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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
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Policeman Kalosky took Wilmors TO the
I'd and Christian streets station
While he was being searched he started
Ia cry about his wife and four children,
The police pitied him until they discoy-
cred two bottles OF whisky hanging
around his neck under his shirt
One OF the bottles was half emntv
the former contents being in the in
terror OF Wilmore. He couldn't remem-
bsr lust now the whisky got IN such n
peculiar place. AS the labels on the bot
Ties looked now, the police decided that
thsy We're recently stolen. Magistrate
Mcfarland sent Wilmore 70 jail for 10
days.
The crashing OF glass Is music 10 the
ears or William Joyce, IT years old. Bulk
windows erumblins into pieces are a
symphony, His pleasure Is greatly in
creased IL the windows are broksn v,,th
milk bottles hlled with milk. II anp@i -
that tho weight OF the milk heips 10
overcome resistance ana the bottle can
then 50 through window and still have
enough momentum 10 hit sonethinR else.
II the something else happens 10 be man
or woman inside a house, that doesn't
bother Joyce.
The last few days many residents of
the Falls OF SchuyllCill have been re-
eeiying milk bottles on their plates at
breakfast via tho window. Their arrival
Ia all cases was accompanied BY a crash
Ing OF glass. One or two residents had
the morning coffee knocked cut OF their
hands BY these milk bombs. and they told
the police.
Investigation was made. and, accord
ing 10 the cops OF the Falls OF schuyi-
xiii station. Joyce was caught IN the act.
He admited this peculiar form Of pleas
ufe. il was said. ana declared he didn't
knoH Why he aiq 4. he ~iil have time
a. d.
laifate Greila held aim ia 500 ban for
court
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18

Every morning Charles Helm went in
business and every night he had closing
out sale.
lie begged beef. bread. potatoes and
pickles. in fact anything eatabls. When
his pockets were filled he emptied the food
into a box and started out for fresh
supply from door to door.
II was always an easy matter to get
couple OF boxes from corner grocery.
Sandwiches were made OF the food thus
collected and the potatoes gathered in
were boiled over bonfire About II
o'clock every morning Helm opened for
business usually at place where there
were a lot OF street laborers or boys.
Sandwiches for cents and potatoes for
a cent apiece were soon disposed Of Oe-
oasionally he sold coffee and carried tin
cups In his pockets
He started In business every day on
nothing and often cleaned up more than
ss a day At night he threw his boxes
away and entered business again next
rnorning in another nelghborhood-
ant while Helm was begging supplies
today IN Manayunk he was arrested by
Policeman Soholes. When ssarehed az
the station house raw beef, pork chops
pickles, crackers. bread, soap, candles ana
matches were found in his pockets Mag
istrate Grells reprimAnded the prisoner
for keeping his restaurant supplies IN
Eueh an insanitary condition and sent
rim 10 the House Of Correction.
It's bad enough to steal a chicken from
the front OF a store IN broad daylight.
but when the thief walks inside and asks
for a bag 10 carry Il in-that is al
least impertinenee However that's Just
what Percy WnmOre did. He saw the
chicken ready for The oven IN front Or
the store of SaluB 8 Son, ~ laEn and
south streets disconnected e from
honk taa chtaincd q baS with No trouble
Mnat4lar he was haif block sEs4
h1inle m enpinFe discovered The thsfk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
HoNoLuLu WANTS "BrLLY"
Urgent Invitation Repeated-Evan-
eelist Probably Will Accept.

Honolulu may be the scene Of billy y
sunday revival this spring. The evanso-
,Ist late this afternoon received cable
gram from several missionaries in ;hat
city, begging him TO come at mis- own
terms. Mr. Sunday said he probably
would accept the invitation, chiefly be-
cause the trip appeals to him. Last year
when he was preaching in Denver. q dele
cation came from n wall TO ask Mr.
Sunday to preach In Honolulu. He IS
unable to 90 then. The news of ts
revival In this city has spread 10 ne
Pacific island and the cablegram is the
result. II reads:
'fnvitation to visit Honolulu urgently
repeated ana favorable reply viii be
greatly appreciated. When rnay we ex-
pect your wire7 Reply collect"
Mr. Sunday feels That he will have SUM
Client time after his Paterson revival to
10 N Honolulu, conduct four-weeks
campaign there and return by the end OF
July. This will not conflict with his
present plans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
K1RKBRIDE. VALUATION MADE

