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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26

Sam Walker "the scientific bum" was
arrested while cooking his breakfast in a
packing box. Policeman Freund saw a
cloud of smoke pouring out Of the box
which was in front of a store near Sd and
Clearfield streets. Peering into it he saw
Sam sitting beside a bonfire, on which
some ham and eggs were cooking on pie
plate. He pulled Sam out in the fresh
air and threatened to have him jailed for
arson,
MY intentions were honorable de-
clared Sam. Then pulling his breakfast
oil the fire he showed the policeman that
the blaze was placed on Tin waiter.
you will notice" added Sam. that
there is no danger OF conhagration. l
also want you 10 bear in mind that |
cooked this breakfast OF ham, eggs and
coffee with one newspaper and a match.
The average housekeeper uses coal and
wood or gas stove.
The cop looked dazed'
Let me explain" continued Sam.
There are a large number of heat units
in a printed newspaper, ana match
brings out a concentration Of atoms
whose humid intensity causes a COMMA
grafton equal for the time being to a
roaring furnace. A large tin pie plate
placed on such a fire gives opportunity
for a large area OF contact Thus the
resistance to heat is reduced to mimi
mum and"
Come" said the policeman, tell the
rest of il to Judge Glenn"
Walker was allowed TO cat his hasty
breakfast. and at the Belgrade and
tylearaeld streets station he attempted to
explain his heat system 10 the hasis-
trate
'The city wouldn't have to buy any
coal or wood II you used your system"
said the Judge.
"Of course not" replied walker proudly.
And he was sent to the House OF Cor
rection 10 explain Il 10 the guards.
IF you follow me you'n have chance
to make an arrest.
A ragged man With bundle under his
arm made this declaration as he ap-
preached Policeman Rasher At kensins-
ten avenue ana Cumberland street
What are you going 70 do9' asked the
asfonIsned cop.
= haze 4 hIal 3 ihis aapeF sald
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
MOVIE MEN CONDEMN
CENSORSHIP LAW
Blame Political and Saloon In
terests for Statute-Brei-
finger Assailed.

Political interests and the saloons were
named as the two factors behind the
present moving picture censorship law in
Pennsylvania at a public protest meeting
against the censorship by the Pennsylva-
mia Motion Picture Exhibitors in the For
rest Theatre this afternoon.
Politicians, 1t was declared demand
that the law be kept on the statute
books in order to provide positions for
their place-holders. The saloon keepers,
1t was argued, realizing the wave of pub-
lie sentiment which is rising against them
wish to control all the pictures thrown on
the screen In order that motion picture
houses may not be used TO promote local
option and prohibition sentiment.
Daniel $. Wheeler. former vice presl
dent of the Exhibitors Association. who
made these charges, also intlmated that
Louis j. Breitinger, the present Moving
Picture Censor here, was instrumental la
having the law passed, in order TO in
sure himself and his friends jobs. Some
body wanted Job badly" he declared
Job"
Public opinion should be the censor"
declared Frank w. Bush of the Moving
Picture World, of New York The law
rs II now is in Pennsylvania" he added,
might be termed midnight abortion
sneaked into the statute books without
discussion"
If the public press is uncensored the
speaker argued the motion picture screens
likewise should be unfettered In their pro-
duetions
The purpose OF today's conference was
to present the exhibitors side OF the mat
ter. Among the speakers were J. w.
Binder director OF finance and publicity
Of the National Board OF Censorship;
Frank Stephens Bush OF the Moving
Picture World; j. Johnson, OF the Moving
Picture News; Ira NJ Lowry, general
manager Of the Lubin Manufacturing
Company. OF this city. and Samuel f.
Wheeler, owner Of a local theatre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
HOTEL DE GHNK HERE?
SURE, SAYS JEFF DAVIS
President of Hobo Union SCOTS
at Education Boards Denial
of Building.

