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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-12
ONE MAN IS INJURED
WHEN TRAIN HITS CAR
Women Faint and Passengers
Plunge Through Trolley Win
dows at Grade Crossing

freight train, shifting on Washing
ton avenue this morning. crashed into a
9th street trolley with such impact that
the car nearly overturned One man was
injured, several women tainted and the
car was knocked from the track.
Considerable time elapsed before It
could be repaired and placed on the track
| and traffic resumed. Several men In the
car jumped through the window as they
saw the collision impending.
Bystanders said that the motorman OF
the trolley car, one on the Fox Chase
line, misunderstood the signal of a nag
man at the intersection of the tracks and
street The conductor had waited sew
eral minutes for cars to pass Just as
the freight train crossed 9TH street the
motorman opened his controller and the
car started.
1t shifted its direction, however, and
started back. To the few who were
standing nearby 1t seemed as IL the col
lision would be head on, but the motor
man, seeing his danger, put on full speed.
The freight was running about 10 miles
an hour. For a moment II looked as IL
the car might clear the crossing In safety,
but the train smashed into the rear end
OF 1t with terrific force. Almost every
window in the car was broken.
The low speed at which the freight was
travelling enabled some passengers to
| see that an accident would happen and
they jumped through the open windows.
None of them were hurt
One man In the car was cut by flying
glass. He was N. Birdman. of Moyamen-
1 81. -
sitting on the last seat where the train
struck. Mrs. Laura Thomas, of 1851 South
| Chadwick street, became hysterical and
was treated in drug store.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-12
MTDDLEllAN IN MOVIES
LIKE BROTHER IN FOOD
Motion Picture Authority Gives
the Distributors a Haul
ing Over the Goals
BY the Photoplay Editor

The feature field In the movies is gem
orally reputed to be a field OF big profits,
and undoubtedly It is But not for every
one There are big losses. too. and small
ones that Just prevent success William
A. Johnston, writing In the Motion Pic
ture News, analyses the economic diff
culties In this end of the photoplay busi-
ness. and, after exonerating the producer
and exhibitor of any but wastes that arc
being rapidly corrected. lays the real
trouble at the door of the phOtoplay mid
dleman, the exchanges He says:
How about the distribution of features7
Is 1t economical7 Is Il even correct in
principle7
There are over 300 feature exchanges
In the country today. Giving each an
average running expenses OF thousand
dollars week, the total distribution cost
of features today exceeds the staggering
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-12
MILK COMPANY DECLARES RIVALS
PLOT TO WRECK ITS BUSINESS
Two Polcemen Implicated in Conspiracy, According to
resident Dolfnger, of Dairy-Italians Resent
Alleged Wholesale Discharge of Com
patriots by Firm

a company which asserts that rival
milk dealers have entered into con-
spiracy' In which two policemen are inn
piicated' to ruin Its business in this city.
appealed to its customers today in ad-
Verusements exposing the alleged scheme
ana announced It's intention Of calling
upon Director of Public Safety Porter and
District Attorney Rotan to investigate the
case. The company ls Dolhnger's stand
ard Dairies, 18th and Tasler streets
According to Harry DolnnRer. pres,-
dent OF the company, the effects OF the
conspiracy were first noticed some two
weeks ago, when drivers of milk WAGONS
belonging to the company were stopped
and threatened by suspicious looking per
sons. Later the 100 drivers employed by
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-12

the dairy began 10 bring in empty milk
bottles containing notification that serv-
Ice from the Dol1nger Dairies was no
longer desired. Investigation showed that
the majority Of these notes were In tho
same handwriting, and upon inquiry it
was found that a report had been circu-
lated In the italian section of South
Philadelphia that the company had dis
charged all italian employees without
cause.
The only basis for such a report ao-
cording to Mr.. Dolfnger, was the dis
charge OF one Italian more than seven
months ago for adequate cause. He also
declared an italian woman recently told
driver that a policeman had spread
the report about the discharge Of the
italian employees and had written all the
notes found in the neighborhood Her
story also implicated another policeman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-12
THE WEATHER

WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.-The south
western storm has moved from the lower
Ohio valley northeastward and is central
near Toledo this morning. The attendant
showers area has spread eastward and
Boutheastward to the middle and south
Atlantic coast, covering Maryland. most
Of Pennsylvania, and the lower half of
the Lake region, while showers continued
In the Ohio basin. Showers are also re-
ported from the Gulf coast and from a
few scattered areas in the plains States.
The temperatures are nearly normal ex-
eept for a moderately warm area over
the northern plateau region.
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Observation take, NJ q a m Eastern time
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-12
Theatrical Baedeker