resolution of Select and Common Councils
to fix n fair and equitable valuation upon
the property owned by the Pennsylvania
Hospital. and known as Birkbride. situ-
Hted between Market street and Haver-
ford avenue, Ath street and 4oth street,
today submitted It's report to Mayor
Blankenburg. Certain improvements all
ready erected to the cast, north and west
according to the experts, are not Of
character to enhance tho value of the
ground. Tho value of tine tract and inn
provements. according to the experts. Is
$1,350,O00 The board of experts was
composed of Edward II. Bonsall, w II.
w Quick and j. Wilson Smith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
BILL FOR PURCHASE
OF SITE FOR ARM0RY
Expenditure of $4,000 in West Phila-
delphia Recommended.

delphia Recommended.
The Finance Committee of Councils re-
ported favorably bill providing for the
purchase from the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, at a cost of $4,000, n tract Of
land bounded by S2d, 33d, Cuthbert streets
and Lancaster avenue as a site for an
arnory for National Guardsmen The
land would be decided to the state, which
would erect an armory on the site at q
cost of 100000. The armory would have
room for three troops of cavalry and one
company OF engineers.
The Finance Committee also reported
favorably bill to condemn for park pur-
poses n tract OF land at Front and Allen
streets
Bills we're also reported favorably au-
thorizlng the letting of contracts for i'm
provement Of the water supply system IN
South Philadelphia at q cost of $4,000
and the system in Vest Philadelphia at
n cost of $780, COO both expenditures being
included in the s11, 10000 loan. The plan
to improve the system IN South Philadel-
phla includes the laying of a 4s-inch main
virtually encircllng the entire southern
section of the city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
SURE! SPRING is NEAR

An air of happiness pervaaed the squat
ters' colony at 81st and ERstwick avenue
today. An ambitious and determined little
song sparrow appeared in the meadow
and plped lay of spring amid the some
what frigid breezes which blew westward
from the Schuylkill
The harmonious trill was first heard by
tiny Shermy Bowles, who was hunting i'm
the neIghborhood, He told the surprised
inhabitants the song of the sparrow her
aided the approach OF better times for
the community. They agreed, for any
thing is possible when the sparrow beats
the bluebrds north from the Southland
and gets here fye or six weeks ahead OF
regulation time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast

WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. Is
For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer'
sey: Fair tonight and Friday; strong
north winds.
The eastern area of high barometer has
increased In energy during the last y
hours. while its movement Of translation
has been very slow. The crest is nortn
of Lake Ontario this morning. Clear skiet
prevail throughout the eastern half OF
the country, and the temperatures nave
continued to fall slowly in the Atlanuo
States, there being moderate tempera'
ture deficiency along the entire Atlantic
slope this morning. A slight Temperature
excess is reported from most places IN ths
great central valleys and the upper lake
region. Light scattered rains and snow
fiurries have covered about one-third ol
the area west of the Mississippi River
The following table shows the existing eon,
ditons thropghout TIE country as reeeSsa n,ssa ~
reports 10 me United States Weather bureau
al s m. today:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
CITY SHORT 500 ARC LIGHTS
Mayor Tells Councils Provision Should
Be Made for Population Increase.

For six weeks the city has been un-
necessarily deprived of 600 new arc lights,
Mayor Blankenburg pointed this out in
q message to Councils today, and re-
minded them that provision must be made
each year for an additional number of
arc lights TO keep pace with new building
operations and the increasing population.
The Mayor called attention to the fact
that no appropriation whatever was made
for additional lights in 1914, while in 1918
only four additional lights were pro-
Yided for.
In preceding years, he said. there had
been an average OF 800 new lights pro-
Vidad for annually.
Regarding the appropriation OF $50. 900
for the present year. Mr.. Blankenburg
said that Il was seriously affected by the
following unfortunate clause:
Provided, that no lights shall he To-
Gated or relocated without authority of
Councils"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
TWO MEN ROB WOMAN
AT POINT OF PISTOL
Enter Store in Broad Daylight
and Steal $40 From the Cash
Register.