| philadelphia Is going to have a Hotel
| de Gink all right Don't you worry about
| that"
This is the announcement Of JEFF Davis.
president of ths National Union Of
| American Hoboes and proprietor of the
! hostelry established in New York for
/ the wandering gentlemen Of the water
| tank and freight car
JEFF was in Director Cookies office
today to confer with Joseph Willis, gem
| eral Inspector appointed to investigate
| unemployment in Philadelphia.
II Just blew in." explained JEFF breez-
lily. II was down at Washington talk
Ing over hobo affairs with President
Wilson and, say, he treated me fine The
President says he will try to put 100, 900
hoboes In Government lands in the West
That's the message I've got for the boys
over at the Gink
But, ! saw In the papers that the
Philadelphia School Board won't let us
have that old building down at Twelfth
and Wood streets. don't care. Let
'em keep their old building. I'm going
to get building all right I'll put the
matter up TO the boys of the unions.
That can't be much of a schoolhouse
anyhow, II they can't even hold school
in it.
"1'm going to put a Hotel de Glnk in
every city in the United States. That
VIII stop lot of this wandering around
and one city dumping it's hoboes on
another
But why can't we wander II we want
to? They may have kidnapped Prosperity
all right, but say, bo, who has kidnapped
Liberty? That's what 1 want to know.
"Philly needs Hotel de Gink all righto
Some say 1t will be established here next
year. That's too late. What's to become
of all the 'boes between now and next
year? Well get some building, and /
guess it will be better than that old
schoolhouse, too.
'Tm a little tired today" said Jeff as
he stroked two days growth of beard
on his chin. You know / had to undergo
a lot of entertaining at Washington. Con-
gresham Buchanan, who used to belong
to the hoboes' union, had me up to the
Hotel Willard with a lot of other Con-
gressmen and notables.
II had tough luck getting train accom-
modotions back. 1t must have been a
local drag I came through on. 1t stopped
everywhere to pick other cars Off sidIngs
and did lot of hitting. l hope to catch
something swifter to New York, because
want to flop my lip over the four-cor-
nered meal that 1 know Is waiting for
me at the good old Hotel de Glnk Well.
so long. See you some more in week
or two"
The following men have been appointed
as members of federation medical
council, which will act in an advisory
capacity to the Board of Directors, and
will be practically in charge of the activ- |
tiles Of the federation DR.. Samuel Nc |
Clintock Hamill, chairman; DR.. William |
N Bradley, secretary; DR.. Howard |
Childs Carpenter Dr. Charles A. e. |
Lincoln Furbush, DR.. ]. Clexton Cuttings. |
DIR. Howard Kennedy Hill, Dr. Henry d. |
Jump, DR.. William Duffield Robinson and |
DR., John f. Sinclair.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
VETERAN CITY EMPLoYE DEAD
M. M. Coppuck. AZ Years Highway
Clerk, Victim of Heart Disease.

NJ. M. Coppuck, one of the Oldest en-
ployes in the employ of the city and for
the last ~ years assistant chief clerk of
the Bureau of Highways, was found dead
in bed this morning, at his home, 427
Franklin street Coppuck was a veteran
of the Civil War and served in the 7th
Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was 50
years old
Mr.. Coppuck was graduated from the
Central High School when the institu-
tion was at 18th and Market Streets
where the Wanamaker building now
stands. When first appointed to the
Bureau of Highways the department was
located in the headquarters of the Ameri-
can Philoso phical Society, at 9th and
Chestnut streets Later the offices were
maintained in Independence Hall before
plans for the City Hall were completed.
He occupied his position in the Bureau
through the incumbency of more adj
ministrations than any other empoye in
the service of the city. He was a widower
and is survived by daughter. Death
is believed to have been caused by heart
disease
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26

| the stranger, "and I'm going to throw It
through the window of the first big storo
l see."
There was an air of determination about
the man which convinced the policeman
that he meant business. He took the
bundle from him and found that IL really
contained brick, Then he brought him
to the Fourth and York streets station.
He collapsed as he was about to enter
and said that he was weak from hunger
Rasher procured a meal for him at a
restaurant and then took him before
Magistrate Glenn,
The prisoner gave his name as John
Neeman and said that he had no address
~ was going to break a window" he
said, $50 that l would be sure of getting
arrested, But when | saw the policeman
| changed my mind and told him of my
/ doe"
Several of the policemen said that they
would try 70 get work for Neeman.
All fish look alike TO Policeman Iden,
especially when they are suckers.
He caught nearly two dozen suckers
last night in Wissahickon Creek and
started home with them highly pleased
Idell met another policeman on a Ger
mantown avenue car and exhibited his
luck. Leaving the nsh on the rear plat
form, the two cops went inside TO dis
euss fishing in general and the prospects
for the coming summer,
But when Idell went 10 pick up his
suckers they had mysteriously disap-
peared,
He returned home much erestfallen. To-
day a huekster appeared on Haines
street selling suckers. IN size and an
peArancs they were Fingers" for those
caught by the policeman. Another fish-
erman, G. w. jain, who was with Idell
on his trip, also declared that the 6sh
carried by the vender were those which
disappeared from the trolley car The
hueksteF had q few drinks ana couldn't
make a satisfactory explanation He was
on the way 20 the police station before
he remembered that he was selling tie
asA for 3 boss huekster" who had a
wagon nearby. This proved 10 be true
Idsll i Of the opinion that the suckers
carried hy the peddler must have been
fa=# close relatives 10 those caught IL
fhs HIsEahie1on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
SLAYER, DYING, RETRIEVED

