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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
No. CSC

This 10 prescription prepared especially
Tor MALARIA or cHiLLS @ FEvE5.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
If taken then as tonic the Fever will not
return. II aeis on the liver better than
Caiomctand Goes not giPe or siekeu. 2Se
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
LIQUOR SALE BARRED
in BRITISH COMMONS
Kitchen Committee Follows
King and Ministers in Put
ting Ban on Alcohol.
LONDON. april Is.

boNDON, Aprll ID.
The House of Commons has followed
the lead of the King and his ministers
In barring liquor from it's precincts. In
view of the cabinets decision to put the
question of national prohibition UP to the
Commons. significance is attached to the
action of the Kitchen Committee of the
House of Commons. which has charge of
internal arrangements for the comfort of
members in passing a resolution prohb
iting the sale of Intoxicating liquors in
any part of the House.
The Kitchen Committee found it's task
a melancholy one. as the chairman, the
committee being composed exclusively of
members of Parliament, is gentleman
himself largely interested in brewery
property, and includes several others
chosen for the committee in happier days
solely because of their high reputation as
ctnnoisseurs of wines and stronger bev-
eragcs.
The feeling in the House at large.
however, as well as in the country gem
orally, was as strong. and the example
OF the King and the ministers so fresh
In the minds of ali, that the committee.
whatever their private feelings, had no
choice but to submit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
WOMAN ACCUSED
OF PLOT TO KIDNAP
Continued from Page One

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he said. that she "only wanted to scare
the woman"
According to Cook. Mrs. Groce later
enlisted the services of another Camden
man, who also refused to be a party
to the kidnapping. The postal inspectors
are now trying to locate this man, who
is believed to be called Chase. Mrs.
Groce, the postal inspectors said this
morning, had offered them $500 to re-
lease her when she found that she had
been trapped.
The prisoner met Postal Inspector Ker-
nan at the Green Tree Inn last night,
believing him to be another applicant
for the position she is alleged to have
offered of might work" with danger
GUS mission" She walked with him three
hours. closely shadowed by Postal In
spectors Wynne and Hawksworth, who
had been sent along as reinforcements,
in the belief that the advertiser and
letter writer was a desperate character.
She took Herman into the paint shop
first, where she asked him TO nrlng Mrs.
Butler, according to the detectives, after
ne ndu huOthtu Oll AiiN ilSNNi -
she showed any resistance.
Inspector Herman was assigned to the
case after f. ]. Moore of Wilmington,
had turned a communication over 10 the
postal authorities which he had received
IL is alleged, from Mrs. Groce. Moore
had written 10 her in response to an ad-
vertisement
Correspondence with the advertiser was
continued by Inspector Herman VINO
signed himself "F. Puts" After the
interchange OF several communications
"Putts" was instructed to meet his em-
ployer last night at the Rose Tree lnni
at West Chester after sending a descrlp-
tion of his appearance. The inspectors
say that the letter indicated that crime
was contemplated.
When Mrs. Groce introduced herself
at the inn as the writer of the communi-
cations Herman and his fellow officers
were astounded. Unsuspicious' Mrs
Groce led Herman to the paint shop and
instructed him to bring Mrs. Butler
TO the building after he had allayed her
suspicion by representing himselr as a
chauffeur sent by the son OF her intended
victim, who is In the automobile busi-
ness In this city When the other postal
inspectors, who had concealed themselves
in the shop, heard enough 10 JUSTIFY an
arrest they took Mrs. GrOce into custody
with herman. They did not disclose the
fact that Herman was an inspector
Mrs. Groce demanded to know why she
was placed under arrest, and was IN
formed that she and her male companion
would have 10 go TO fail and explain what
they were doing In the paint shop Mrs.
Groce broke down on the way 10 the |
West Chester Prison, according 10 the IN |
spectors, and confessed that she was the |
writer OF the letters. She said, however, /
that she had only intended to keep Mrs.
Butler a prisoner In the deserted house
Tor one night The postal authorities
say she told Herman not 70 hesitate ABOUT
usjner MS revolver II Mrs. Butler refused
accompanying him.
The wOsaans arrest has crested sen
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
After the California Expositions
Take a Little Sea Trip