KEiTHs s-Genc Hodgkins. Nile Destrtss ana
company IN lie cafe Futurist" Chnfiie
Howard and company. m "A Harnv fftII-
bination "Cranberfies,1 with Nell Brtff
Frederick Karr and Marian Day. Auenrla
Close; Hunting and Ftancla prtetnfInr ~
Love Losenger Moran and Wrleer ho0n-
crauE hat throwersi Sanity and Norton Cunta
min and acahani two 'ieccent trionoe's. f7rter
Leach Wallin Trio and Hearst Sells Pictures.
company, the electrical wizards, Willard ara
Bond IN '.Detectiyism' Edward Howard and
company IN Those We're the Happy Days b.
Roy Cummings and Helen Giadyinrs the
Cavana Duo Largay and snce. songs ana
dance, and Fun Foto aims
CROSS KEYS Second half OF week. Nay
time" special scenic feature. nuaoh
hrotherF, IN q comedy skitj LipsQn and How
ard singing and talking comedians. Billie
Barlow monoloslst; the Meiano Opera Conc
pany,. and Atkins and Rodgers, hiAckface
comedy.
wooDstDE pAR1e-The Carl Danisnn troupe
European gymnnsts; Richards and Montruae
acrobatic dancers and songsters; Louise
Mayo, singing coincidence. Mack. Albright
and Mack. IN songs and comedy. ana Johnny
Reynolds. the Boy Who VIII Not 10 Dared.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-12

total Of fifteen millions a year. The nk-
ure is probably greater than this, but
'his hasty computation serves It's purpose.
This is big amount. TO 1000 ex-
hloitors n means st500 a year apiece,
which many an exhibitor this year would
oe glad 10 call his profit. 10 20 manu-
faoturers Il means a half a million each
year, which IL far. indeed. away from
any present profits.
Is this great cost Of distribution neces-
sary7 II not, II Is the big leakage in this
business today; and " wrong, II is not
lke waste IN production, which Is an in
dividual problem. II Is all wrong, fun
damentally wrong.
In this consideration, one naturally
turns to the distribution systems OF other
produots-naturally, because this industry
or the motion picture is bound sooner or
later to be nodded by the very same
great economic laws which mold every
other industry.
The manufacturers OF 1000 products
don't own and maintain their own dis
tributing houses. Some own their own
retail stores in which case they elm
mate the middleman altogether and make
this expense their profit, or their sales
promotion capital
But for distributing facility they use,
In each central city, a general whole
saler OF all kinds OF food products, a
house which performs a like service i'm
partially for many other manufacturers
of these same commodities.
Instead of paying out the huge sum Of
rentals and overhead charges for so such
houses, they pay q commission; and they
devote their capital and energies to help
Ing the retailer sell more OF their goods
and thus sending him oftener to the
wholesaler.
In other words, they let the wholesaler
perform the mechanical functions of dis
tribution; they, themselves, promote the
sales of their goods
Is II not possible to have such clearing
houses for features2 why not one or a
few such institutions In each exchange
city, instead OF 20 or more different ex-
| changes?
Selling campaigns would 60 as force
fully, or more forcefully, than ever.
| There would be road statesmen and ad-
| vertising campaigns to boost each
| picture There would be more co-opera-
tion with and for the exhibitor And
even so an overhead of millions would be
saved, the expenditure OF which today ia
largely going outside the trade and ac-
complishlng nothing.
Having successfully Jumped several
censorious hurdles, THE Island of Re.
generation" ia now being shown at the
New Central Theatre in st. Louis. The
| Censor Board in that city ordered sew
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-12
Storm Near Haiti

The United States Weather Bureau re-
ports that the storm which was raging
of the coast of st. Crolx Island yester-
day is now central near the southwest
coast of Haiti. II is moving slightly
north OF west and will probably reach
the southeast coast of Cuba tonight.
Northerly gales are reported east of
jamaica
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-12

Having successfully jumped several
censorious hurdles, THE Island Of Re-
generation" is now being shown at the
Rev Central Theatre in st. Louis. The
Censor Board in that city ordered sew
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-12
Observations at Philadelphia
n
Almanac of the Day
Lamps to Be Lighted


eeios and other vehicles ......- 1850 p m
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-12

with 2 laugh. Famous Players has dt.
cided 10 change Tho release date Of Sam
Bernard'r picture, Poor Schinaltz from
october to Ausust p
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-12
Mr. Saul Explains

