement, 4 young woman screamed
Two men stopped and then edged away
from It, and youth pursued man who
ne thought might be the possessor of the
molars. IL did not occur to him that the
teethless person would probably be more
acutey aware of his loss than anybody
else The elderly gentleman was lust
passing the Manufacturers Club when the
youth saw him, and when he caught him
the man was at the Union League. The
gentleman was horrined at the youth s
suggestion, and vehemently denied owner
ship.
Meanwhile the teeth lay on the pave
ment and a ring was formed around them.
They might have been n snake iudeina
from the actions Of the onlookers. Finally
bellboy gingerly showed paper under
the offending article and carried 1t inside
The hotel could not disclaim responsible
ity for the care Of II, as It was directly
in front Of the entrance.
The set Of teeth, Of which two of the
molars are missing, was given the hote
sleuth. William Whltcomb, for examina.
tion. He declared, after thorough in.
Nng hut la ig Ia
tween 30 and 40 years Of age. that he IL
probably more than 6 feet in height anC
weighs more than $50 pounds. Meanwhil,
Clerks Nelson and Allen are guarding tn,
teeth and are eagerly watching every
middle-aged giant who enters the hotel
expecting him TO take the set off thei
hands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28

be hurled at them by countless inq0isiffga
thousands on the trip 10 the coast
The four guardians are James 7 onifA,
Joseph w. Franks, william % Sykes and
James Jackson-were told BY Director
Porter that they must be ready 70 answer
any questions they might be asked and
they are taking no chances
Those members OF the force who accom-.
panied the bell on previous trips say that
the four Beau Brummeis have no concep~
ton Of what they are in. for But they
arc more than confident that BY next
Monday there will be no legitimate cues
tion for which they win not have an an
swer at the tip OF their tongues
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28
Police Court Chronicles

Some dogs should be sold by the pound
and others by the foot, according to VIII
liam Butler. He believes that the sys-
TEN of determining canine values is all
wrong. Butler also intends to revolu-
tionize the methods used for judging cats.
He believes that "a cats as good as it's
heavy and as bad as it's light"
A long, thin black cat, according to
Butler, is a troubIe-maker and never
works on the level. A short black cat he
contends, means peace and good luck
This animal expert prides himself upon
his ability to guess the weight OF a cat
and dog by looking at 1t. He was eN-
planning his ability along this line be-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, June 2S.
For eastern Pennsylvania and New
jefsey-Fair tonight and Tuesday, light
variable winds.
Scattered thundershowers occurred in
EASTERN Pennsylvania and New Jersey
last night, and during the last "a hours
showers have covered a large portion of
the great central valleys, the plains
States and the eastern half of the cot
ton belt. Fair weather is reported this
morning from all of the Atlantic States,
the Ohio basin and the Lake region.
Reasonable temperatures are reported
generally from all parts of the country,
the abnormal departures seldom exceed
ing degrees, except in Montana and
western Canada, where there is a de-
neieney of 10 or 12 degrees.
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28
WAITRESS SAVES $14O5
Fund Kept From Wages of Is Cents
an Hour During Ten Years.

Mrs. A. Makowski, employed for 10
years as a waitress in a restaurant for
10 cents an hour, saved the sum of
S14O5S0 The figures were given today
during the trial of suit before Judge
F'inletter. Action was Instituted by Mrs
Makowskis husband to compel the Phila-
delphia Savings Fund Society to have
a credit deposit In their name.
The plaintiff alleged that before their
marriage the couple agreed to save their
money together each contributing to
a saving fund. Mr.. Makowski contended
that he was entitled, under the ante
nuptial contract, to a part of the Sl405.SO.
He lost the suit. and was required to
bear the costs of the action because no
evidence was produced to show that the
marriage agreement really existed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28
LIBERTY BELL COPS STUDY
Police Guardians Delve in Lore for
Transcontinental Quiz.