Here's the idea! Go out to California
by way of Denver, Colorado Springs,
Pixies Peak, the wonderful Royal Gorge
and Salt Lake Cty-all this by daylight
and without extra charge, provided you
travel on the Burlington Route &C., b
& Q, r. RI, which has through service
from Chicago and st. Louis
After that, do" California and the
Expositions and then take one of those
magnificent new Great Northern Pacific
steamships-the finest on the Pacific
from San Francisco up to Portland, Ore
gon. Then, hOmeward bound, stop at
either Glacier National Park or Yellow
stone Park-the wonders OF the world
Now will you allow me to help YOU
plan for such a trip? That's what I'm
here for
You are planning to spend a sum that
entities you to see the best scenery in
the West, Give me an idea of when YOU
want to go, how long you can stay, etc,
and I viii plan trip especially fitted
to your time and needs-also send YOU
without charge such pictures, maps and
printed descriptive matter as will aid
YOU to determine the best thing to do
Write, call or telephone. Let me helm
VIM. Austin, General Agent Passen-
ger Dept, c., B. & Q. r. r. Co, sac
Chestnut street Philadelphia Phone
Walnut 766.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15

the northeast which will draw upon every
section Of the city for help.
The influence Of high-speed lines on
property values and population is shown
best In the 18th Ward, West Philadei-
rhia, which Is served by the Market
Street Elevated The area OF this ward
is 1902 acres, the population 1880, and
tho assessed valuation OF taxable real
'state S63,t9O,525. Ten years ago. before
the construction of the Market street
high-speed line, this area was largely
vacant land.
The 23d Ward Frankford, now has a
population of $4,000 and an area OF 2Osf
acres this being density Of Ill persons
to an acre, as compared with 239 In the
18th Ward. The assessed valuation OF
taxable real estate in the sd Ward now
is Sl9,442,s5o
In the 18th Ward the taxable real es-
tate averages in assessed valuation
&j,263 in the ed Ward S9iS0 In ths
Both Ward, north of Frankford, which
will also he fed by the a." the assessed
valuation of taxable real estate averaged
only 1852 an acre. and the ward contains
81 2ST acres
Continuing the agitation for united sup
port of tho $4,000 900 loan at the special
election. the 42d Ward Executive Com
mittee of the. Citizens Committee OF One
Thousand r6tt last night at the home of
Harrison $. Morris, Ogontz road and
Chelten avenue. and plans for an active
tive weeks campaign until the day of
election were outlined
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
DEPOSITORS IN FRENZY
BANK
Police Ready to Guard Cash, Restrain
Crowd-Little Damage.

Excited depositors of the Western Saw
ing Fund Society of Philadelphia, 1895
and 1907 East York street. Kensington
crowded about the building when fire was
discovered ON the second floor today
Details of police were rushed to the
scene to protect the thousands of dollars
stored in the vaults. The bank officials
hastily prepared to move the valuables
to the street should the fire spread to tho
first floor Smoke poured from the build
~" in great volumes. The excitement
was increased by a collie dog hom,.. =
uin n second-story window next door.
The tiremcn and policemen, many of
whom are depostors, soon had the fire
in check.
The flames, which did little damage,
originated in the rear, when a painters
torch ignlted a wooden bay window in
the apartment of Frank Service. Chem
ical Company No. % eXt'nguishcd the
fire. Lieutenants Harry Schultz, of the
Trenton avenue and Iiulu,.u
lice station and John Keith OF the Front
and York streets police station, detailed
policemen to turn back fren2ied depos-
itors at the bank after the fire.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
FRANKFORT REAL
ESTATE MEN EARNEST
ADVOCATES OF LOAN
Promise of Early Start on
High Speed Transit AS
sures a Material Increase
in Property Values of
Northeast.
Residents of That Section, De-
lighted at Prospect of I'm
proved Facilities, Favor
S6,000,000 Project to Be Sub
mitted to Vote on April 20.

Real estate dealers in Frankford are
lining up. almost to a man. ready to
support the 10000 transit loan at the
special election. April %. The mere as
surance that a beginning on the transit
program Is really TO be made, they point
out, will begin a boom IN property values,
such rs the northeast has never before
experienced
The Frankford "L" which will be be-
gun promptly IL the transit lean passes,
they say, Is Frankford's golden oppor-
tunity, Today Frankford and other sec
tions in the northeast are isolated from
many OF the more important sections of
the city in point of time, cost of travel
and by the congestion OF the existing
lines.
The construction the elevated line
to this section will mean the end OF this
isolation. People will be able to estab-
lish homes there or to continue living
there and accept employment in any
other section of the City aud reach their
places of employment conveniently
Likewise. the real estate men say, great
industrial plants can he established in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
CHURCH AND FARM SCHOOL
RECEIVE GIFTS BY WILLS
Bequests Made by Louisa Johnson
and Franz Mayer.