[ understand [ have been accused by
some of my competitors with selling
short weight coal. 1 presume, how
ever, they base their charges on the
fact that some of my coal bags are not
always full when delivered. We sell
our coal by scale weight-and moi by
the bag, and guarantee full weight with
every delivery. Twenty of my bags
are made to contain a long ton of coal.
Each bag will, therefore, hold when
full ITO to lis pounds.
On account OF the above charge, aud
in defence of myself, 1 am com PEELED
to make this statement, and will fur
Their add that about the time two other
coal dealers of Wild wood were weighed
and found short from 50 pounds to 1Is
pounds per ton, my wagon was
weighed and was actually "A pounds
per ton heavy. This would indicate
that my coal is cheaper at $3.50 per
ton than some other coal at $6.5 per
ton. The quality of my coal has no
superior and 1 care moi where it comes
from. G. w, SAIL.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-12
NORTH WILDWOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. F. Stonley and daugh'
ter, Ruth spent Sunday in their cot
tage on West 14lh avenue.
Mrs. q. A. Campbell, Sr. spent Sun.
day at her home in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wark, of Ger.
mantown, spent Sunday at their cot.
tage at 10Th and New York
William Standing, of West 18th
avenue, went to Philadelphia last Fri
day on q visit to his son.
G. Boozer and daughter, Mrs. FL
Snyder, are visiting relatives and
friends in Philadelphia.
DIR. Anderson, of West Philadelphia,
was an over Sunday visitor.
Rufus Let's went to Atlantic City
Monday to attend some business.
Mrs. NJ. Shivers, of East 18th ave-
nue., entertained her sister in-law, Mrs.
L. Hand, OF Cape May Court House,
on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Colson, who have
been visiting at Salem for the past two
weeks are expected home in a few days.
Mrs. Chester Tozer, nee Larcombe,
left Thursday morning for her new
home in Neshaminie Falls, Bucks
county, Pa.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-12
Took FreehoIders by Storm

Led by Baker Brothers nearly a hum
dred citizens from Wildwood and Cape
May went to Court House Tuesday to
follow up monster petitions protesting
against the immediate building Of the
proposed million dollar county road
between Ocean City and Cape May,
along the ocean, which has been under
consideration by the Cape May County
Board of Freeholders. Ex-Congress-
man Baker made a powerful speech in
opposition to it, saying among the
other things that the municipalities
had tax burdens heavy enough already.
Other speakers were F. P. Downs,
Philip P. Baker, w. H. Bright, John
w. Young, Luther Ogden and others.
Freebooter Reuben w. Edwards, of
Ocean City, spoke in defense of the pro-
posed road aud scored some Of the
statements made by the speakers. The
petitions and petitioners represented
millions of dollars of taxable property
in the county. 1t Is believed that the
Freeholders will abandon the project
for the present.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-12
Cut the Cost Of Overtime Work
Motor Drive

Through the faithful work of the
members, and the assistance of the
other christian people of the town, the
work at the Anglesea Baptist church ia
progressing nicely. The service of last
Sunday morning was well attended, at
which the pastor, Rev. Charles E.
Thomas, of Grocer Seminary, spoke on
1.-THE Re-uniting of Our Love to God
and It's Result" In the afternoon
quite a marked increase was Noticed in
the Sunday-school. New classes have
been formed and the study of the Bible
is being made as attractive and Interest,"
ing as possible. AspeciaI feature ofthe
Sunday-school. is the class of young
girls who have organized themselves
into a class known as 1.-THE Willing
Workers." This class, supplied with
maps for the purpose, is going to take
up the "Life OF Christ" beginning Sun
day next, Nov. IA, with the ccou as
it appears in Matthew I'd chapter.
This class cordially invites all to attend.
On saturday evening", November 18th,
the class will give a social at the home
of Mrs. DOTS and to all the young girls
of the town a cordial welcome will be
extended 10 be present. The evening
service which begins at 7.30 was also
well attended. The pastor spoke on
''The Christians Charge" using as a
text Joshua l chapter 10 verses. I'M
mediately following the service he ex-
tended the right hand of fellowship to
Mrs. MCGEE, who comes by letter from
the Germantown Baptist church, of
Philadelphia. Next Sunday evening,
the topic will be "The Siege of Jericho.
William Cozens was a visitor to
Pennsgrove the latter part Of last week,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-12

