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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
H1NACENARIAN BALLOT
FOR HUGHES, OF COURSE,
ISAIAH HARTMAN SAYS
s,.sevelt Too Erratic, Grand
o,d Man of West Philadel-
phia," Ayers on elst
Birthday
WILSON NOT ACTIVE

.-,.s hartman. the grand old man OF
-. ph,edelphia" viii vote the Republican
v-'s - The coming election, he announced
s<xsy on his sist birthday
4" /. "a. home, az South Fifty-nrst street,
N. vraa emphatic, almost Indignant
49, reporter asked him his choice In
~ PRESIDENTIAL race
-,r,v am | going 20 vote for Hughes
- .,.rse l am. I've been Repubhcan
~ nv life. I don't care much for koose-
=. ~. h.~ause he's too erratic. Ana the
.,',.,. ~ u,l,h w .lson II that he's been watch
=. s,d waiting too much. believe IN
-. 1s,,e and waiting hut also In acting.
~ ,s,,. that the President has had hard
.s,o travel. but he hasn't shown con-
.,-,r,cy In these difficult times"
4. healthy today rs he was year ago,
"a according TO his own statement. his
sr,etite IL as good as II was hau a CEN
s,rx ago, Mr.. Hartman expects to be In
s<<iewed on many birthdays to come.
~. fac, that he stili takes such exercise
!. nye-mIle walks leads him to believe, he
ava that he is still Mt"
This ia his credo OF good health:
II believe in laughing much and worry
- uttie IN optimism; no alcoholic bever-
se<eL drinking or smoking. When trouble
sorpes we should smile. and when old age
sores tell q TO 60 chase .tself.'
a. rlacs every morning at o'clock and
,>tsres promptly at .. He has not becn III
sIuce he was cured OF rheumatism thirty
err wears ago. lie Is a retired merchant
"a former resident of Bloomsbury. lie
MIN active in church work. and has been
rrading one religious publication for fifty
M Hartman lives at the home of his
son-ln-iaw. Dr. S. Il. Bateman. He has
tro sons Robert L. Hartman, OF Akron,
a and Edwin V. Hartman. OF Sayre, Pa.
His wife died eighteen years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
FAMILY SAYS GIRL WAS SLAIN
darlington, VT. Prosecutor Insists She
Killed Herself

BURLINGTON. VT. oct 20.--Contend.
inx they have evidence to show Miss Rose
pIwulets was murdered on September 10,
sna did not commit suicide, as the authori-
tes reported. her relatives have requested
etats's Attorney Hopkins to order an au-
topsy and Inquest He refused the feduest
because. he said ''the evidence of suicide
which we have is so conclusive there would
b no sense in reopening the case"
The request was made by George VIII.
kts. a brother. of Gloversville, n. Y,
where the young woman was buried. She
vas found dead outside the Office of her
trother-in-law. John Deyette, a coal dealer.
st whom. the police said. she had fired
two shots through n window before turn
inS the weapon upon herself. Deyette was
slightly wounded. No cause for the shoot
hg was known.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
WAGES JUMP SIX PER CENT
Increase in New York State From Au
gust to September

NEW YORK. Oct. 2O-An Increase OF I
per cent in the number of employees in the
factories OF New York State from August %
september and an Increase OF per cent In
wages for the same period Is noted N
the report Of the Bureau Of Statistics
and Information Of the State Depart
ment OF Labor. The report covers 1900
representative firms employing more than
100000 persons. More wages we're paid
and more workers were employed In New
YORK state factories last month than Dur
ing any month since the bureau began
Keeping records OF II in June. 1914
The wage increase from September. 1914
TO september. 1915. was as per cent and
the Increase In the number OF employees for
the same period was 81 per cent The
average weekly earnings OF employees last
month was Sl4.s6. as compared with an
average Of SASS In September. a year ago
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
ACCUSES BROTHER AS SLAYER
Suspect Tells Magistrate Fugitive Killed
Aged New York Farmer