The entire $4,000 estate OF Louisa John
son, who died April in the Mercy Hos
pital, is devised in her WILL admitted 20
probate today, to the rector, church
wardens and vestrymen of the Church of
the Crucifxion, sth and Balnbridge
streets.
Franz Mayer. late of 1872 Falrmount
avenue, left $500 from his $1,000 estate to the
National Farm School at Doylestown, Pa.
number of bequests are made to rela-
tives, and the residue is to be equally
divided between the Jewish Hospital and
the Jewish Foster Home Association.
The Firemen's Pension Fund of Phlla-
delphia will receive a bequest of 500
from the $500 estate of Almira C. Parker,
late of 700 North Goth street. The residue
goes to relatives.
Other Wills probated today include those
of Landreth w. Thompson, who left
S5OOOO John II. Whiting, $4,000; Thomas
S. Carolan, S27,6OO; Annie Seffers, s22, 900;
Phoebe A. Schulz, $500; Miriam w. Allen,
5000; Dr.. John II. Williams, $500, and
DR.. John p. MacNally, s25OO.
Personal property of Joseph N. Ruch
has been appraised at S2O9311.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15

sation In West Chester. where both fami-
lies are well known Mrs. Groce is 40
years old, and said she was divorced from
her husband some time ago.
According to the authorities at West
chester, Mrs. Groce and the husband of
the woman she is charged with planning
TO abduct hSd been on intimate terms
for number of years They said today
that one of the letters she had sent 10
man who answered one of her COM
munications had contained instructions
about using ether and suggestions TOR
the disposition of the body" From this
the postal inspectors believed that Mrs
GroCe would have considered numbering
her prospective victim.
The Jail where Mrs Groce Is confined
Is directly across the street from the
rooming house she conducts at 2SG West
Market street, West Chester. She has
two grown sons, one, Frank, who Is %
years old and Cortland. Is years old
She has also daughter, Edith, who is
Il years old.
The home of the Buffers is at South
Church street The woman who was
threatened also has two sons and a
daughter 1t was through complaint
OF the latter. Edith, an attractive l5-
year-old girl, that Mrs. GroCe was threat
ened with arrest last summer. At that
time, Butler admitted today, Mrs. Grocc
sent letters to the young woman's man
friend. At that time Mrs Butler told the
postal authorities who were called in on
the case that she would drop the prose-
cution If Mrs. Groce discontinued annoy
ing the members of the Butler family
Butler today admitted he knew Mrs.
Groce well. He refused to deny that
he had paid for a course In millinery
Tor the woman in this city. but said all
through his acquaintance with Mrs Groce
he had been "actuated by philanthroplc
motives" He said Mrs Groce approached
MN on the street a short time after she
arrived in West Chester from Woodbury.,
n. j" five years ago. At that time.
he said. she said 'she was a poor widow"
and he volunteered to help her. Later he
called at her house. He said she tried
to prevail on him to elope with her but
that he refused. He said he did not
Know how key to the paint establish
ment owned by his son and himself in
West Chester" came to be I'm Mrs. Groce's
possession when she was taken into
custody last night.
Butler admitted that Mrs. Groco had
disclosed his alleged relations with the
woman to his family, but said he had done
snothinG more than any gentleman would
in aiding a woman in distress. Butler re-
fused to discuss the specific alleged dsclo-
sures Mrs. Grocc made in letters to mcm-
bers of his family. He said he had known
her for -four or five years and that most
of the residents of the town knew of the
acquaintance Buffers wife is widely
known in West Chester. She is a member !
of the Century Club and a leading tenn
perance worker.
Mrs. Groce was divorced from her hus-
band ten years ago. He is now connected
with the West Grove Casket Company, at
West Grove, Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
DIVER REPORTS CONDITION
OF SUNKEN SUBMARINE
Superstructure Caved in and Hull
Filled With Water.