Unpreparedness Is the last thought in
the minds Of the four big policemen who
have been appointed as the guard for the
Liberty Bell on its hazardous trip to the
coast. Therefore. they are burning the
midnight oil these nights TO the end that
they may have sufficient ammunition In
the way Of lore concerning the old relic
to repel the volleys OF questions that Will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28

A slip and a 2O-root fall from scaftold
today seriously injured William Boyer,
20 years old, a mason, 1855 West Turner
street. at the Longfellow School, Tacony
and Pratt streets. He is In the Frankfo-d
Hospital suffering from internal injuries
and bruises.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28

Harry Goodyear % years old. and James
H. Brown, 25 both of $50 East Ashmead
street, Germantown, were reported mis-
sing to the Germantown police today by
relatives of Goodyear. The two young
men left the house yesterday afternoon
to visit League Island Navy Yard and
failed to return Brown Is said to he
sailor on a 20-day furlOugh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28
noLD.uP VICTIM DYING
Thugs Attack Three Men in West
Philadelphia Crimes.


One man is dying and two others are in
serious condition in the West Philadel-
phia Homeopathic Hospital as the result
of thugs aggressions in West Phlladel-
pha early today
The attacks were made within n mile Of
each other and the police think that they
we're the work of one gang. The most
seriously injured of the victims is George
II Mallory, a. OF 1876 North MilliclS
street who was found with a fractured
skull near SD and Vine streets. The sec
ond man was Michael Saronski, 22, OF 14lO
Haverford avenue. who was waylaid ana
beaten unconscious under the bright
lights at the corner Of SD and Market
| streets. James Curtis, %, farmer who
lives near Swedesboro, N j., was found
at sgd street and Woodland avenue In a
| serious condition
Dealing with men arrested for stealing
| automobiles in the same manner that
| horse thieves were treated in former
| years was recommended today by Captain
| Of Detectives Cameron as the only way
| to stop the numerous automobile thefts
which have kept the police busy for
weeks Forty-one machines have been
stolen this month.
| A Negro gave the police and City Hall
| guards an exciting time yesterday when
| he slid down banlsters from the NTH to
the first floors of City Hall in an at
tempt to escape The man, Charles Kelch.
! 30 years old, OF 18th and Carpenter streets.
was recaptured and locked in a heavily
barred cell.
Detectives have succeeded in locating
the room Of Samuel Neuman. who was
arrested on Saturday for a bogus pro-
tographng scheme In which he fieeced
his victims out of % each for proposed
enlargements of small photographs which
they gave him. The police have assorted
the pictures and have arranged that the
photographs will be on exhibition at the
station house tonight so that owners may
claim them.
A negro watchman and porter who had
been in the employ of the Joel Baily
Davis Company COG Market street for
seven years and was trusted implicitly,
had n hearing today following his
arrest yesterday by Detectives Oscar
Brown and Harry Greedy accused Of a
long series of thefts from the store,
amounting to several thousand dollars.
The detectives established plant" in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28

John II. Keller, 10 years old seth and
Master streets, student of the Penn
sylvania College at Gettysburg, was
drowned while swimming at Johnson dam,
near Shenandoah, Pa, yesterday. Keller
was spending a vacation with his uncle.
He was the son of John w. f. Keller a
ticket salesman In Broad street Station,
and was fitting himself for the ministry
The father left today to bring his sons
body back for burial
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28
Observations at Philadelphia

1tselpitatiqn last 20 hours. s......,........-. ~
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E.altlh temperature .-.t-t-Ftsss s'ss.''st ee5
4=kimum temperature --..f--....s-s.s-.'.s q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28

William b. Gaines, of Washington. u.
c., was arrested this morning at 9th and
Market streets by Detectives Harbrldge
and Marks on a dispatch warrant from
the Washington police department charg-
ing him with passing worthless checks
In the Capital City aggregating several
hundred dollars Gaines was held for the
Washington authorities by Magistrate
Beaton at hearing this morning at City
Hall
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28
Almanac Of the Day
ms 10 Be Lighted
The Tides


