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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15

Dental district. The cottages to be
erected will be Of much more elaborate
order than have heretofore been built in
that part of the city.
Announcement Of interest to Philadel-
phians is the engagement of Miss Vivian
Murray. youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs William c. Murray. of this city, to
wed Daniel Morris Smith, a graduate OF
Princeton and also of the Harvard law
school
Many residents attended a pretty dinner
dance given at the Seaview Country Club
on Saturday night. Several notable af-
fairs are to be given there during the
holidays. when not few Philadelphians
will motor TO the shore.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McClosky. OF Ger
mantown, have been visiting the Misses
O'Neil in Chelsea.
Miss Edna Haywood Of west Phils-
delphia. was the guest of Mr. and Mrs
Samuel Isaacs in Chelsea,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
PLANS SUICIDE, TRIES TO SAY
GOOD-BY TO WIFE: ARRESTED
Accused of Forcible Entry at Mother
in-law's Home

The careful plans of Fred Wagner, 80
years old. of 1908 North 9Th street, to
commit suicide were frustrated by the
police after the man had attempted to
say good-by to his wife and 5-month-old
child, from whom he had been separated
for disorderly conduct
Four notes found in his rooms told of
his intentions.
At further hearing before Magistrate
Scott, in the Front and Master streets
Police Station today, he was held under
800 bail for court, accused of forcible
entry, threats to kill and disorderly
conduct.
Wagner was arrested at the home of
his mother-in-law, Mrs Jennie Arnold,
at 1917 North Orianna street. after he
had forced an entrance to the house by
climbing a back fence and ilmmyinG open
a window. Neighbors informed Police
and Master streets station. and he was
arrested and had hearing on Saturday
before Magistrate Detz at the Trenton
avenue and Dauphin street station. He
said at the time that lie only wanted TO
say good-by to his wife, but she averred
that he threatened TO kill her, and the
Magistrate held him under s4OO bail for a
further hearing today
When Special Policemen Sells and
Reichert searched his rooms they found
four notes. One was addressed to Mrs,
Anna Marke, with whom he boarded.
asking her to forgive him for causing
her any trouble and requesting her to
notify DIR. Adolph Wagner, head physi-
clan in an institution at Gesen, Germany,
of his death. The other notes requested
that his wife be notified and instructed
that his body be sent to the University
of Pennsylvania "for practice for the
students"
According TO Mrs. Marhke, Wagner's
father is a prominent physician in Gesen
and wrote to her that his son ran away
from home and went to South America
several years ago, where he was kicked
on the head by mule. He returned to
Gesen and his father decided to operate
on him or put him in an asylum. The
son learned of ii and came to Philadel-
phia where he married.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
When it Comes to Betting
Are You from Dordrecht
or "from Missouri?

ton, treated, stretched and aged as to
form pliable betting material we'll
nigh indcstructible.
Scientific tests of tensile strength,
weight and uniformity during the proc
esS of manufacture were first used in
making Leviathan belts.
They are the only belts on which all
factors of stretch are absolutely known.
They are the only belts into which
homogeneity is really buiH, there to
stay through every condition of use,
heat, dampness and atmosphere filled
with chemical gases.
Leviathan and Anaconda are the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
NEW YORK Is RECOVERING
FROM STORM; WIRES CRIPPLED
Railway Traffic Approaching It's Nor
NAL Condition

NEW YORK, Dec. 15-New York today
was rapidly recovering from the dis
astrous effects of Mondays doube-bar-
relied snowstorm. but conditions still were
far from normal. Steam railway traffic
had been restored to something like reg
ularity. but telegraph and telephone serv-
ice waa yet disorganizcd The telegraph
and telephone companies lost many wires
in the big storm and few of them had
today been recovered. 1t was said that 1t
might take week or moro to restore the
service.
All Of the "lost' trains on the New York
Central and on the New Haven had been
found carly today. The 10Th Century
Limited was stalled In the snow for 10
hours, up the Hudson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15

only belts which tend TO get better zoith
age. They are the only belts which are
cured under tension. The belts stay on
the stretching machines from ten days
to three months, according to size,
And the stretch taken out of the Levi
athan-Anaconda belts never goes back
after the belts are taken off the ma
chimes.
The tension at which each belt is
stretched is in exact and definite pro-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
Mayors Farewell Dinner Tonight