HONOLULU, April 15,-Chief Gunners'
Mate George d. stlllson. the second diver
to make the descent to the oceans floor
to examine the submarine FL today re-
ported that the superstructure of the
wrecked vessel is caved in and the hull
filed with water,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
WEIRD CELESTIAL STRAINS
AS TONG MEETS ALL NIGHT
IN Leongs Treat Japs and Anti
prug Law With Religious Stoicism.

Leongs Treat Japs and Anti
Drug Law With Religious Stoicism.
lawn lawn found the On Leong Tong still in
as assssioh m the joss house on the third
~ Oh sVf Race street, where members
ne famous Chinese society from ten
sean .ern cities opened their third annual
.shuon yesterday. Nobody had read
pspeF on The Mistaken Policy OF the
,'sIhment In Recent Legislation Relat-
49, soporifics," but the man thar
a,nsp a,snis the one-strlnged fiddle made it
ohr,A all night in a wailing strain of
sus criticism of the Harrison anti
hsse,et' act as the members lounged about
,e ySs me sleepy gilt god.
ths shln drumsticks clicked and drubbed
IN toAeless pigskin while the fiddle
gieu gian"u on The On Leongs, who some-
sss ses are known as the Chinese Mer
a,,lies Association, are all such good
hsva Ss .S men that they can afford to
flss,, 'helr meetings made up almost en-
sns.s.. u religious obserVances, and what
'ieSSsti9hs 'isnSslS,hs We're made of "problems" and
er,n,s es We're confined TO abrupt
Nv, eurtly threatening vengeance on
exns.. .'ohgs, the members of which could
pass so',s solu lead II their rivalry should
M certain boundaries.
hssa - was comment, however, on Jana
tha tioltlons in the Orient in regard to
ne h., ,S5Llty or the baby Chinese Repub-
the ~ Hs long way TO Nagasalki, and
acesnt LSohss were, as a rule, content to
tbeit mhat the gods provide now for
mbch snloyment without worrying too
aarea,,e SPOUT the blow at their faYorite
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
LINCOLN DIED so YEARS AGO
State House Bell Tolled so Times at
Noon Today.


Abraham Lincoln died so years ago TO-.
day. The night before John Wilkes Booth
had entered the Presidents box at Ford s
Theatre, in Washington. and shot tho
President from the back.
AS the news of the tragedy spread
throughout the country, the Indignation
over the shooting turned to grief. During
the years that have followed Lincoln'S
death, the understanding of the dastardly
nature of Booths crime has Increased
as Lincolns name has assumed a place
among the greatest in history.
The Goth anniversary of his death is
being observed. President Wilson has is
sued an executive order for all Govern
ment flags to be displayed at half-mast
today and Government offices closed.
Mayor Blankenburg. in an official proc
lamation, ordered the State House bell
tolled so times at noon and the flags on
all public buildings put at half-mast dur
ing the morning,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
KILLED BY HER BROTHER
14'ies From Boys New Rife Misses
Rabbit, But Hits Girl.

ssnraH aG1O' April Is. - Lawrence Jor-
sI9s sI9sl, ~ y years old. wanted a .22-calibre
IA az. a birthday present. He got II.
iarr.t time he shot II a rabbit was the
The rabbit seampered av5aV nm
fzs.ll'Asa, Fl but Lillian Jorgensen. his sister.
9uaded above the heart She died
lev minutes.
eAee doesn't want his rifle now.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
JOB HOLDS MAN WHO
CANNOT SHAKE" IT
Postmaster Oliver P. Smith, of
Horsham, Pleads for Re-
lease, But in Vain.
The tCorld Is tuH Of Socialists, philan-
thropists and other lists"
Aud they are fui Of many plans TO