A daring daylight robbery was perpe-
trated this morning when two shahbily
dressed men entered the store OF Mrs
Amelia Coan, Fallon street ana Grays
Ferry read ana compelled her TO stand IN
= corner while thsy rlfied the eaah regis
ter. The men escaped and no trace has
been found OF them.
The Eold-up took place just At q time
when many persona we're on the street
going 10 work. A aeors oG persons passed
outslds bat did not realise that behind
the store door Wa woman AZ the mercy
Of tao desperate men.
Commanded 10 stand IN 4 corner, Mrs.
ooan ohsyed With alAeriiy Thea the
othsF msn riasa the entire place Only
eash 1az tzkea. u ths eash register Vas
80 TnIs Hzz Iafz over from ia1l night
and menes ~ The days to1'ntas he'd
nal been drawn from lhe bank
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18

on the city streets. or az least for open
discussion Of the project, wac made to
Select and Common Councils today by
II seems almost cruel TO him further to
postpone action when so many men are
out OF work.
Let me urge you not to continue re-
ferring my communications on this sub
feet TO the Finance Committee wrote
the Mayor In his communication. but to
discuss their merits or demerits from the
floor. 1t seems to. me that you should
either pass the ordinance or let your con-
stltuehts, and mine, know your reason for
its non-passage."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
s5O,OOO FOR THE JoBLEss
Ordinance Favorably Reported to City
Councils.

An ordinance providing for the appro-
priation of $4,000 to the Department Of
Public Health and Charities. which was
introduced a month ago, was favorably
recommended for passage today at the
meeting of City Councils.
The money Is to provide relief for the
cty's unemployed.
Through q Misunderstanding, $4,000 Of
the last appropriation to aid the unem-
ployed reverted to the city. An ordinance
reappropriating this amount was intro
duced, but no action is anticipated rela-
tive TO this sum II today's recommended
ton for $4,000 passes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
MAYOR ASKS POLICE FUNDS
Tells Councils City's Safety Is at
Stake for Lack of APPROXIMATION.

Tells Councils City's Safety Is at
Stake for Lack of Appropriation.
The Police Department and the Detec-
tive Bureau cannot be blamed If they are
unable to make arrests and properly in
vestigate vice and crime. Mayor Blanken-
burg made this plain in a message to
Councils today, in which he urged an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to- cover incidental
expenses entailed by the police and de-
tectives in securing evidence against
gambling houses and criminals generally.
He told Councils emphatically that un-
less the appropriation is made the Police
and Detective Bureaus would be unable
to cope adequately with vice and crime.
He also declared that the public should
understand where. the blame lies 10 case
Councils stand in the way
The Mayor attached a letter from Di-
rector Porter, who said that the men were
compelled to go into their own pockets
for funds in making Investigations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
J. 3. EBY,s FUNERAL

= Daniel Eby. IS years old, one Of the
oldest members OF the Philadelphia bar,
who died tuesday, will be buried Satur-
dar from his home. 1928 Vest Norris
street He Was born in Wooster, o., and
made hla home ia this city p years ago,
- vas graduated from the Law School
$ IHs University of Pennsylvania, a trus-
80 q Grace Baptist Temple and menn-
Der of the Ohio Society.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
Prisoner Was osborne's Protege

Dennis s. Murphy. who is In the County
Jail awaiting trial for shooting up"
Chinatown. is a protege of Thomas Mott
Osborne, the new warden of Sing Sing,
who hopes to reform criminals as result
of conclusions he reached after volun-
tary term in the jail of which he Is now
In charge The police learned this fact
from letters found in the room OF the
prisoner, who tried TO escape punishment
for using his revolver by handing 1t to a
woman companion before he was over
powered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
BLocKLEY PLANS IGNORED
Finance Committee Takes No Action
on Ziegler's Request for Funds.

va 6AS6ASA . AeSiuNoI 1OL II uliAss
The Finance Committee of Councils to-
day ignored the plans of DIR. g. Lewls
ziegler, Director Of the Department OF
Public Health and Charities, for the re-
habilitation OF Dloe&ley. No action was
takan by the committee on Doctor Ziek-
leI's request for s1.ee0.0o0 Of the 81, 800 go
loan for the reconstruction OF the West
PhiiadslphiR Institution, IA spite OF the
fact that the plans were submitted to
tho subcommittee on Finance.
First explanation OF the rehabilitation
plans was made by Director Ziegler be-
fore the physicians Of the Philadelphia
County Medical Society. This organlza-
ton mas passed resolutions urging that
the money be made available for the re-
construction work, Every phase OF the
work OF remodellng the hospital is in
cluded In Doctor Zieglers plans. even to
the trsnsferral OF a number OF the in
mates to the Home for the INDECENT, At
Holmesburg. while parts OF the work are
In progress.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
$4,000, 900 ASSIGNED FOR
CITY IMPROVEMENTS
Voted by Subcommittee Apart From
Transit and Other Grants.