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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-28

the neighborhood and arrested him as he
was about 10 mail two packages by parcel
post. The man is Charles Kelsh 81 years
old. Of 101S South 18th street His wife,
Gertrude Smith, Of 1859 Warnock street
was also arrested. They were held in
bail.
George f. Bell, alias Charles NJ.
Wright, alias Frank Mnelll was ar
rested by postoffice inspectors as he left
tho County Prison today after serving a
l0-days' sentence for impersonatlng a
secret service agent, and was ordered
taken to Wilmington, Del, by Judge
Thompson In the United States District
Court on warrant of removal. Bell will
be tried in Wilmington with William
Garfinkel and William Misel. alias Mis-
sick, alias Mansfield alias Cohen, alias
Marshall, alias Massons, on charge Of
using the mails TO defraud in connection
with fake bankruptcy case in that city
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-10-12
POLICE COURT DOINGS
FOR THE DAY
City Treasury Is Enriched BY
the Payment of Fines

There was not much doing in the
police court yesterday OF the Justice
Court, either. but the city received the
biggest end of the days doing and the
treasury enriched the sum of thirty
dollars thereby
Two prisoners were charged with
being drunk and disorderly on Main
street on Saturday night and were
assessed $3.50 "a piece One of the
prisoners had the mind of a woman
and had a change made i'm his plea
no less than three times He first
entered a plea of guilty then he chang
ed il to not guilty and finally entered
a plea of guilty and before he could
change his mind again he was fined
by the court, as his honor was wear
ing out the eraser on his pencil and
also spelling his docket
The other prisoner entered plea
of guilty to disturbing tho peace and
was fined $1,000 His case being a
rather peculiar one.
Another matter was reported to the
police force that does not very often
happen For a number of days there
have been petty thefts committed in
Brewery Gulch and several rooms en-
tered and various articles taken. on
Friday night someone entered a room
i'm one of the lodging houses just
above the lumber yard and secured
a number of articles including a pair
of field glasses and several dollars in
money The matter was reported to
the officers but no clue was obtained.
on Saturday evening when the roomer
returned to his room, imagine his sur
prise when he discovered that all Of
the articles had been returned. in
cludiug the money. He is trying to
find out who his friend was who was
so kind as to return an the missing
articles
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-10-12
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy ~ If You Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret OF keeping young Is to
feel youns-tO do this you must watch
Your hFei ana bQWela-there's no need
rings under your eyes-pimples--a bill
hous look in your face-dull ewes with no
sparkle.
Your doctor win tell YOU ninety per cont
and liver
-, ~ towards, Weil-known physioian in
ONO, peflcctcd "a vegetable c0mnouud
mixea with olive Oh to act On the liver ami
bowels which lle gave 10 his patients for
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets the sibsti-
tute for calomel. are gentle in their action.
yet always effective.
Ihey bring about that exuberance OF
spirit that natural huoyancy which should
De enloyed by everyone. by tOning up the
hfer ana clearing tie system OF impurities.
apuu VIII Know DR., Edwards Olive Tab
lets by their olive color. lOc and a5c per
box. AN druggists.
The Olive Tablet Company, Columbus, o.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-10-12

swift enough but do not play togelh-
er as they should on the other hand
the Assayers keep up their practice
and when they are scheduled TO play
"a game every man Is ON the Job and
out for all there is In it, The Assay
ers and the Gardner White SoX are the
two high teams a present, having
won every game they have played.
The White Sox have played two and
won Two and the Assayers four and
won four. They meet each other at
$3.50 p. M today to see who viii car
ny of the honors OF this game and go
with a clear record TO play the other
teams for the balance of "a etourney.
The weeks schedule:
Tue, oct 2-Assayers VS.. Gard.
ner White Sox, g.: 30 p. m
Wed, Oct 13- Machine Shop VS..
Sac, Cubs, $3.50 p. ma.
Thur, oct l4-Phelps Dodge vs..
Gar Tigers, 500 p. M.
Fri, Oct Is Gardner White Sox
VS. Sac. Cubs $3.50 D. m.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-10-12