SPRING VALLEY. n. Y. Oct. 90
vpnk Conklln, farmland. was arrested
hnowing the murder Of Harry ]. Dantzlger.
exty-1ve years old. whose body was found
y the woods near the New Hampstead road
Wednesday A search is being made for
c1nklins brother Joseph.
I'VE were both drunk" ConlSlIn told JUS
tce Of the Peace Fisher, Joe got in an
ugument with Dantziger and Dantzlger
Knocked him down. Joe fell down easy. he
vas 80 drunk. Then l saw Joe hit Dant-
flilroad track"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
Germans Use Gun Elevators

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY AT
coMBLES. Oct. 2o.-The Germans have
made powerful positions at Transloy and
Saint Pierre Vast Wood which intercom-
nunicate by deep subterranean tunnels.
eheltering thousands of men. Marrow ra l.
rcads transport machine guns TO cleverly
concealed exits. Elevators bring the gun
crews and their supplies to the surface or
permit them 20 descend and reach other
points rapidly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
WANT A JOB? FLY TO UNCLE SAM;
HE NEEDS AIR WORK RECRUITS
200 Machines Ordered to Strengthen
Undeveloped Army Branch

WASHINGTON. oc 20 Uncle Sam
wants some high hlers In a few days he
viii start recruiting campaign TO get
aviators wherewith to man slzable in
creased air service.
Already 200 nachinlsts have been ordered
for use at tho San Diego Army Training
School and the Mineola. l.. l.. and Chicago
National Guard Training stations, and an
other 100 viii be ordered soon.
The new craft designed TO strengthen
an admittedly small and undeveloped
branch Of the army. will be OF from so
to 200 horsepower.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
VIII Urge Island Sale

SAN JUAN, p. r.. Oct. 20.-The delegates
nom the Danish West Indies on their way
% Copenhagen to. urge the sale OF the
klands to the United States sailed from this
port for New York today
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-19
ARMORY ASSURED
FOR Hyatt TSV|LLE
Governor Harrington Signs Bill
Providing For 100000 For
Such Buildings.

ANNAPOLIS. April l9.-Maryland will
build n commodious armory at Hyatts-
Vile. Governor Harrington having
signed the bond issue bill which pro-
vides among other items an appro-
priation OF 100000 for the constitute
ton and equipment OF armories in three
Maryland towns which are the stations
of companies OF the First Regiment
Tho armoTies are to be built in Hy-
attsvillc. Westminster. and Cambridge.
and IL Is assumed that the amount " II
BE- distributed about equally among the
three.
The appropriation for the armory in
fayetteville II due otlve station there
of Company Il. OF the First Regiment,
an organization which for two years has
lead the State In the reports of the
Federal inspecting officers and which
has carried off all the honors In rifle
shooting for several seasons.
SO fine showing has this organiza-
ton made, that II was commenced in
q special letter written by Gen. Leonard
Wood.
Maryland has never built an armory
for an organization which has been in
existence for so short time, and its
action Is due entirely to the unusual
standard maintained
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-19

the program-which was not known yes
terday. and Is development Of the
morning--that will come off too. 20
Harry Houdnl IL going to retire.
And this may be the last big stunt he
will be seen TO do in Washington. He
does not intend to shrink entirely away
from the public gaze-because that IL
the way he makes his living.
About Reached Limit.
"ive about reached the limit, It
seems to me-" declared Houdini this
morning. as he 80 making ready for
his Munsey building performance.
For the last thirty years, or there
ab"rts. I've been getting out OF all sorts
OF things human ingenuity has devised
TO confine human being. Up to date
there hasn't been anything made that
confined my activities to any alarming
extent.
hut some day some chap Is going 10
make one. And I'm going to quit with
clean record before he comes along.
I've about made up my mind that this
Is the last stunt I'll perform. Hereafter
intend to work entirely with my
brain.
Gee these gray hairs?
, nney mean something. I'm not as
TO keep ahead of the Drocession IN
sun be entertaining the nubIic To-. MANI
yehrS 10 come. But 1 intend N ~
" aong lines not quite so snectacu,ar
hs an escapist extraordinary 4 feel tha .
I'm about through" 'i 'i"'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-19
ANT|-CONSERVATION
LOBBY IN CAPITAL,
ISP|NCHOT WARNING
Former Forester Declares It
Must Be Defeated for Good
of Nation.