James Boyd, a negro murderer of West
Philadelphia who was the first man to
oe sentenced to death In the electric chair
in this State, received another reprieve
today. Boyd is dying OF tuberculosis.
Announcement was made in Harris
burg this morning, according to q dis
patch, that Governor Brumbaugh had de-
cided to Change the date of the con-
demned mans execution from March
to March 20. He was to have been re-
moved to the new deathhouse at Belle
fonte today, but his condition was so
critical that 1t was believed he would die
en- route If removed from his cell.
Judge Kinsey sentenced Boyd for mur-
dering Bertha Fisher in a saloon at 36th
and Market streets. After shooting the
girl Boyd turned his weapon on Police
man Steth, wounding MIN. When he was
sentenced he sat in the dock calmly
chewing gum.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
POLICE REPLY TO CRITICISM
Lieutenants Savage and Ewing Deny
Charges Against Them.

Charges Against Them.
Two police lieutenants criticised today
by Judge German in the Juvenile Court
denied the accusations made against them.
Lieutenant Savage, OF the 39th street and
Lancaster avenue police station denied
he had ridieuled the House of Detention,
as charged by Miss Virginia Smith, a
probation officer who had investigated the
case of 15-year-Old David Lutz, of 1912
Mount Vernon street. Savage, Miss Smith
said today. had declared that 'the House
OF Detention was a joke" when she came
TO ask for the release of the Lutz boy,
who was accused of malicious mischief
Judge German, on hearing Miss Smith 8
story. declared that he would have Saw
age brought before the police trial board
IL the charges were true.
Lieutenant Savage today said: Miss
Smith asked me to release the Lutz boy,
but I had TO refuse because 1t was not
IN my power. Miss Smith grew angry
when l told her could not send the boy
home"
The other policeman criticised was Lieu
tenant Ewing OF the 61st and Thompson
streets station Ewing. Judge German
said had kept 1b-yeaF-Old William O'Don-
nell. a runaway, at the police station for
five hours before sending him to the
House Of Detention Lieutenant Ewing
said the o Donnell boy had been sent az
rsetly 70 the House Of Detention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
SEWER CONTRACT AWARDED
Robert Lombardi Successful Bidder
for Locust Street Work.

The contract for one of the branch
sewers In the district of the proposed
transit loop was awarded today by Direc-
tor Taylor 10 Robert Lombard, a con-
tractor OF No. COL Lincoln Building His
bid was $50, 2i2 The specifications call for
the construction of a sewer from 9Th and
Walnut diagonally across Washington
square 10 7th and Locust streets. and up
Locust to Sth street
There were II bidders. Lombardi's bid
for building the sewer only was S5s, 100 and
was the lowest Inlets and other incl
dental work added about $1,000 TO each bid
Peoples Brothers. Inc, which last Tues
day was awarded the contract for the
first OF the sewer work, turned IN the
highest bid, Ss6,70O
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
AUTO DIVES INTO EXCAVATION

John Jergens, proprietor of the Motor
Garage, alll Diamond street, and three
companions had narrow escapes from
death early today when big touring car
in which they were riding crashed at
full speed into an excavation under the
car tracks at 4th and Market streets
The police say the car was going at the
rate of so miles an hour The machine
was demolished and the occupants were
hurled nearly 20 feet across Market street
Jergens was arraiGned before Magistrate
Eisenbrown for a hearing on charge
of reckless driving, but was discharged.
Jergens, according to the police, had
been to party at 4th and Poplar streets
with Joseph Kusek, Conrad Zunkge and
Hans Goble. He had two ribs broken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast

