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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-01
LEDGER PHOTOS TO BRING
MOUNTAIN TO MAH0MET
New Advertising Medium visualizes
Articles Offered for Sale.

Bringing the Mountain to Mahomet"
Is the object of the new advertising me-
dium introduced by the PUBLIC LEDGER
as an aid to its advertisers. This me-
dium promises to mark milestone in
the art of advertising in this country. az
well as in aiding the public in beneflting
by any advertised offer with the least
possible expense of time and effort. The
PUBLIC LEDGER has introduced a method
in its advertising department which Of
fers material aid both to the buyer and
advertiser in purchasing scientific, intel
ligent assistance The method, II taken
advantage of by advertisers and by the
public, will produce the maximum results
from small Want Ads. will save wasted
time, conserve tempers that are ruffled,
reduce the selling expense and avoid an
noyance. 1t Is the Ledger Photo Service.
Blank forms have been designed to
cover each important classification of
what Is commonly called Want Ads.
These blanks cover every essential fact
that the seeker for information would
like to know-facts that might even be
overlooked in a personal interview. For
instance, you want to sell a house or
rent a spare room, sell your automobile
or a pedigreed dog or cat. Words can but
vaguely visualize or describe to the buyer
the article you want to sell. Through
the new service this will be remedied by
leaving q photograph and detailed de-
scription at Ledger Central of the article
you want to sch. When the reader reads
your advertisement, in which reference is
made to Ledger file number to be seen
at Ledger Central, he or she will take
the following for granted:
First. That the article or property Is
accurately and definitely described.
Second. That photograph of the ar
ticle may be seen at Ledger Central,
Chestnut street at Broad.
Third. That he or she need not waste
time going from one advertisers home
to another to find out whether thaarticle
or property advertised meets the Tequire-
ments.
1t is not necessary to have a CONNER
cially made photograph of your article or
property In order to take advantage of
this service. An amateur snapshot will
do. But II you have no photograph the
PUBLIC LEDGER will make 1t for you free
of charge on the following plan:
For $3.50 worth (or more) of advertis-
ing at regular rates the PUBLIC LEDGER
will take photographs within their So
Letting zone free of charge. Outside the
soliciting zone car fare will be additional
The picture and description will remain
in our active file for 30 days from date
of last advertisement.
This offer is made for limited time to
demonstrate the value Of Ledger Photo
Service Advertisements.
Call at Ledger Central, Broad and
Chestnut streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-01
GLAD SHE Is DYING,
SAYS WOMAN WHO
POISONED BABIES
Lawyer, Named BY Ida
Snifen as Father Of Chill
dren, and His Wife on
Verge of Nervous Collapse

NEW YORK, Jan t-Mrs Ida snifren
Rogers told today OF her futile struggle
to give her two babies name and how,
falling, she poisoned them and herself.
One OF the babies, John, years old. IL
dying. The other is dead. Mrs. Rogers
is dying and she says she Is happy to die.
please bring my babies to me- Is the
of-repeated request OF Mrs. Rogers. This
nurses are only able TO quiet her with.
the statement that their condition will not
permit moving them about The mother
proceeds to instruct them as TO the foods
which the children are accustomed to-
what to give them and what to With
hold.
outside the woman's room in Lebanon
Hospital a man PAGES up and down the
corridor. II is Lorlys Elton Rogers, law
yer, father OF the woman's children, but
not her husband. He has been az the
hospital almost constantly since the
woman was carried there two days ago
Though he seems to be on the verge OF
nervous collapse, he maintains stolId
silence. Not word Will he say to
verify the dying woman's story.
Up on Riverside Drive, in the richly
furnished home Of Prof. Franklin CID
dings, of Columbia University. is another
woman. She is Rogers wIfe-sister of
Professor Glddings. She is said to be
nervous wreck as result OF the dlsclos-
ures. She said today she would continue
to live with her husband.
81 loved and do love Lorlys Elton Rog-
ers now,' said Ida Snlffen to a doctor
after she was told that she could not re-
cover.
when I met him years ago he told mo
he was married, but said that he and his
wife did not love one another, and that
they had agreed when they were married
that If either one got tired the other
would not interfere in a divorce pro,
ceeding."
third woman entered the case today.
1t was Rogers first wife, who obtained a
divorce from him. She visited Ida Sniffen
Rogers at the hospital and tried to COM
fort her. She was drawn to the woman
by the story of her suffering. AS sho
entered the hospital she passed Rogers in
the corridor and stopped and talked to
him for minute
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-01
BAND OF THIEVES
NOW In CUSTODY,
POLICE DECLARE
Five Arrested on Charge of
Plundering Germantown
Concems-L o OF Recov-
ered-Leader a "Fagin."