farewell dinner will he given by
Mayor Blankenburg to members of his
cabinet, personal friends and former OFF,
cial associates at his home on Logan
square tonight The list of guests i'm
cludes Frank NJ. Ritter, president of the
Civil Service Commission; DIR. Joseph s.
Neff. former Director of the Department
of Health and Charities: George w Nor
ris, former Director Of the Department
of Wharvcs. Docks and Ferries; Cyrus
y. Foss, the Mayors secretary: George
Wentworth Carr, George ID. Porter for
mer Director of the Department of Pub
lie Safety, and Directors Dripps, Cooke,
Taylor, Loeb. Ziegler and Megs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN DINE
Observe 40th Anniversary of Found
ing of Organization

The rorteth anniversary of the found
ing of the Volunteer Firemen's Associa-
ton was celebrated last night at the
headquarters of the organization, 500
Buttonwood street. OF the original mem
bership of $500 men but IL remain,
The celebrants were gray-haired men
who protected the city against fire before
hurse-d apparatus We're in use and
before motortrucks We're invented. In
teresting stories recalling the blazes of
quarter century ago were retold by the
members.
There was n discussion of the move
ment to erect on the Parkway head
quarters for the association in the style
OF the old-time 'hrehouse. Initial action
on the project has been taken by Councils,
but the Art Jury has entered objection
against the architectural plans. The
president of the Volunteer Firemen is
William B. Smith, former Mayor of Phila-
delphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
BOY POINTS GUN" AT TEACHER
Reprimanded, He Gets Revolver and
Seeks Revenge

NEW YORK, Dec. 15--Because Isadore
Goldhnmmer. Il years old, of 1856 Norfolk
street. was reprimanded by his teacher,
Howard w. Zarnitz, in Public School 100.
Suffolk and Rivington streets, on Monday
morning, he returned TO the school in the
afternoon and exhibited a revolver,
threatening to shoot the instructor. The
boy was arraigned In the Children's Court
before Justice Collins yesterday and re-
mandei for investigation as TO his sanity
by Doctor Schlapp. of the POSTGRADUATE
Hospital.
Tho testimony showed that Goldham-
mer found the revolver two weeks ago
in the cellar of a house. The boy said
that the weapon was not loaded, although
he admitted that he told the policeman
that II was loaded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
GREEK KINGS ILLNESS
C0MPLICATES SITUATION

LONDON, Dec. IL.
The political situation at Athens has
neen further complicated by the sudden
illness of King Constantine, according TO
special dispatch TO the Chronicle today
The King is suffering from a mild at
tack OF influenza and has a slight fever"
wired the correspondent. 'IIis physicians
nave advised him to remain i'm his room
ana not to participate in state affairs"
Though not confirmed from any other
source, the report aroused keen interest
mere. Because of the delicate situation
created by the Allies retreat into Greece
and because of the Greek elections next
sunday, the Kings inability to take the
leading role in affairs at this time might
have important results. King Constan-
tine only recently recovered from a se-
rious illness.
Official dispatches to the Greek War
Otice today reported a lull in the battle
along the Serbo-Greek border and de-
clared that no large force of Bulgars has
yet crossed the Greek frontier. Small
scouting parties that advanced over the
border in pursuit of the Allies lmmedi-
ately withdrew, 1t was stated, upon dis
covering their mistake
In making public these dispatches, off,
Gals did not state at what time they
were fled II is possible that press re-
ports of Bulgar invasion may be borne
out in later War Office advices though
1t is not believed in official circles that
Bulgarian troops will enter Greece.
Pending new developments at the from
tier, the Government has no announce
ment to make, it was declared.
The Ministry has decided to shape It's
policy according to the course of events"
said a semiofficial statement
The main body of expeditionary forces
has retreated further toward Salonica.
Scarcely more than division of Anglo
French troops remained in the trenches
prepared just inside the Greek border to
oppose an advance by Bulgarians or
Teutons. Throughout yesterday desul-
tory artillery exchanges across the bor-
der constituted the only fighting, ac-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15