WASHINGTON, Feb. 70.
For eastern Pennsylvania: Fair tonight
and Saturday, somewhat colder tonight;
strong northwest winds, diminishing
For New Jersey: Fair and somewhat
colder tonight; Saturday fair.
The northeastern storm has moved
slowly during the last "a hours, being
central over Maine this morning, 1t has
increased i'm energy, causing strong
northwest winds at its rear, accompanied
by decided drop In temperature
throughout all of the northeastern por..
ton of the country. The western area OF
high barometer extends In rldge-liks
formation over the Mississippi Valleys
with highest pressure north of Minnesota:
1t Is moving very slowly eastward ana
promises continued low temperatures IN
the Atlantic States over Sunday
moderate disturbance in the far norths
west has caused light general preeipita-
tion west of the Rocky Mountains
u. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Observations made at a m. eastern tina
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
FIVE sEAGoING SUBMARINES
Senate Rejects Smoot's Proposal Max,
ing the Number so.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-The Senate
today rejected Senator Smoot's- amend
ment to the naval bill, providing for SO
seagoing submarines, at S1,40O,0OO each,
and % coast defense submarines, at $3.50
600 each.
The Senate then adopted the Senate
Committees amendment. providing for
five seagoing submarines and 16 coast de-
Tense submarines. The House bill called
for only one seagong submarine and IL
coast defense submarines,
The naval appropriation bill carrying
approximately s153, 900 passed the Sem
ate late today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
Youth Accused Of Shooting Boy

Parents Of 104yeaT-old Paul King. Of
2lO9 South T2d street, who was shot during
a gang battle between boys from the
Paschall section and Darby. located Ed
ward Sunstran. OF North Front street
Darby. today, and accused him OF the
shooting. 5unstran, who IS Is years old
was held under $500 bail by Magistrate
Schuyler. OF Darby The King boy mem
Der OF a band which frequently raids the
youth Of Darby. vas shot under the left
sss and may loae his sight. snnalrant.
&ho carried Z small ealibre rIds. said be
had t because hs heard ths ethzr aEde
4a. aImza
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
BRIDGE CONTRACT AWARDED
New York Concern to Build South
Broad Street Structure.


An important step in the development
of South Philadelphia was made this aft
ernoon when Director Cooke, of the De-
partment of Public Works, awarded TO
Arthur McMullin & Co., of New York, the
contract TO construct a concrete bridge,
$50 feet wide. with l0j-foot span, TO
carry the South Broad street boulevard
over the right of way of the proposed
Belt Line railroad near the entrance to
the Philadelphia Navy Yard
Before making the award, the Director
conferred with officials of the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads
The McMullin firm underbid Is other con
tractors, Edwin II. Ware, of this city,
being the second lowest. The New York
concern is now engaged In a 100000 con
tract for subways In New York city and
is also building new bridges over the Del
aware at Trenton for the Pennsylvania
Railroad and over The Susquehanna River
at Havre de Grace, Md,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
TRIED TO ROB THREE SHOPS

A man who had made preparations with
n glass cutter to open three showcases in
South I'd street and was just about to start
operations with Il padded brick was in
tcrrupted early this morning by Acting
Detectives Wertschafter and Fields, of
the I'd and Christian streets station. They
arrested the man, who said he was John
Hansome. of 2G6 Cantrel street The
police say he had run a glass cutter
over showcases in front of 7S7, 7S9 and
1893 South I'd street Magistrate MacFar-
land held the man in $1,000 bail for fur.
ther herring.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
ACCIDENT MAY COST SIGHT
aged Clergyman's Eye Cut When Car
Knocked Him Down.

An operation was performed today at
tie jefferson Hospital on the Rev.
Charles Barrett. an aged minister. OF
Lanfel springs. \. j.. who was injured
yesterday IN a trolley accident. II is
believed Be VIII become totally blind
The clergyman vas struck BY trolley
ear It 18th and Market streets ana Sc
sTelY Injured. A cataract on his left
s4s prevent him from seeing the cars ap-
azaaeh When he vas thrown to the
FzaHa his glasses were broken ana some
s Ehe siass pseFeed bis right eye.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
Indetermlnate sentenee for Murderel

A sentence of 2ls 70 10 years was I'M
posed today upon Giuseppe Desimone. Of
775 South 7th street, who Was convicted
last week Of killing EFnesto VoIpa ndesta
Of 7a8 south Tth street, IN 8 revolver duel
on the street. on September Il. The aght
occurred al Marshall ana FitzHater
streets ana xoinandsstz died the next
DAY from he aoanda
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
BLocKLEY AGAIN CRITICISED
Grand Jury Condemns overcrowding
at the Almshouse.