Arrest OF a band OF young men, under
the leadership Of Michael Gallagher, 80
years old. sos Germantown avenue, who,
the police say, has served several prison
sentences, may put an end to the long
series OF robberies that have stirred Ger
mantown.
Police of the Germantown station say
Gallagher acted the "Fagin" In man
aging the men and teaching them the
rudiments OF thievery. The prisoners,
who were held without bail today by Mag
istrate Pennocl, are;
MICHAEL GALLAGHER, 80 years old, 52o3
THEoDoRE JAY. 20 years old, 4si Penn
FRANcIs HALPERN, 10 years old, a17 Col
LOUIS LYNN. % years old. 2t9 Bringhurst
MAX GoErTNER, is years old. 6ie1 Wake
field street, held as an accessory.
The men were held on charges OF
larceny following the discovery of plunder
in jays house and in the stable OF Goett-
ners father.
According to the police, the men en-
tered the mill of Charles Peberdey & Co..
Belfeld and Penn streets, Germantown,
and took between so and GO sweaters and
tools, valued at $50. Then, the police say.
they forced an entrance into the shop of
the Thurman Manufacturing Company,
AZ Ashmead street, where they stole be-
tween 60 and 70 sweaters and number
of bathing suits. valued at $3.50.
Special Officers Cory and Mcfarland,
of the Germantown police station, testi-
fled they found part of the stolen goods
In jays house. part in an empty house
at 45i Collom street and the larger part
of the booty in the stable in the rear
of the Goettner house. The goods were
recovered and returned to the owners.
Lynn was found selling some of the
sweaters in the streets of Germantown.
The Germantown police say Gallagher,
leader OF the band, was the head of an
other thieving organization broken up a
short time ago. 1t is believed the pris-
oners held this morning were part of
new band Gallagher was trying to "break
into" the business of burglary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-01
EUROPEAN RULERS SEND
GREETINGS TO WILSON
President Receives New Years Mes
sages From Kings Now at war.

AASSiuehI nSCelVeS NEW Gears Mes
sages From Kings Now at War.
o WASHINGTON. Jan. s1-New Year
messages came today to President VIII
son from all sections of the world, among
them greetings from a number of Euro
pean rulers. The one which attracted
the greatest interest was that from King
Albert of Belgium, sent from his GEN.
eral Army headquarters 1t reads:
."on the occasion of the new year I
send my most sincere wishes for the
welfare of the great American nation
whose generosity to Belgium is OF 20
much help in this time of distress and
sorrow"
King George of Great Britain sent this
message:
1T affords me sincere pleasure to con-
vey to you on the commencement OF the
new year my hearty good wishes for
your personal happiness and for the well
fare and prosperity of the United States
of America, to which we are united by
such close ties OF friendship and inti-
macy
King Gustave OF Sweden cabIed:
81 beg you to receive my best wishes
for happy new year"
King Haakon of Norway sent this
greeting:
"on the occasion of New Years Day
express my most sincere good wishes
for you and the American people"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-01
PEOPLES BANK OPENS
WITH RUSH OF PATRONS
Working Men and Women Begin New
Year by Starting Accounts.

Hundreds of working people who depos-
tied thousands of dollars today at the
new Peoples. Bank of Pennsylvania, Gil
rard avenue and 7th street, when that
institution opened its doors for its initial
day of business. refuted, by their pres
ence and actions, the calamity howlers'
cry of bread lines and financial depres-
sion.
From o'clock this morning, the hour
of opening, steady stream of men and
women filled the bank to start accounts
The rush continued for several hours
and officials of the bank said 1t would
be impossible to estimate the number of
customers and the amount of money de-
posted until the bank closes at o'clock
tonight.
Most of the depositors were foreigners
any many OF them carried on their busl-
ness in their native tongue. Interpreters
In the employ OF the bank are contin-
ually on hand and can converse huently
with a depositor, irrespective of his
nationality.
1t was not an uncommon sight to see a
man or woman, apparently a hard-work-
ing person, step up to the window and
place couple of hundred doJars in the
hands of clerk. In a short time great
piles of yellow and green banknotes COW
cred the desks in front of clerks Each
man who made a deposit received
souvenir in the shape of a fountain pen,
while the women each received an UNI
#bFella.
This is the first time for more than two
4 years a financial institution has opened
It's doors for business on the first day
OF the New Year. Ohicials of the bank
selected today as the opening day to en-
able working people to deposit their ac-
counts without losing any time from
their employment.
The bank will do a general banking
business and will have foreign collee-
tion department and be prepared to
transmit money abroad. The savings de-
partment will be open from o'clock
A. M. and remain open until o'clock
~ NJ, while the check department will
elose at 3 o'clock. Interest OF per cent
YIN be paid on deposits In the savings
department.
The Peoples Bank was chartered on
November and has an authorized capt.
tai stock OF $4,000, consisting OF 1000
shares OF stock at par value OF S50
omcers of the Peoples Bank of Penn
sylYalia are as follows; Charles Lipshutz
president; Maurice l.. Wurzel, vice presi-
dent and Jacob Wurzel, cashier. Morris
=Hsber Is the chairman of the Board OF
Directors. consisting Of nine members
AZ present Jacob G. Relmich and Samuel
. 9. Haber are the only members OF the
board. The remaining six members viii
be elected at a meeting to be held on
TUESDAY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-01
1928 COUPLES Welded
LAST YEAR AT ELKTON
Increase of 600 Couples Over
1918.