On Wednesday. Nov. 3, the adjourn
ed hearing of the two coal dealers &C.
cused by Inspector Rodan of selling
short weight coal was held and the
charge proven by Officer Rodan. The
two accused dealers were the Austin
coal company and the He'll coal COM
pany. Squire Ingersoll heard the COM
plants and reprimanded the two deal
ers. No complaint whatever was made
against Chas. w. Saul, 10 fact the load
OF Mr.. Saul's seized by the inspector
owe weighed.
Exclusive agency for W. L. Douglass
shoes for men. w. NJ. Beers, Oak and
Pacific. Il
+. ii. Weber, who spent the summer
here in the Tompkins cottage at 22I (.
Poplar avenue, was down from Phila-
delphia on Monday. Mr.. Weber re-
Gently bought the property for IA sum.
mer home.
The old Eagle basket ball team will
play the Melville team at the Colonial
cafe Thanksgiving afternoon and eve
ming.
The little four room house in the rear
OF the Raymond on East Oak avenue
was purchased by Benjamin Wilson
and moved to a lot owned by him on
Hudson avenue.
George French has gone to Penns-
grove where he has secured employ
ment.
Mrs. tanning Myers and little daugh-
ter left on Monday for New York to
spend a few weeks with her parents.
Mrs. r. H. Hess, of 225 east Oak
avenue, left Wednesday morning for
keokuk, Iowa, to visit her son and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aleck McMurray re.
turned this week from a vacation oil
three weeks, a portion of which was
spent at Niagara Falls.
DR.. and Mrs. s. Dixon Mayhem have
as their guests DIR. and Mrs. Thomas
Shea and two children.
Former. Mayor and Mrs. Latimer r
Baker are qusrtered at Willard Hall al
usual this winter.
Former Councilman John Taylor and
family will leave Wild wood next week
fer q western trip, taking in the Cali
fornia expositions. They will return t.
McClellanville, South Carolina, as usua
to spend the winter.
Frank Snyder, has been confined Il
his home, at Grassy Sound, suffering
with a large carbuncle on the side o
his neck.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-12

AT the social hour that follows the
evening service at st. Simeon's church
on Sunday nights practice has been
begun on the hymns that are to be used
during the preaching mission to be
held from December l to II. This was
found to be an enjoyable feature of the
social hour last week and a cordial in
vitation is extended to any who enjoy
the singing of hymns to join In this on
the coming Sunday evening.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-12
.ANGLESEA


An old-fashioned safe that had been
relegated to a corner of the fire house
after the new one was installed in the
Receiver of Taxes Office, was broken
open with an'sxe by Chief of Police, as
Collector Peterson thought there might
be documents therein ofinterest to him.
When the door was finally opened and
the drawers removed it was found that
the papers had become saturated with
moisture and coupled with the age of
some of the receipts which bore dates of
l890-they fell apart like burned paper.
Headquarters for fishermen's rubber
boots. w. M. Beers, Oak and Pacific,
under Hotel Seaereet.
On November 8, 1915, at the residence
of Russell Mollet, 210 w. I'd avenue,
on Friday evening, q party was given
in honor of Miss Una Malcolm, of
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, South
Hampto Long Island. Those present
Myrtle Streaker, Linda Holmes, Karin
OailOClkg LICuC ACOudAOy 0C1iluuC
Mollet aud Dorothy Mollet, Thomas
Braid wood, Crawford HUMPHREYS,
George Dots, John Weist, Martin Ros-
er, and Wilmer Streaker. The evening
vas spent playing games aud the like.
The main attraction was the
gypsy booth, where each n had
their fortune told by the gypsy queen,
of Shinnecock reservation, Long Is
land. Following refreshments were
served and all agreed they had a good
time wishing the queen a good night.
Anna Banford, who has resided at
Bishops Inn for the summer, left Tues
day for Tampa, Florida, for the winter.
There were quite a number Of Here
ford and Wolf club members down
Sunday at their respective club houses.
The Clara, Capt. Axelson, was here
Monday, also the Leonora and Bates.
The boats, the Gloriana, Leslie and
Thomas Martindale went out Sunday
with fishing parties.
Charles Mace is making some needed
repairs to his dock.
l. Hilb is adding a sun psrlor to his
residence on New Jersey avenue.
Mr.. Boyd has closed his cottage, on
West First avenue, and returned to
Philadelphia for the winter.
Skiff fishermen are making prepare
tions for the cod fishing season.
The Irene is having a $4,000 gasoline
engine installed.
Two hundred barrels of butterfish
were broughtin by the pound fishermen
aud shipped from the Marine Fisheries
Company's platform the fore part of
this week.
John Derry, OF East Spruce avenue,
went to Florida last Friday where he
will engage in fishing.
Matthew Emory caught a 12-pound
sea tog last Sunday off the eastern end
of Mace's pier.
John Murnin was down at his cot
tage, at First and Central avenues, over
Sunday.
Peter Csrrigan and family, of Phila-
delphia, are down on a visit for a week
at their cottage on Fourth and Pennsyl-
vania avenues.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-12
Ladies. Please Notice

