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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-26
ITALIAN VOLUNTEERS
THRONG CONSULATE
Young Reservist Who Was
Stabbed in Quarrel With Aus
trian Is Wined and Dined.

Every hour brings forward new hero
in Little Italy in these days of wartime
excitement. The latest is Mario Cotel-
lessa, who led 60 young Italians to the
consulate at III Spruce street today to
make plans for having himself and his
fellow patriots sent home to Italy as
soon as possible to take their places in
the armies of the Fatherland.
Besides Cotellessa, who lives at lol2
Salter street there were Joseph Pannun-
zio, 40 Catharine street; Michele Tunsi'
1924 South 18th street; Donate Carpen-
dieri 14lO South Sth street. and ottavic
D'Angelantonio, 92S Amin street.
The last-named has been popular Idol
in the downtown colony ever since he
was stabbed in the arm at 7th and Chest
nut streets on Sunday night. when an
Austrian with whom he was arguing pull
ed knife and slashed D'Angelantonio ir
the arm.
In spite of his wound (this was the first
blood split for Italy in Philadelphia since
the war began) DAngelantonio, unarmed
threw the Austrian into the gutter.
In honor of the young reserYist ban
Quet was given last night at Palumbos S
the restaurant which has been the centre
of so many celebrations in the last few
DAYS, and D'Angelantonio had to drink
many glasses of chlantl and show his
wound to dozens of admiring residents
of the district.
Tho reservS,ts who went to the con-
sulate were told that as yet no arrange
ments had been made by the Italian Gov
ernment other than those which Obtain
.l,at, hn
willing to send reservists who wish to
complete their time in the army home tc
Italy at half-fare. namely, S23 AS there
has been no official call for volunteers
from Rome as yet. the consulate has no
authority to provide cheaper passage
Prof. Vinconzo Di Santo, n professor OF
romance languages in the University of
Pennsylvania, declared today he was
ready to join the Colors at moments
notice and go to Italy to fight.
Mr.. Di Santo volunteered two weeks
ago. and yesterday visited the Italian
Consulate to discuss with the Cavauere
Poccardi. Italian Consul in Philadelphia,
the probable number of Italians who
would leave this city to enlist.
The colony downtown gave vent to
enthusiasm last night over the italian
successes in the capture OF five small
towns on the way to Trieste. Veterans
of the wars for liberation from the Aus
trian yoke, Garibaldi men, put on their
old uniforms and marched about the
streets and were cheered whenever they
appeared.
There was a parade with a band, and
the Italian and American flags were car
ried through the streets side by side.
The shipping offices were kept busy an
swerlng the questions of reservists today.
Most of them wanted to take passage
on the Taormina, which sails from New
York for Naples on May 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-26
Observations at Philadelphia
On the Pacific Coast
Almanac of the Day
Lamps to Be Lighted
lhe Tides
PORT RICHMoNp.

Aat0s aRd other vehicles 1900 '7'ss ?. m
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-26
STATE JEWELERS. TOLD
TO STAND LOYALTY
BY THE PRESIDENT
Ira d. Garman, Addressing
Retail Association Con-
vention, Points Duty of
| Patriotic Americans in
| Trying Emergency of
1 National Affairs.

Delegates to the 10th annual convention
OF the Pennsylvania Retail jewelers. AS
sooIntion in the Hotel Adelphla today
heard a strong plea by their president
Ira d. Garman, of this city, Select
Councilman from the 46th ward, to stand
fast on the war question and support
president Wilson In whatever course he
may pursue Never in our lives has
there been more trying time for us as
business men and citizens" he said. Be
side standing at our post we must all
hang together as true Americans what
ever emergency confronts us. Let us be
true to ourselves. to our Government and
our President, and as we stand true we
can feel we are doing our part as loyal
citizens.
oPresldent Wilson is pursuing the right
course in our relations with the warring
countries OF Europe" he said, 'and every
member OF this organization and every
other citizen of the United states should
stand shoulder TO shoulder behind him"
Edward j. Cattell, City Statistician, who
represented Mayor Blankenburg, delivered
an address of welcome, in which he de-
clared that great prosperity is near at
hand in this country following the end of
the European war and predicted that the
war would end before autumn When 1t
is over he said, the United states viii
have 70 per cent OF the wealth of the
world and 30 per cent Of the initiative.
The terrible waste of wealth and man
hood in Europe will leave us in control
OF the commerce Of the world, he said.
The opening session was otherwise de-
voted to tho hearing of the report by
proxy of Secretary William Sutton, who
Is seriously i'll at his home, and the
treasurer, George S. Katz. The latter
stated that unbusness-like competition
and unfair price cutting had been stopped
to great extent through the efforts or
the organization during the last year.
This afternoon will begin the propagan-
da to create permanent and profitable
business understanding with the jobbers.
The first paper will be read by Colonel
J., Warner Hutchlns of this city, whose
subject is Business Efficiency" F.
Wallis Armstrong will speak on Local
Advertising for Retailers"
Louis Sickles, president of the National
Wholesale jewelers. Association, will In
troduce important matters for debate In
a paper on 1.-The Wholesaler in His Rela-
tion to the Retailer" Thomas ]. Fern
ley will follow with a paper on Price
Maintenance" which Is expected to be
of great interest Other papers will be
read by Colonel John L. Shepherd and
B. ]. Doyle.
The wives and daughters OF the dele
gates will be taken on an automobile tour
of the city. this afternoon. This evening
the members and the ladies will go ia
Willow Grove Park.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-26
STUDENTS GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Commencement Exercises Today at
Misses Shipley's School.