Jan. 10, 1914, within which to make
the required cultivation.
"The testimony submitted in regard
to the soil on this homestead is very
conflicting Witnesses for contestant
claim that the surface is covered with
rocks and boulders, and that very lit
tie OF it has sufficient soil to make
cultivation thereof possible None OF
them claim that mineral actually had
been discovered on the land involved,
but judging from the geological for
nation, they testify that it is more
valuable for mineral than for agri-
cultural purposes.
ION the other hand. witnesses for
the oontestee testify that the rocks
and boulders do not cover all the land
by any means; that most of the sur
face is covered with soil, some places
TO the depth of five feet, and that the
same Is more valuable for agricul-
tural purposes than for mineral. Tes-
timony would tend to show that a dia-
mond drill had been used to a depth
OF 1900 and 5000 feet, in the vicinity
Of this land but no mineral was
found
Mr.. Gonzales asserts that mas
much as he and his partners were
claiming a part of the land involved
under the mining laws at the time
this homestead entry was made, said
entry Is void but we do not believe
this point is well taken, as the testi-
mony shows that no mineral what.
ever has been discovered on the al
legged claims, and a valid discovery
is the very foundation of a mineral
location. The burden OF proof In this
case was on the contestant to show
that the land is more valuable for
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-10-12
TOMBSTONE GARAGE
MAN TAKEN BACK
TO ST. LOUIS
Charles ShotWeIl Proprietor of
Automobile Garage in County
Seat Arrested on Charge Of
Grand Larceny.

Charged with the larceny Of iewelry
from the home OF d. ID. Walker, of the
Fly-Walker Dry Goods company in st.
Louis. Mo, Charles Shotwell. automo-
bile agent and proprietor of a garage
in Tombstone was taken eastward
Saturday by Jerry McGrath, st.
Louis policeman He is under indict-
ment in ST. Louis county, but what
the value of his alleged theft amount
ed to. the officer could not say
Shotwell was employed by the com
planning witness as his chauffeur for
several years. Mrs Shotwell was also
an employe OF the Walker family. Ac-
cording to the allegations of Walker,
Shotwell stole a quantity of jewelry
from him and left for parts unknown.
Shotwell came to this county about
two years ago and was employed for
some time I'm the repair department Of
the Hood & Bledsoe garage at Doug
las. In August he went to Tombstone
opening his garage, whore he rapidly
built up a good business. He has
borne an excellent reputation here
McGrath, who has been a member
Of the ST. Louis force for twenty
years, left that city last Sunday armed
with copy of the indictment against
Shotwell and reduisition from the
governor of Missouri on Governor
Hunt for him McGrath presented his
credentials to the governor in Phoe-
nix last week and the reQuisition was
honored. The arrest of Shotwell in
Tombstone followed He was taken
to Douglas by Deputy Sheriff A. w.
Howe. His wife accompanied him
there
Shotwen denies the truth of the
charge, saying that it is simply perse-
cution upon the part Of his former
employer with whom he quarreled
before leaving for the west. He says
he has made no attempt to cover his
tracks and has been living under his
own name, being well known to many
people He said that he did not an
ticipate any trouble in establishing
his innocence. Should he be success
/ full he threatens to bring suit against
Walker for "a large sum on a conspir-
: acy charge and to seek further remedy
on a criminal charge of a similar ma.
ture
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-10-12
ARIZONA BRANCH OF
NAVY LEAGUE WILL
BOOST GOOD CAUSE
Headquarters Are Established in
Phoenix and Organizer Saal
Will Tour the State in Inter
eStS Of Campaign.