AAASASpoO VI WV over
1918.
E1KToN, Md, Jan. 1.-The European
creased cost of living has had no ad-
verse effect upon the cost of loving, ac-
cording to marriage record statistics at
the office of the Clerk of the Court for
Cecil County. With the holidays we'd
ding rush over, and the books open this
morning for another year, It is expected
from the notoriety Elkton has had the
last IS months as a place for easy mar
riages. that the coming year will see the
number of weddings at the Maryland
Gretna Green bigger than ever before
The total number OF couples from
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware,
to take the matrimonial leap in Elkton
the last year was 2523. This Is an in
crease over the 1913 record of more than
600 Couples. Since the new marriage law
went into effect in Pennsylvania and
Delaware. the number of marriage
licenses issued here has increased
monthly.
Although today is a holiday. six couples
came to Blkton bright and early this
morning and were married They were:
George II. Gordon and Mary H. Scat
tergood Thomas A. Haney and Rebecca
@. Kenyon, of Philadelphia; Joseph II.
White and Lidla M. Lelcy, Wilmington,
Del; Robert w. Snyder and Emma c.
Fulton. New Brunswick, N. j.; William
Lessler and Helen ID. Voss, Morton, Pa.
John F. Webber, Jr.. and Margaret M
Kensil, Reading, Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-01
WIFE OF PILOT WHO KILLED
MAN C0LLAPSES AT NEWS
Mrs. Granville S. jefferson Falls I'M
conscious When Told Of Tragedy.

Mrs. Granville 5. Jefferson Falls I'm
conscious When Told Of Tragedy.
Mrs. Granville s. Jefferson, wife of the
pilot Of the police boat King, who last
night shot and Killed James Fltzsimmons
a saloon porter, is in serious condition
at her home She became unconscious
when told of the tragedy for the FIRST
time this morning. After confirming It
by telephone she sank to the floor
Get DOCTOR" she breathed, II am
dying"
Mrs. p. H. Bowman, the womans
mother, ran for physician. When he
arrived Mrs. Jefferson was unconscious.
She is now under treatment at home.
jefferson was arraigned in the Central
Police Court today. Fitzsimmons was
employed in a saloon at 9th and Ram
stead streets, opposite the postofTice.
He was shot and killed while the
New Year was being tolled in. Fitz-
simmons, 81 years old, and father OF
four small children, was outside the
saloon when he was killed. bootblack
witnessed the tragedy, but he could not
be singled out of the hundreds of revel-
ers by the police. who are at loss as
to the reason for the murder.
jefferson, who is n son of the superin-
tendent of the city iceboats, and lives at
1885 North 18th street, with his family,
told the pollcee he shot the porter in self
defense, after four men had attempted to
blackjack him just outside the saloon
lived at 1926 South Napa
street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-01
COMIC HITS
CAUGHT CROWDS FANCY
German Rough Riders Irish Shapshooters and Funera
of White Elephant Win Applause.