The Subcommittee on Finance at the
meeting today decided upon a council
manic loan of 100000 for permanent mu-
nictpal improvements aside from transit,
This loan will be noated upon the per
cent borrowing capacity of the city and
will require no popular vote for approval.
BY the last report of the City Controller
more than $,5OO,OOO is available for loans
on this basis.
The money will be used for main sew
ers, branch sewers, paving, grading and
general highway work. This loan added
to the s6,000,Oo0 transit loan reported from
the Finance Committee and the s11 300, 900
loan recently introduced makes total of
more than S2t. 600 COO about to be put under
contract by the city for permanent pub
lie improvements.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
BARCLAY c. BINGHAM DEAD

Barclay q. Bingham. whose activities
Ia ehaFeh work Identified him with the
Izzanz religious circles Of New Jersey,
aIz4 today Al his holne. 60 North 6th
zI#zzI. 1amden he had been ill Hince
7t3F ~ Bingham organiEed the Sunday
sespaI Church and was its president
- 8 Feafa He leaves = widow. The fu-
azzzI sin Be held Saturday afternoon
zz43a niz residences
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
KAISER BACK IN BERLIN

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 1s.-Emperor " i'll,
lam held a long conference with hIS
a dispatch received by the PolitiSen. He
is expected TO go to CuXhaven soon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18

cedufe, must lie over Tor printing until
that date. on March both branches OF
Councils can paes the ordinance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
MAYOR URGES ACTION

Tells Councils 10 Decide Questions IN
stead Of Referring Them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18
MACHINE SPRINGS
TRICK IN ORDINANCE

Continued from Fsre One
upon the Taylor and the Costello plans.
Only three members OF Councils, in
ciuding MIR. Costello himself. we're will
ing to give their approval to the Costello
plan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18

A vigorous demand foF action oa he
plsn 70 gabstipsf ssa foF sasaiias lishts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-18


No provisions viii be made az this time
for the subway delivery loop which viii
cost si2,oooeoo or for the Darby elevated
line. Despite the determination OF Coun-
ellis 70 oppose the subway delivery loop
az the present time, Il = believed Director
Taylor viii conduct a publicity cainpdsn
to show the need for incorporating this
part Of his plans Ia the first work 10 be
done.
Dlrsctor Taylor has pointed out that
until the central delivery loop Is a cer-
tainty. ths central city terminus Tor the
FfaHkford elevated cannot be built. The
fact that the upper Broad street subway
Will have four tracks at the start and
ths leWer Broad street subway Two tracks.
the Director has declared Is another
reason for constructing the delivery loop
early Trains from four tracks cannot
BE- run into tR0 traeka. Il 8 pointed out,
without either q terminal o. q delivery
iQop.
No couaellnanic action VIII ha taken on
tie e1zi1anas nnfa The next regular meet
lDe on Hz1eH 4 since TIE me1Euro. 1c-
eaFdIne = re- Hzea eoaazIl Ir1uIc pro-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-11
Twenty Men Killed in
Battles Along Border
BY Attocfntcd Prett

Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 11.-Little
lessening of the activities on the part
of Mexican ranch raiders in the Rio
Grande Valley was Indicated in re-
ports reaching here in the last "a
hours, which told of numerous attacks
by the bandits and of several battles
between the Mexicans and soldiers.
Ten men were reported to have been
killed in the battles yesterday and last
night bringing the death list since the
commencement of the outrages by the
raiders up to nearly twenty.
The ten reported dead included one
United States trooper, four Americans,
believed to be members of the bandit
bands and five MeXicans. The trooper
was killed last night at Palm Gardens.
near Mercedes, Texas, when he, with
several other cavalrymen. was attack
ed by Mexican bandits who appeared
suddenly out of the darkness, shot at
the soldiers and quickly disappeared.
The Me2icans, according to reports,
had cut the telephone wire connecting
Palm Gardens with Mercedes. A farm
er found the break, connected the
wires and reported the shooting to
posse of citizens Immediately left for
Palm Gardens. News of their possible
meeting of the bandits was awaited
to-day. The latest trouble to be re-
ported occurred at Sebastian, Texas,
early to-day where two Mexican ban
dts, captured by Texas Rangers last
night attempted to escape and were
shot and killed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-11
Must Check All Baggage
Through to Destination
.Sbrciol 10 Ina TrIcprabh