1et a person tCork.
But Smith Is looking for a plan his
job to can: he ICuntS man
WHOM make his resignation take so
he can loaf and Shirk.
The man who can show oliver r. Smith,
of Horsham, Montgomery County how to
lose his job as postmaster will earn his
everlasting gratitude. Also he will be
providing the postmaster with a cure for
insomnia, because for the last seven
months Smith has been lying awake
nights trying to figure out letter of
resignation that will take
Smiths tenure of office started In 1878,
so that he has been on the job every day
except Sundays and holidays for 43 years
Seven months ago he sold out his general
store to William H, Hoyt, made the lat
ter deputy postmaster and sent letter of
resignation to the Postmaster General,
strongly urging the appointment of Hoyt
to succeed him.
Every once in a while since that time
Smith has written letters insisting that
he has resigned. To each he gets
highly formal reply, explaining that "the
department will take action in due
course Now he's afraid the department
may take a notion to take It's time, in
which event he probably will be post
master for six or seven years before the
action starts.
Postmastering at Horsham requires
about three hours work a day Men who
work for Uncle Sam in such positions
may resign, but they cannot quit until he
says so. because they are bonded and
bound to keep an eye on the job until
a successor is appointed. Smith Is Won
derlnE what action the department would
take il he died
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
NEGRO FILM SCENE EGGED
Police Quell Disturbance in New York
Movie" Theatre.

Movie" Theatre.
NEW YORK, April 15.-A mixed crowd
of white men and Negroes who had OBJ
tanned seats in the front row of the gall
lery started a demonstration against the
film play. THE Birth Of Nation" at the
Liberty Theatre last night.
Policemen, ushers and private detectives
who had been stationed at convenient in
torvals in anticipation OF n demonstration
swarmcd down upon the noisemakers and
seized two of the leaders. AS they did
so two eggs splattered over the screen,
blottlnE out portions of a picture showing
n white Southern girl i'm the act of leap
ing off a cliff to escape from negro
pursuer. Two arrests were made
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-06

Now that You mention the matter
can't remember having seen him since
the SNOW came.
Peter Rabbit says that Prickly
pur,N says that he Is asleep said
BHrky "Hud Peter seems 10 think that
Doe B., nslcep for the Niutcr just the
same MS johnny Chuck and Gruuarath
u Frog are don't believe It nay
self, do your
"Of course not ,' Sunny spoke very,
very scornfmly "What would great
chnp Ike him Ice asleep for; lie
can't 20 down under ground the Way
johnny Chuck does Resides, he's got
a great fur coat warm enough Tor
the coolest weather Let's go hunt him
up"
THAT is just what / was starting
to do replied Bucky Come on
So together they searched through
the Green Forest They know every
nook and corner nnd secret hiding
place In #. aud they didn't miss one.
All day long they flew this way aud
that way, pccrlng down through the
trees, hut mot glimpse Of Buster Bear
did they get nor did they see 80
much as one Of his tracks 80 one
whom they met had seen Buster At
last they had TO give up because they
couldn't think NJ another place TO look
"He's left the Green Forest, that's
what he's done" declared Blacky
"Of course he has replied Sammy.
"Aud yet-well IL certainly is queer
that w one saw him 20 I wonder u
Jumper the Hare knows anything
about II. lie came down here from the
Great Woods that Buster came from
and he ought to know what Buster
does IN the winter
Tets 20 ask him." said Blacky
promptly and of they started TO loot
for Jumncr the Hare
Next story: Jumper the Hare Loses
Sleep.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-06

Buster Bear asleep! Buster Bear
asleep" If Peter Rabbit said tnut
once he said It fifty times. It was 50
hard 10 believe that Peter lust couldn't
believe It. Could II be, could It really
be- that Buster sleeps the winter away
rs Johnny Chuck does. Pooh | don't
believe II! II can't be- said Peter
right out loud
What can't bel'
Peter looked up There sat Rlacky
the Crow In the top Of tall pine tree.
ut can't bo that Buster Bear sleeps
all winter replied Peter.
"Who said he dnesi" demanded
Blacky.
"pricllly porky" replied Peter AT
least he said that buster Is nslrpp nuu
and he spoke ny II he were likely Ia
stay asleep just IN way johnny Chuck
does"
Bmcky looked as II he didn't believe
A. "prickly porky was just talking
to hear himself talk" said he
"No," Peter replied "No. don't
think hc was" Then he told Bmcky
just how rrickly Porky happened %
tell him about Buster Hear. "Nor
know rrIcNy Porky and Buster Hcnr
knew cnch other long before they
came to the Green Forest To live add
ed Peter "prlckly Porky ought "a
know uhuut Buster Bear II any on,
does
That's 81 Ularky scratched ht
head us II ne Thought that would he'll
him tu understand better "Still
ru't believe that such a great fellow
us Buster Bear and with such ,
splendid FUR coat sleeps ull winter
Tint Is too much In usk any one &,