PHOENIX. oct. lion the basis
that the United States by reason Of
naval and harbor defenses that are
practically obsolete. would be almost
helpless under the fire of modern
European dreadnoughts the Navy
League has launched a vigorous cam
paign of national scope to awaken the
American people to- demand for ehici-
ent national defense On the theory
that battleships are cheaper than bat
ties the League has just appointed
Theodore Saal an Arizona Organizer
with headquarters in Phoenix From
this center Mr. Saal is preparing t.
organize sections in an of the larger
cities in the state and to give address
es before commercial clubs, schools,
and other organizations, on naval sub
iects thereby giving public instruction
i'm the aims and purposes of the organ
ization.
The Navy League is non-Partisan,
patriotic society Its purposes are to
acquire and spread before the citizens
of the country information as to the
conditions of the United States navy
and TO awaken public interest and ac-
tivity i'm all matters tending TO aid,
improve and develop our first line Of
defense
The Navy League is not a society to
get bigger appropriations for naval
work but to have a better navy; to
get a dollars worth of efficiency for
every dollar spent instead of getting
only sixty per cent of this amount as
Is now the case Every year over
forty million dollars goes into the
Pork Barrel that ought TO be used in
navy development
The Navy League is not a siciety
for the promotion of war, but so
ciety for the promotion Of peace
The Navy League is not primarily
a society o fnaval officers an dseauien
/ but a society Of civilians
/ The Navy League is not supported
/ by sellers of war munitions to the gov
eminent, but rs supported by member
! ship fees and voluntary contributions
\ The Navy League is, unfortunatel,
/ not a rich society but depends on vol
| untary support
Although the United states annual
ly spends hundreds of millions Of dol
lars on its army and navy, there arr
few citizens who have an intelligen
understanding of the all-importan
matter Of national defense. The Eur
opesn war has. OF course, directe
TO this branch of our governmental
system and each day the pres
throughout the country devotes no lit
Tie space TO a consideration of yariou
phases of the problem With this new
ly aroused interest comes a flood o
argument from jingoist and ultra paci
fist which makes the need for cain
Intelligent study strongly apparent
An citizens Of the United States o
good repute are eligible 10 member
ship The aim of the League is Il
have 100000 members before Congress
conyenes I'm December
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-10-12
LAND OFFICE MAKES
DECISION IN LOCAL
MINE CLAIM CASE
Issue Was Directed Against
Homestead Entry on Which
Occupant Said no Mineral
Findings Had Been Made.

Miners and homesteaders will be in
terested in the outcome of a case in
which a ruling is made on a point
which frequently comes up for issue
between them. Attorney John w.
Ross received word yesterday from
the United States land office that
decision had been returned in favor
of his client, Lloyd L. Stewart, who
filed on a homestead near Don Luis
on January Is, 1914. Attorney Fred
Suffer, on behalf OF Dr. Lew c. Con
zales, made application for contest
last February. Hearings were held
before Eustace p Dupen, notary pub
lie of Bisbee, and the testimony was
submitted to the land office, which
rules as follows;
The land in question is in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the tracts in
volved in the cases Of Falls VS.. Fin
nerty, and the Copper Queen Consoli.
dated Mining Company VS.. Rupert,
which have been recently decided by
this office. and the reading of the
testimony now before as leads TO the
conclusion that practically the same
conditions exist on the defendants
entry as on the two above mentioned.
THE entyman has erected very
substantial house, barn. chicken
houses, out houses, piped water to
his claim and cleared few acres OF
land, The fact that he had cultivated
only a small PORTO nof his entry at
the time this hearing was had is no
evidence Of bad faith on his part, as
the law allows him two years from
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-10-12
RELIEF ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF CONTROL
ELECTS OFFICERS
Leaders Are Same as in Past
Year; Treasurer c. W. AIler
Deserves MuCth Credit, Say
Workers; Big Year Planned.

AT the first meeting of the newly
elected officers of the Board of Control
of the Warren District Relief Asso-
citation. held yesterday afternoon at
Central School the old officers were
elected as follows: Rev. j. r. Fry
pastor of the Presbyterian Church Of
the Covenant president: NJ. Newman
vice president; C. w. Allen, treasurer
Many important matters were discuss
ed and plans made for the seasons
campaign
c. w. Allen, treasurer of the organ
ization, was complimented on his
splendid work Some Of the workers
felt that the efforts of Mr.. ALLEN had
not been thoroughly appreciated and
the efficient treasurer was given the
assurance that his endeavors are not
passing without some sense Of realiza-
ton Of their worth At times, In the
absence of the general secretary. Mr.
Allen has assumed extra duties which
have devolved upon him and he has
always executed them with the utmost
satisfaction TO all concerned.
The report by the general secretary,
Miss Esther Cummings viii be made
public within a few days Prof c. E.
Philbrook, superintendent of schools
in the Warren District, expressed the
hope that the series of entertainments
under the Redpath Bureau be well pa
tronized, as the money realized over
and above expenses win be devoted to
purposes of the Warren District Relief
Association