Washington, d. c., Aug. 1.-THE
Interstate Commerce Commission in a
decision yesterday affecting a great
volume of passenger traffic. particu-
larly from the East and North Central
States to the South. abrogated the pro-
posed rules of railroads which would
have prohibited the through checking
of baggage and sale of through parlor
or sleeping car tickets on combination
tickets used in connection with joint
fares from junction points.
For years travellers from New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore and other
trunk line territory going to points in
the South and Southeast have checked
baggage through to destination and
have secured through Pullman car ac-
commodations on combinations of
tickets good only to and from the gate
ways to southern and southeastern ter
ritory. The Pennsylvania and Balti-
more and Ohio Railroads proposed to
abolish the practice, for protection to
their Joint fares to conserve their
revenues.
The commission held that no rail-
road receiving the equivalent of its full
local fare to the junction, whatever the
character of transportation accepted
by the connecting line, may lawfully
withhold provision for incidental serv-
Ices universally in demand. Commits
sioner Harlan dissented from this
opinion, saying the majority action
permits evasions of the through fare.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-11
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE

Philadelphia Division = 116 crew to
go FIRST after p. m: 104. 103. ITO. 105.
11s 42s, 11S, 122. 12O. 125. IL. 127. i0i.
Engineers for 103, los, 11S, 12S'. l26'
129.
Firemen for 1Os. lis, 127.
Conductor for 127.
Flagmen for 1O4. 109. 11S. 11S. 126.
Brakemen for 1O5. 113. ia, III, 124.
Engineers up: Seitz, Albright, Glib
bons, Hindman. Downs. Davis, Bru-
baker, Smeltzer, Kautz, Welsh Crisis
we'll. Gable. Streeper, Manley, Long,
Bissinger. Hennecke, Huber, McCau-
Firemen up: Cover Moffatt Huston.
Horstick, Manning, Miller, Whichello.
Herman, Brenner Sees. Spring, Robin
son, Everhart, Weaver, Bushey. kretd-
er, Hamaker, Copeland, McCurdy,
Bleich, Shive, Wagner, Shaffer.
Conductors up: Mehaffie, LOCKER,
Fraelick, Fesler.
Flagmen up: Banks. Donohue. Clark,
Bruehl.
Brakemen up, Dengler, Collins,
er. Albright. Bogner.
first after 1850 p. m: 242.
Six Altoona crews to come in.
Preference: 2, 3.
Engineers up: Havens, Kugler,
Smith. Simonton.
Firemen up: Liebau, Stauffer.
Conductors up: Paul, Huber.
Brakemen up: Strauser, Wenerick,
Reese, McHenry, Stahl.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-11
Orth-Dunkle Wedding
Surprises Many Friends

Miss Miriam Harriet Dunkle. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Dunkle, Lin
coin street, and Harry Barnett Orth,
son of John G. Orth, South Front
street, were married this morning, at
8 O'Clock.
The ceremony, which came as a
complete surprise to host of friends
in Steelton and Harrisburg, was per-
formed in the fashioned garden of the
bridegroom's sister Mrs. Martin A.
Cumbler, at Highspire. The Rev.
George \. Lauffer, pastor of st.
Johns Lutheran Church. Steelton,
officiated. Only the immediate fami-
lies of the contracting parties were
present.
The bride who was very becomingly
dressed in white crepe de chine, wore
a tulle veil and carried a quaint bou-
quet of lilies OF the valley. After a
wedding breakfast Mr.. and Mrs. Orth
left on their bridal trip to California
and the Panama-Paciflc Exposition.
They will be at home after October l 5
at South Front street.
Both the bride and Mr.. Orth are
popular among 2 large circle of friends
in Steelton and Harrisburg and their
wedding this morning was quite a sur
prise although the engagement had
been announced quite a while ago
The first intimation that Steelton
friends had of the wedding was short
ly before noon when an automobile
driven by Martin Cumbler, bearing a
large sign Just Married and trail
ing a long string of sleigh bells, sped
through Steelton. In a rear seat sat
Mr.. and Mrs. Orth.