VA THEN they called a council of
NH| citizens for the defense of the
Z Z City of Dordrecht the car
penter was for ramparts of wood, the
mason for stone, while the shoemaker
said there was nothing like leather,
They were all specialists, trained
men, experts, but they thought only in
terms and materials to which they had
always been accustomed,
In thousands of power plants today
you find this very limitation.
Nothing else will explain the way
betting is chosen in many industries and
the enormous yearly qcaste through the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15

portion to the strength of the belt and
the load at which it is intended to
operate.
The greatest brick plant in the
world, with an output of one million
bricks a day, uses absolutely no other
than Leviathan-Anaconda betting.
There are in the steel industry mills
whose product is worth half billion
dollars year. that owing to the con-
SiStent performance of Leviathan on
rolls and other heavy machines, have
made it Standard engineering prac-
tice."
In the cement and kindred industries,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15

Belts up to that time were mainly
the makeshifts of inherited methods.
The use of such belts is still respon-
sible for one of the biggest wastes of
a wasteful century-the enormous loss
between the generation of power and
its use,
Leviathan Anaconda Belts are
totally unlike any other belts in the
world-various-ply, of solid fabric, so
impregnated with special compost
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
DIES IN BIG SNOWDRIFT
Aged Pottstown Man Fails to Break
Way on Lonely Road

PoTTSTOWN. Pa. Dec 10. - After
struggle through snowdrifts. Joseph
Yingling. aged 20 years, well-to-do
farmer, of near Hill Church. Berks Coun-
ty. dropped dead in the snow, a victim
of heart disease today. Mr. Yingling
was driving on the Dale road, from
shanesville to Hill Church, and the drifts
In the roads were feet deep. His efforts
to break through caused him to suddenly
sink In the snow and die.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
Plea for Five-cent Fare to Glenside

committee was appointed at a meet
Ing Of the Germantown Business Mems
Association TO appeal to the Rapid Transit
Company to reduce the fare TO Glenside
from 10 to 5 cents. The meeting was
held In the Germantown Boys Club. %
West Penn street, with Colonel Sheldon
Potter presiding. The association de-
eided to provide moral and financial
support to the Happy Hollow Playground
authorities in aiding the poor on Christ
mas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15

available at first hand to eveyy user of our belts
no matter hOtv long they may Be in Hse
Bayers Of beltiHg agW find qaluable iafor,aa-
HoH in the Herv Catai0g &c" iust issued b. fhis
COMPANY.
For the first time. Ca1alog is asailable that
treats Of belfiag problems in a practical manner
This is more than catalog. 1t IS the prae-
tirai mans beifing handbook
There is no charge for this book A line
from you saying you want it will bring it BY
the next mail The edition Is Hmitsd. Wrifs AZ
once. Ask for Cafalog &C."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
Tennessee Voting for Senator

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Dec. i5-In the
Democratic senatorial primary being held
today, Congressman *. n. McKelar
claims he will defeat NJ r. Patterson by
5000 votes. Rain throughout the state
is causing light vote. Both are Demo-
Gratis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15

loss OF power IN TRANSMISSION.
Some e engineers ideas
about betting are of tradi-
tional kind, totally regard
less of adverse conditions
presented by water, heat, oil
or chemical action.
The good citizens of
Dordrecht wanted to fit the
conditions to some natural
material instead of building
a material to fit the condi-
honS.
The buyer of betting
should realize that rugged
ness, toughness and sturdi-
ness cannot groq0 into a belt
but must be bull into it.
Until the first finished
Leviathan Belt was put on
the market, thirty-four years
ago, there had never been a
scientifically built belt for
power transmission or any
other power use,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15

plants whose metnodS are used as
examples to all Others have "discov-
cred" Leviathan-Anaconda, and have
made their transmission, conveying
and elevating systems as scientific as
the rest of their plants.
The first man who ever used
Leviathan on a bandsaw got his
first impression of its wonderful
ractiveHeSs and strength when he
saw it actually stop the engine of
stone crusher because the belt simply
qpould not slip on the transmission
pulleys. Today hundreds of wood
working plants are using Leviathan-
Anaconda betting to the practical
exclusion of all others,
There is probably no class of
work where the use of Leviarhan-
Anaconda is paying larger dividends
than in machine shop service.
The annual betting bill of Amer
lean manufacturers is S4S,42l,-
10000.
If only half the loss Of toieer
from the Hse of old style beltiaq is
saved il tpiH pay for all The beifs
used in any giVen year.
Leviathan-Anaconda Belts are
sold by us direct TO the users.
IeViathan- { Servica
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-15
Smith Dorrien Sent to Africa

LONDON. Dec. 15.-General Sir Horace
Smlth-Dorrien has been appointed to the
supreme command of the forces operating
in East Africa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
How Experts Are Made.