II you have been on Wild wood ave-
nue. during the past week you will have
noticed the window display at 1872,
which tells you that the Wildwood
Embroid cry Shop is located there for
the winter season. They are o show
ing a good line of children's dresses up
to IL year size.
Miss J. SCOTT.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-12

The very latest in hats, fancys aud
other trim ming. New York frames at
Van Horns, corner Pine audPacific. \
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-12

Use the JOURNAL little adv. column
when you have anything to sell or you
want to buy something. Lots of peo-
pie get results from 1t.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-24

And now will the Punta Gordi
Herald explain in just what man
Iner it wants this scribe to loosen
up? Referring to those marked
patent medicine ads. - Zolfo
Truth. - The Herald has two
devils, and one of them amuses
himself by sending to every body
he knows or hears of copies Of the
paper in which are marked all
-orts of inappropriate things, some
of them in numbers seven to ten
years old. You can't suppress
these devils; they are everywhere,
even in some of the most respect
able homes.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-24
Still Going 1t

"How would you like to live il
Loveland, Col, girls?" impatient
| y inquiries the Spartanburg Jour
nal. For that matter, how d you
like to live at Kissimmee, Fla
girls ?-Columbia State.
Come down, girls, and give us
an opportunity to Tampa with
your affections.-Tampa Times.
And while so near, come over
and take a dip in the clear water
Clearwater Sun.
And last and best, marry Jacl;
in Observation-Disclosures Me-
tropolis.
Then come right on down to
the land of pure delight, where the
diamond-like sunlight kisses the
emerald waters, Jump into the
boat and Punt O Gorda Herald it
to the world that YOU are in a pis-
catorial paradise, says Senator
f. M. Cooper
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-24

We have all along had three OBJ.
jections to the draining of the Ev.
Ierglades, viz: First, the lands are
not needed, as there are a plenty
that require no draining; second
reducing the water surface would
affect the climate, as has been
shown by occasional frosts at Mi
ami; and, third, the lowering of
Lake Okeechobee would affect
steamboat navigation of the Ca
loosahatchee river, as it has done.
The state authorities were misled
as to the cost, but we arc sure
that they were guilty of no inten-
tional deception of buyers of BY
erglades lands, as insinuated by
the Tampa Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-24

The Tampa Times is making a
great ado over the discovery that
Governor Trammell, in a speech
made at Lakeland some years ago,
borrowed most Of his ideas and
words from speech of Henry w.
Grady, But the Times won t
deny that, in so doing, the COVER
nor showed excellent taste and
that his error consisted merely in
the neglest to give Grady credit.
We newspaper folk often fail to
give proper credit for some of the
best things appearing in our pa
pers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-24

1t is suspected that Powell of
the Clearwater Sun and Benja-
min of the Ocala Star, print in
their daily editions some kind re-
marks about The Herald, but send
The Herald their weekly editions
with all editorial remarks omitted.
We enjoy reading the editorial
views and observations of the
Florida newspapers, but we don t
get them in the weekly editions
Of the daily papers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-24

Some of the remarks of the
Tampa Times on the candidacy Of
Ex-Governor Gilchrist for the U.
nited States senate and what il
says are the ex-governor's chanc.
es in the race are being filed a.
way by The Herald that they may
be quoted later. Gle who laughs
last laughs BEST" so it is said.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-24

Seems to the great military
chieftain of this paper that the
Italians invading Austria are
marching into a trap. Pretty
soon, the Germans and Austrians
will close in behind them and
then the Italians will be in a pref
ty fix. 1t appears that they are
being enticed by their enemies to
get long ways from home where
they can be easily licked.