Prof Clarence G. Child, OF the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, delivered an address
on THE Folk Tale In Literature" before
the graduating class or the Misses Ships
leys School, Bryn Mawr, at the COM
mencement exercises today.
Diplomas were awarded to Frances Gar
rett Brannon, Rosemont, Pa Gertrude
Ross Brodhead, Parkesburg, Pa; Eleanor
Valentine Coverly, Troy, n. Y; Moribah
Croft Delaplaine, Merton, Pa; Ruth
Driver, Santa Barbara, Cal; Elizabeth
Douglas Fuller New York Dorothy Gage,
San Antonio, Texas; Gertrude James
Hearne, Wayne. Pa; Janet Farquhar Nc
Keever, Santa Fe, n, NJ; Margaret Flea
more Rushton, Wynnewood, Pa; Annette
Stiles. Fitehburg, Mass; Sarah Cole Tay-
lor Morganton. n. c., and Constance
King Weller. Newburgh. N Y.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-26
PHILADELPHIA SECOND CITY OF EAST
IN THE NUMBER OF BABIES WHO DIE
Whole Country Is Surpassed ONLY 6y Chicago and Baltimore
Neoo York and MontcIair, ~ j., Haze Remarkably
Lou Infant Death Rates

Philadelphia is prominent among the
cities in the number of babies who die.
Nearly 5000 died last year within the city
limits, and many of these wee mites of
humanity could have been saved II the
mothers had known how to take care of
them during the first year of their lives.
Only two cities exceeded Philadelphia
last year In the infant death rate, and
they were Chicago and Baltimore. The
deaths per 1909 in Chicago were 1927. in
Baltimore, 1546. and in Philadelphia, 1918.
New York, that vortex of humanity, where
one would think a baby could not survive,
showed the lowest infant mortality rate
OF all the large cities, 946. out of every
1000. Montclair, n. j., had the lowest
record of all, with only IS deaths in every
1000 babies born in 1914.
The secret of success in New York and
Montclair lies in the education Of tho
mothers, according to- Albert Cross secre-
tary OF the Child Federation, of this city.
The Board of Health OF the New Jersey
town, which has gained an enviable rep
utstion through It's model sanitary regula-
tons maintains q baby clinic. New York,
to overcome the handicap of congestion,
from which the smaller town is free. is
spending money.
"a determined effort has been made in
New York for the last seven or eight
years to check the infant death rates"
said Mr.. Cross This city will have to
do the same If It wishes to save its babies.
New York has the best organized division
of child hygiene in the country and has
expended hundreds of thousands of dol
lars in the scientific education of mothers
and in having pure milk laws enforced.
One would naturally expect that city
like New York would have an enormous
infant death rate. Only the measures
being used to combat the evil prevent this.
Even the congested districts, such rs
Manhattan, show surprisingly low death
rates.
THE solution of the question rests on
the knowledge which mothers have OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-26

out by Mary Crock at City Hail. sh.
declared he had promised to marry h..
and, then, when she asked him that ,be,,
marriage be not delayed longer, he fe.
fused He spent the night in n cell ara
was brought to City Hall this nornins
for hearing before Magistrate Carson
Tom was held under $500 bail for
further hearing June .. The girl ssid sha
was willing to marry him at once h,,,
before a ceremony can be legally nss
formed 1t will be necessary to Fst a.
consent Of her parents. because shs 4
under age.
In regard to the question Of rnarrlss,
Tom was retleent and erfused to saw ybat,
he would do, when 1t was explained ~
to be truo he would face punisbr,aSs ''iu Y,
he did not marry +"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-26
BOMB SUSPECT TO ENLIST
Magistrate Says Accused Man Will
Be Welcomed in Italian Army.