In every generation there is apt to
spring up a body Of men who, add
ing to natural abilities and an uncom.
mon stock of assurance certain
amount of specialized knowledge, ter
rorize the rest of the world under the
guise of experts"
Thinking that they find something
rotten in the state of Denmark, In
capable of calm reflection, and eager
for notoriety, they hit upon specific
for what is amiss, compared with
which all others are spurious imita
lions.
Their field of interest may range
from solar mythology to eugenics.
but the threefold badge Of the tribe
is an overweening belief in their own
infallibility coupled with proportion
ate contempt for ordinary human be-
ings, the command of barbarous Jar
gon and an irrepressible desire to
badger and bully their unfortunate fell
low-creatures.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
PLAY NEVER REAL TRIUMPH"
Sheridan Knowles Widely Known
Drama Of "virginius" 10 Open
to Criticism.

James Sheridan Knowles, an Irish
schoolmaster, who had also been an
actor, whose father was 6rst cousin
to Richard Brinsley Sheridan, brought
to Macready a tragedy called "Vir-
ginius,' widely proclaimed as a re-
turn to truth and to nature as against
artiicialities of the times.
"Virginius" is an admirable exam
pie Of the ordinary bourgeois drama,
a bourgeois drama applied, unfortu-
nately, to Roman tragedy. Everyone
knows, of course, the story Of the sol
der Virginius, who killed his daugh-
ter rather than she should fall into
the hands of Appius.
When Shakespeare dealt with Ro-
man plays he made, it is true, his
characters Englishmen. but he made
them OF heroic mold. Brutus and
Julius Caesar, Mark Anthony and the
rest, are certainly not commonplace,
even though one can hardly describe
them as accurately drawn in accord
ance with their Latin types.
But of all the characters OF Sheri
dan Knowles play 1t can safely be
said that they are Just mediocre, bour
geois, commonplace Englishmen and
Englishwomen of the times.
Virginius, for instance, is an excel
lent father Of the middle class, whom
we could imagine going down to his
city office every day and returning to
the suburbs in the evening. Virginia,
the lovely heroine, is a simpering
schoolgirl virtuous idiot,
If this is what a return to nature
meant. it must be confessed that It
is a kind of nature that we do not
want perpetuated.-Exch
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
MADE HIM CHANGE HIS SIGN
men Had Some Other Way Of
Getting Business.

An old bachelor, in order to prevent
men annoying him by knocking at his
door to dispose of their wares, affixed
thereto label to this effect: Hawk
ers, take notice! The inhabitants OF
this house never buy anything at the
door" Shortly afterward he was
aroused by loud knocking at his par
Tor window, and looking out he saw
two fellows with clothes-props, mats,
and pegs for sale. Throwing up the
sash, he bawled: Can you read?"
yes, MASTER" answered one.
Then don't you see notice affixed
to my knocker that ! never buy any
thing at the door,"
ITO be sure we do. That's the rea-
son why We thought we would make
bold and try to do a little business
at the window"
The bachelor was pacifled, and made
q purchase. Immediately afterwards.
however, he sent for a painter, and
had the addition made to his an
nouncement. Nor at the window
either"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Webs in a Plaster Suit.