The Philadelphia Almshouse. commonly
known as Bloekley, was again made the
subject of criticism in the inal report OF
the February Grand Jury, made today be-
fore Judge Little, of Susquehanna County,
presiding IN Quarter Sessions Court.
In their report the grand jurors con-
denim the overerowded condition of the
wards and the poor hre-hghtlng appa-
ratns throughout the entire hospital All
the other public institutions visited by
me body were found to be in a satis-
factory condition.
During the month the grand jurors
=etea on 7es bills of indictment. $50 of
which we're found true and "A ignored.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
n.EzaaIl - LIght Of Mishap

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sa s aa eezident st san Franeise0
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
Killed in Friendly Bout

BUFFALO, Feb. 26.-Wlliam Bacon
was killed today in a friendly boxing bout
with Andrew Schultz at Turkish bath.
Bacon slipped, striking his head on the
tiled floor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
q. S. STEAMSHIP REPORTED
NINE VICTIM IN NORTH SEA
Vessel, Believed to Be Palmer, of New
London, Sunk.

LONDON, Feb. 26.-The American
steamship Theodore Palmer has been
sunk, according to a Copenhagen dis
patch. Surviving members of her crew
were picked up by Swedish ship. The
sailors asserted. the dispatch adds. that
the Palmer was sunk in the North Sea
10y a mine
An earlier dispatch from Washington
recorded the loss of the Palmer from
New London, Conn, on the basis of d
Swedish ships discovery of an iron life
boat bearing its name.
A like-named steamship was reported
on Tuesday as being at Fall River, Mass.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26

The picture shows Reynolds on
the side of the Mutual Life Build
ing, at 1017 Chestnut street, just
before his fall to the roof of the
Philadelphia Business College.
His plunge is indicated by the
dotted line. Below the acrobat
himself is shown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26

The Republican Organization leaders,
however. are using every underground
method to stir up opposition to Director
Taylor. Walter NJ. Stevenson, McNichol
leader in the 32d Ward. has issued orders
to the committeeman of that ward (two
in each divisiom that they must stir up
opposition TO the Taylor plan on every
possible occasion Stevenson is interested
in the Wynnefield Building Fund with
Philip Fl. Johnson, brother-in-law OF the
late Israel II, Durham.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-04
DRUG FIENDS FILLING
new YORK HOSPITALS
Many Others, Deprived Of Dope,
r.. Are a Menace TO AL

New York, May 3--"An appalling
allowed at large" Is Ernest X. Coul-
ter's characterization OF the present
state Of affairs in New York city. Mr..
Coulter was asked what ought to be
done to handle the many cases OF drug
victims who, deprived Of cocaine,
beroin and other habit forming sub.
stances, are filling the city hospitals
and prisons to the crippling point.
Worse than the strain on the hos.
pitfalls and the overcrowding OF tle
jails are the frequent deeds OF VIC.
lence In the effort to get drugs. In
tho last week there has hardly been
= day when the newspapers have not
chronicled attacks on shops or az
saults on people by men crazed for
the lack OF drugs which they can no
longer procure under the present law
"I don't believe the people OF the
city realize the seriousness OF the sit
uation." said Mr.. Coulter, who repre-
sented Mrs. william X. Vanderbilt IN
the long fight to suppress drug traffIc
that these men who rob, assault and
slay to get morpninc or some similar
substance are insane. They are the
most dangerous kind Of lunatics when
the craving comes over them. Now
n the city can not deal with these
people the lives OF all OF Ms are In
constant peril. Drug victims come
srom every clans OF society. Aside
from tho danger OF these rowing luna
ties In search OF drugs. no one can be
sure that nis own brother won't get
the habit. The introductions to drug
using are too many and too deceptive
for anyone to feel immune from dan
Ser. Private philanthropy is helpless
before this problem 1t is govern
mental"