prohibition Bill" was among the most
prominent participants in the parade
Sire" Hobson kept him company and the
pair were we'll applauded regardless OF
the sign on their carriage. 1t read:
"Hobson may have sunk the Merrimac'
but he can't sink booze
The Merrimac was there too, with sails
on.
Uncle Sam and William Penn rode hand
in hand. "That speaks well for the new
year." the patriotic hummer said.
The German Rough Riders were sight
to behold. They wore green coats
red whiskers, and rode combination
elongated sea serpent that barked "Woof,
woof, 1 dread nought"
Mike ]. Stelger. of 1921 South Dakota
street, said he felt real small showing
inches tall. He was one OF the pictur-
esque milk babies.
Signs noted at random:
"See the big IA gentimeter Group gun;
It kills all germs within radius or f"o
half inches"
German lager captured by Jonre
Watch your step"
"Cut out the high glnks."
Were all brokers; It's long way to
Wall street"
guns were pointed this way So would
we"
1--WE are the people"
cellars cleaned"
George Lodge. OF 4o16 Aspen street, and
"BnI" Dahlen gave fancy exhibition
OF bronco busting and rough riding all
along the line. Their lasso stunts" de-
lighted the mummers as well as the
crowd.
The Irish sharp shooters made a hit.
In fact, they made many hits. Their
costumes were original TO say the least.
Their guns can't be described. They
had cartridge belts full OF clothes-pins
for ammunition. "Ireland intends to
challenge the winner OF the European
conflict" one sign read
'f saw several Germans shot this morn
ing" one said. go on init you." an
other replied. Have you heard the lat
est war extra? ALLIES. all-lies.'"
The funeral OF Connie MRck's White
Elephant delighted lne ncklS cFoWu. 1ao
Derformed all sorts OF tricks, shied at q
war-like Brave. and was escorted by
Bender, Coombs, Doolan, Knabe, Plank
and "ovar-Fed" heroes in disguise. They
formed The escort.
Thsra were several convict ships In line,
and In the limelight, too. Boom stays,
nlainstays and all kinds Of stays. decks OF
cards, and ''haw, haw, sirs," formed an
appropriate melange. with admirals and
captains galore. One hummer suggested
a sign, "Step this way, Blease."
The David Campbell Club members were
well eheered. ''They deserve IT," one
hummer said; they're Jolly good fellows
indeed"
Leslie Deyhle, OF 25Ss West York street.
riRged ia a top hat, red shirt and "Jim-
N.Y. pipe, performed wonders on roller
skates to the delight OF all. Heard from
the crowd; He's sure some good skate"
Thomas dSDermott, two years and q
Few months. was about the youngest
hummer on parade Ask him. Il you don't
thlnk the parade was one big, huge. great
success.
Captain Joseph Ferko, of ls2a south "a
street was perhaps the "handsomeaI''
member ln line. IN al Immaculate pink
cutaway With cane ana purple satin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-01

topper, he led the Frallnger String Band,
feature in itself.
why ask me If am the white hope
member in the parade" asked 200
FOUNDER in disgust. ''It isn't fair to judge
weights on day like this. Some of the
lightweights are carrying loads, assure
you"
"Mumm's the word. I'll admit" said one
hummer leader in looking over his men.
New Years Eve comes only once year.
But any fellow nose that II he has the
cheek to take a hog s. head of grape
juice for an eye opener, he can't expect
to stick to the straight and narrow path
of Broad street"
Have heart" said a pretty girl
pleadingly to policeman. as she tried
to force her way into the street to get
a better view OF the parade. She won.
The Oakley String Band furnished some
delightful music.
You should have seen the Tipperary
German cadets. The goose step wasn't
In It. CThis for those who were un-
fortunate enough to witness the biggest
event OF 1915.)
The Frederick Cthe Great Potsdam)
Giants made a hit indeed BY different
combinations they lowered the regulation
seven feet in height. They carried
sign: I'VE walk on our hands to save
our Souls"
The Passyunk Indian Braves appealed
Al. -,
paint and regulation Indian costume they
looked formidable. David Lawson, one
of the red men, smoked the appropriate
peace pipe.
oh. that Sour Rrout Pottsvills Band.
The music however, was sweet.
The parade might be termed the parade
OF nations. They were all there. The
TTcos got a good share OF applause
They walked with fine carriage. Ger
many and France were we'll represented.
The dancing was grotesque, but anus
ing. All seemed 10 agree that the parade
was one OF the best ever seen here. Even
the police admitted that. The dancers
performed many variations OF the latest
dance hits" while others were anxious
to prove the old chestnut:
Can the castle walk or the fox trot2
Perhaps not. but the can can"
The Mike and Ike Club was especially
amusing. Albert Brown OF 2sl7 South
Bancroft street, did some queer stunts"
The red whlskers. goggles and eheekered
spats and suit formed ''some" contrasts
A company OF girls entrenched behind
smiles and hurting Yolleys OF banter at
passersby turned color as the New Years
parade passed the Broad Street Conser-
Vatory OF Music. Their faces became
black. mottled and streaked.
1t happened when a troop OF black-face
mummers steered past the danger point.
They delivered counter attack. smear
ing the paint from their hands on the
blushing cheeks OF the enemy. and, Il
Is reported, one OF the mummers was 40
bold as 20 transfer the blackness directly
from his cheek to one OF the defenders
OF the position
The girls retired hastily 10 repair ths
damage BY means Of vanity cases. hand
kerchiefa, pufs and powder
The fanfare o. music. q frightened
horse. q snort ana a leap. and 4 painted
hummer was hurled 10 the ground AZ
Broad and Reed streets. But he wasn't
hurt. His padding OF cushions ana Pm
lows saved hlm. He regained his steed
ana MS c0mpQz1re did credit 70 the
DarktoHn FoiIias of 1915.