Miss Mary Elizabeth Seraner came
all the way to Saline county from
Fayetteville, O., to become the bride
Of Francis de Sales Schneider, a
young farmer near Saline. and even
then came near losing out for delay
at least, but she was equal to the
occasion and is now Schneider's
bride, says a Saline (Kan.) dispatch
to the Kansas City Journal.
The promised delay in the nuptial
affairs of the young couple was
caused by Schneider getting into a
runaway accident and sustaining a
broken leg, fractured ribs and bruises
all over his body, and bis sweetheart
found him bound in plaster of paris
casts so tight he could not move.
The situation was discussed, the
young lady hooked up the favorite
horse to buggy and came to Saline,
secured the marriage license, engaged
the preacher and returned to the
farm.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

Crop prospects in Norway are poor,
and conditions created by the war,
will be made even more acute through
the decreased crop, according to S. II.
Lonbakken of Minot, N. D., who is
touring Norway. In letter to busi-
ness associate Mr.. Lonbakken writes:
"The hay crop, which is the most val.
liable raised here, is made, and doesn't
amount to more than 40 per cent Of
normal. The grain crop may be bet
ter with ideal weather from pow on.
The reason for its poor condition is
the cold, dry spring"
The Oldest inhabitants of Valdres
claim that they never knew of such a
fodder famine as the one which Wis
tied the settlement last spring. Peo-
pie who are in a position to give the
facts have estimated that almost $780,
600 was spent for hay and straw. The
price of good hay was as high as $40
a ton, and at last 1t seemed as though
1t could not be had at any price
The demand for Norwegian fish has
been SO great in Germany that 1t Is
estimated that the price is about 10
per cent higher than It would have
been in case there had been no war.
German buyers have secured the west
coast for both sailed and fresh fish, so
that some canneries have found it diff
ficult to obtain enough raw materials.
The Norwegian bark Sirius, from
Brunswick, Ca, for Narvik, Norway,
with a cargo Of resin and naval stores
consigned to Petrograd, has been de-
tanned at Kirkwall pending inquiry
The Swedish steamer Indianic, with q
cargo of lumber, has been allowed to
proceed after discharging her cargo.
The lumber was sent to prize court
Canning factories are springing up
all along the west coast of Norway,
At the same time some Of the old ones
are making extensions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
SCANDINAVIAN news.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENlNGs IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the seandlnavlans
In America.
DEN MARK.

The Danish railways have not paid
any attention to the exchange rate of
German money until very lately, and
the way this matter was brought be-
fore the public is something to make
the railway department feel b, A
German mark was invariably Sy ore
on the Danish railways. A man in
Copenhagen made up his mind to see
what use he could make of the diff
ference between the market quota
ton of the German mark, SO ore, and
SO ore, the rate granted by the rail-
ways. Our man picked up an ordi-
nary brick, packed it up carefully, ad-
dressed 1t to himself at Berlin hotel,
c. o. ID. 10000 marks. He next went
to Berlin, asked for the brick, which
was delivered to him as soon as he
had paid $500 Danish kroner. After
his return to Copenhagen he went to
the railway Office, where he found the
acknowledgment of the receipt of
10000 marks in Berlin, and the money
was paid out to him at the infiexible
rate of SO ore per mark, that is to say
$500 kroner Thus he made 700
kroner ($1S9) on his pleasure junket
to Berlin. But he was too jolly to
keep his mouth shut, and as soon as
the story reached the ear of Freight
Manager Martin Buck he saw to 1t
that no one could make money in that
fashion again.
A man who was born In Hadbjerg
parish was supposed to have reached
the legal age for reporting for enlist
ment in the army. But as he did not
appear at the time and place set for
examinations the police authorities
were instructed to make a search for
him and find out why he neglected to
obey the law of the land. The police
managed to find his mother, and she
told without any prevarication that
the man in question died when he was
six weeks old.
A number of founders have been
caught this summer in Skjern river
about twenty-five miles above its
mouth In Ringkjobin ford. 1t is said
to be about forty years since founders
have been seen SO far up the river.
The biggest samples weighed about
half pound each.
The government is working out an
elaborate plan for regulating the con-
sumption of rye as soon as the new
crop is harvested
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
HAIR OR NO HAIR7
II 10 Certainly Up to You and cutl-
eura. Trial Free.

Hot shampoos with Cuti,ura Soap,
followed by light dressings Of Cuti-
cura Ointment rubbed into the scalp
skin tend to clear the scalp Of dan
druff, soothe itching and irritation and
promote healthy hair-growing condi-
tons. Nothing better, cleaner, purer.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.