1.-THE war should welcome such n spe-
callst in high explosives" said Magis-
trate Haggerty today when Nicholas
Baroni. of 1898 Catharine street, who was
arraigned as the man who left bomb
on the front doorstep of Vincent Tet-
rozelli, 12I3 South 1ith street, two weeks
ago, said he wanted to go to the war
The evidence that Baroni had fired the
bomb was not convincing enough to offer
grounds for holding him further. Magis-
trate Haggerty breathed relief wher
Baroni mentioned his liking for service
in q foreign army.
'I'll take you up TO the italian con-
sui and you can enlist right away" he
said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-26
Whitman Retains Commission

ALBANY, n. Y. May Ex-Governor
Whitman today refused to remove from
office tho Public Service Commission.
headed by Edward f. Mccall on charges
of misconduct. The Governor said that
the personal integrity of the commission
ers against whom charges were filed has
not been impugned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-26
SUFFRAGE LEADER WELCOMED
Mrs. ]. D. Thomas to Be Officially
Greeted at Reception.

Mrs. ]. d. Thomas, president OF the
Woman Suffrage Centre, will be officially
welcomed to this city after n visit to
California, at a formal reception which
will be held tonight at 1923 Chestnut
street, under the auspices of the society.
An elaborate program has been arranged
by Mrs. A NJ. Sweet, chairman of the
Entertainment Committee. A musical
and dansant will conclude the entertain
ment.
Mrs. Thomas while in California. made
a special study of political conditions
with special reference to the part played
by women in politics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-26
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, )


For eastern PennsylS%nia: Showers to-
night and probably Thursday; cooler to-
night; moderate to fresh northwest to
north winds.
A secondary disturbance over Pennsyl-
vania causing unsettled weather. al
though the main rain area from the West
has not reached the coast districts. The
Western rains have covered practically
all OF the Northern portion of the country
from the Lake region and the Ohio basin
westward to the Rocky Mountains. and
extending southwark in the plains States
to Central Texas, There is very little
clear sky reported from any part of the
country this morning. The temperatures
continue moderately high in the central
valleys and the cotton belt, and arc un-
seasonably low in Eastern Canada.
u. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-26

The Committee on Licenses and ordi-
nances OF the Camden City Councils has
decided TO place no tax on jitneys and to
refrain from interfering with the new
service In the belief that II will regulate
Itself in the course OF time.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

fury. And it seemed as if he had sud
denly recalled the quarrel of his de-
parture. In such huge voice as Mrs
Coombes had never heard before, he
shouted, my house. I'm master ere
Eat what l give yer!" He bawled this,
as it seemed, without an effort, with
out a violent gesture, standing. there
as motionless as one who whispers,
holding out handful of fungus.
Clarence proved himself a coward.
He could not meet the mad fury In
Coombes' eyes; he rose to his feet,
pushing back his chair, and turned,
STOPPING. At that Coombes rushed at
him. Jennie saw her opportunity,
and, with the ghost of shrek, made
for the door. Mrs. Coombes followed
her. Clarence tried to dodge. Over
went the tea table with smash as
Coombes clutched him by the collar
and tried TO thrust the fungus into
his mouth. Clarence was content to
leave his collar behind him, and shot
out into the passage with red patches
of fly agaric still adhercnt to his face.
Shut i'm inn cried Mrs. Coombes,
and would have closed the door, but
her supports deserted her; Jennie
saw the shop door open, and vanish
ed thereby, locking it behind her,
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

color. 1t was even an inviting-look-
ing change He broke off two other
pieces to see it repeated. They were
wonderful things, these fungi, thong hit
Mr.. Coombes, and all of them the
deadliest poisons, as his father had
often told him. Deadly poisons!
There is no time like the present
for rash resolve. Why not here and
now? thought Mr.. Coombes. He tast-
ed a little piece, very little piece
indeed-a mere crumb. 1t was so
pungent that he almost spat it out
again, then merely hot and full-tia-
vored-a kind of German mustard
with touch of horseradish and
we'll, mushroom. He swallowed it in
the excitement of the moment. Did
he like it or did he not? His mind
was curiously careless. He would try
another bit. 1t really wasn't bad
it was good.
He forgot his troubles in the in
teresN Of the immediate moment
Playing with death it was. He took
another bite, and then deliberately
finished a mouthful A curious ting
ling sensation began in his finger tips
and toes His pulse began to move
faster. The blood in, his cars sound
ed like a mill race. TRY BIZ more,
said Mr. Coombes. He turned and
looked about him, and found his feet
unsteady. He saw and struggled to-
ward a little patch of purple a dozen
yards away "Jor goo stuff, said
Mr.. Coombes. "E-lomore. ye'." He
pitched forward and fell on his face,
his hands outstretehed toward the
cluster of pilei. But he did not eat
any more OF them. He forgot forth
with.
He rolled over and sat up with
look OF astonishment on his face. HIS
carefully brushed silk hat had rolled
away toward the ditch. He pressed
his hand to his brow. Something had
happened, but he could not rightly
determine what 1t was.
Anyhow, he was no longer dull
he felt bright, cheerful. And his
throat was ahre. He laughed in the
sudden, gaiety of his heart. Had he
been dull? He did not know; but at
any rate he would be dull no longer.
He got up and stood unsteadily, re-
garding the universe with an agree
able smile. He began to remember.
He could not remember very well,
because of steam roundabout that
was beginning in his head. And he
knew he had been disagreeable at
home, just because they wanted to
be happy. =,
They were quite right; life should
be as gay as possible. He would go
home and make if up, and reassure
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

chair, it sounded like. Then there
was a sound as of some complicated
step exercise in the passage. Then
the door opened and Coombes ap-
peared. But it was Coombes transhg-
ured. The immaculate collar had been
torn carelcssly from his throat. His
carefully-brushed silk hat, half full
of a crush of fungi, was under one
arm; his coat was inside out, and his
waistcoat adorned with bunches OF
yellow blossomed furze. These little
eccentricities of Sunday costume,
however. were quite overshadowed
by the change in his face; 1t was
livid white, his eyes were unnatural
ly large and bright, and his pale blue
lips were drawn back in cherries
grin. Merry" he said. He had stop
ped dancing to open the door. "Ra-
tional 'njoyment. Dance. He made
three fantastic steps into the room,
and stood bowing.
"JimI" shrieked Mrs. Coombes, and
Mr.. Clarence sat petrihed, with a
dropping lower jaw.
"Tea," said Mr.. Coombes. "Jop
thing, tea. Tose stools, too. Brosher."
"He's drunk" said Jennie, in
weak voice. Never before had she
seen this intense pallor in drunken
man, or such shining, dilated eyes.
Mr.. Coombes held out handful Of
scarlet agaric to Mr.. Clarence. 80
stuff" said he; "ta' some"
At that moment he was genial:
Then at the sight of their startled
faces he changed, with the swift tran
sition of insanity, into overbearing
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

while Clarence went on hastily into
the kitchen. Mr. Coombes came heav-
ily against the door, and Mrs.
Coombes, finding the key was inside,
fed upstairs and locked herself in
the spare bedroom.
So the new convert to joie de vivre
emerged upon the passage, his dec
orations a little scattered, but that
respectable hatful of fungi still under
his arm. He hesitated at the three
ways, and decided on the kitchen.
Whereupon Clarence, who was fum-
bling with the key, gave up the at
tempt to imprison his host, and fed
into the scullery, only to be captured
before he could open the door into
the yard.
Mr.. Clarence is singularly reticent
of the details of what occurred. 1t
seems that Mr.. Coombes' transitory
irritation had vanished again, and he
was once more a genial playfellow.
And as there were knives and meat
choppers about, Clarence very gen.
erously resolved to humor him and
so avoid anything tragic. 1t is beyond
dispute that Mr.. Coombes played
with Mr. Clarence to his hearts con-
tent; they could not have been more
playful and familiar if they had
known each other for years He in
sisted gayly on Clarence trying the
fungi, and after friendly tussle, was
smitten with remorse at the mess he
was making of his guests face. 1t
also appears that Clarence was drag
ged under the sink and his face scrub
bed with the blacking brush-he
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

You sec, Mr.. Clarence, what I've
got to put up with" said Mrs.
Coombes.
"Hc is a bit hasty," said Mr.. Clar-
ence judicially.
"He amt got the slightest sense of
our position" said Mrs. Coombes;
that's what complain Of He cares
for nothing but his old shop; and if
| have bit of company, or buy any
thing to keep myself decent, or get
any little thing I want out of the
housekeeping money, there's dis
agreeables. Economy he says;
Struggle for life,' and all that. He
lies awake of nights about it, worry
ing how he can screw me out of
shilling. He wanted us to eat Dorset
butter once. If once l was to give in
to him-there!'
"Of course" said Jennie.
"lf man values a woman" said
Mr. Clarence, lounging back in the
armchair, "he must be prepared to
make sacrifices for her. For my own
part" said Mr.. Clarence, with his eye
on Jennie, 81 shouldn't think of
marrying till | was in a position to
do the thing in style. It's downright
selhshness. A man ought to go.
through the rough and tumble by
himself, and not drag her"
81 don't agree altogether with
that" said Jennie. 81 don't see why
man shouldn'. have a woman's
help, provided he doesn't treat her
meanly, you know. It's mean
ness
"You wouldn't believe" said Mrs.
Coombes. But | was fool to ave
i'm. | might ave known. If it 'adn't
been for my father, we shouldn't have
had not carriage to our wedding"
/ "Lordl he didn't stick out at that"
said Mr.. Clarence, quite shocked.
said he wanted the money for his
stock, or some such rubbish. Why,
he would mt have woman in to help
me once a week if was mt for my
standing out plucky. And the fuses
he makes about money-comes to
me, well, pretty near crying, with
sheets of paper and fggers. If only
we can tide over this year he says,
the business is bound to CO. IF only
we can tide over this year. / says;
then it I be, if only we can tide over
next year. l know you,' / says. And
you don't catch me screwing myself
lean and ugly. Why didn't you marry
slavey,' l says, If you wanted one
instead of a respectable girl? / says"
So Mrs. Coombes. But we will not
follow this unedifying conversation
further. Suffice it that Mr.. Coombes
was very satisfactorily disposed OF,
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

a moment, and stopped and stopped
toward it to pick it up, under the i'm
preston that it was some such small
leather object as a purse. Then he
saw that it was the purple top of a
fungus, a peculiarly poisonous-look-
ing purple: Shiny, shiny, and emitting
a sour odor. He hesitated with his
hand an inch or so from it, and the
thought of poison crossed his mind.
With that he picked the thing, and
stood up again with it in his hand.
The. odor was certainly strong
acrid, but by no means disgusting
He broke off piece, and the fresh
surface was creamy white, that
changed like magic in the space of
ten seconds to a yellowish-green
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
III---THE PURPLE PILEUS

and they had snug little time round
the fire. Then Mrs. Coombes went to
get the tea, and Jennie sat coquet-
tishly on the arm of Mr.. Clarence's
chair until the tea things clattered
outside What was that | heard"
asked Mrs. Coombes, playfully, as
she entered, and there was badinage
about kissing. They were just sitting
down to a little circular table when
the first intimation of Mr.. Coombes'
return was heard.
This was fumbling at the latch of
the front door.
"Ere's my lord" said Mrs.
Coombes. went out like lion and
comes back like a lamb, I'll lay"
Something fell over in the shop; a
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

them. And why not take some of this
delightful toadstool with him, for
them to eat? A hatful, no less. Some
of those red ones with white spots
as we'll, and a few yellow. He had
beer a dull dog, an enemy to merri-
ment; he would make up for it. 1t
would be gay to turn his coat sleeves
inside out, and stick some yellow
gorse into his waist coat pockets.
Then home-singing-for a jolly
evening.
After the departure OF Mr..
Coombes, Jennie discontinued play
ing, and turned round on the music
stool again. What fuss about moth
ing" said Jennie.
The Delta independent., 1915-07-16
Notice Of Sale.

Notice is hereby given that on Mon
day the 18th day of July. A. d. 1915. at
the hour OF ten o'clock at the store of
william Vessel. Jr.. situate on Lot Z,
Block 16, of the original plat of Delta,
Colorado. will sell at public sale
to the highest and best bidder for cash.
the following chattels:
One beistead: one spring: one sani-
tary couch: one sanitary couch pad:
one dresser: one dining table; one
kitchen table: six chairs: one rocker:
one ingram rug: one wash tub; one
wash boiler: one wash board: one
kitchen stove: three sad irons; three
dish pans: one bread jar tin: one pic.
ture frame: one pine bookcase; one
electric machine: one AK; two brooms;
one shovel; two frying pans; one tea
kettle: one trunkful dishes and old
clothes: one small box tools. such as
hammers. chisels, plane, saw. etc:
three apple boxes Of packed dishes and
kitchen utensils; one small lamp: one
small picture frame; old magazines
and a few old books: one apple box
kindling wood; one kitchen stand; one
22 rifle. for the purpose of paying
the amount OF the lien due to me for
the rent of unfurnished rooms. $3.50.
together with costs of appraisement.
notice and sale.
Dated July Z. 1915.
IAHnAvLNfA NVITTNED
First pub July .. last July 16. 1915.