rNarging that the most formidable
md best organized lobby" In tho history
of the conservation movement is at
work In Washington. clifford Pipchot,
former chief OF the United States For
cstry Service, IN an address at tho an
nual Banquet of the National Academy
OF Sciences last nirht declared that
conservationlsts must d. everything in
their power to defeat the lobby.
The banquet was held at the Raleigh
Hotel and Is one of the features OF the
annual meeting of the academy which
has been In progress at the New Ma
tional Museum for the past three days.
Mr.. Pinchot, Prof. Cleveland Able and
Prof. Armin q. Leuschner, of the Uni
Nersity OF California. were presented
with medals for distinguished scientific
service.
The medals were awarded to Mr..
Pinchot for his work in the interest Of
conservation; Trof. Able. Tor his eff
forts In the organization OF the United
states weather service ana to Prof.
J.euschner for his astronomical re-
search work.
Sees Defeat of Lobby.
The former forestry chief declared
that the conservationists ultimately will
lobby organized against their movement
III conservation Is good thing for
one continent. 1t Is good thing for
another, and conservation carried on
I'm cooperative way may eventually
do ava" with war between nations"
Mr.. FinChot declared.
Owing TO illness. Prof. Able, one OF
the redalists, was unable to be present.
and was represented BY Prof Charles
f. Marvin. of the United States Wea-
thei Service.
Cancer Discovery.
An important discovery concerning
cancer which will revolutionize current
Views as to the origin OF the malady
is being discussed by members OF the
academy today.
Or. Erwin +. Smith. a Government
plant pathologist. who made the new
discovery, announced the achievement
terday afternoon. The present meth
DDS OF studying cancer. the most hnf-
fling problem confronting physicians
and surgeons, he said must be aban-
doned In favor of new ones II results
are to be obtained commensurate with
the needs of humanity.
Dr. Smith, who Is in charge of the
pathological laboratory of the Bureau
or Plant Industry. and member Of
the American Association for Cancer
Research. announced that his most re-
cent experiments with plants had con-
Nnced him that cancer in man Is due
TO germ, or micro-organism, and that
the cancer specialists are barking up
the wrong tree"
THE cancer specialists OF today,"
said DIR. Smith. with few exceptions
are lost In swamp of form study, ana
II IS time an entirely new set OF IDEAS
should rescue them from their seize on-
fcssed hopelessness. They have gone
~ FAR as they can go, u" cancc., ac-
the experimental biologist and Dactcri-
CIugist."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-19

man would take on shirt. the ap-
plauding was steady roar.
Houdini was lowered immediately 10
tho ground. and. after resting a mo-
ment was hurried again through the
mob and to his hoteR to rest up for this
afternoons performance at Keith's.
The handling OF the crowd by the
police under Capt. Peck was commented
on especially after the affair. The
crowd erov S commenced 20 gsther long be-
hand then to keep the streets open.
And the detail had to work some The
entire open street space as filled with
people by R:l5 and IL was difficult
JOB TO keep traffic moving.
After the performance Houdini sought
out Captain Peck.
This L. the greatest crowd ever saw
IN my life," he said and I want to
sake you by the hand. You are the
seemed to know how to handle such a
Jam OF people and keep them good
natured all the time"
Two husky insane asylum attendants
nut Houdinl in a strait tacket OF a kind
INA, That no one had ever ESCAPED from. at
A representative OF Major Pullman's
office, who formerly was a sailor, then
tied M Houdlnis ankles. firmly and
securely
A long rope, let down from one of
the upper stories OF the new Munscy
building was fastened to the rope about
Houdinrs ankles. signal was given
and the Handcuff King was hoistcd
aloft.
He was holsted TO a height Of about
100 feet and hanged there The men
who hoisted him. the men who put him
In the strait Jacket, and the man who
tied his ankles were confident their VIC
tim would hang there for quite a while.
Houdini Also Confident.
Houdini declares It has never
required more than about four min
utes for him to release himself from
any sort OF n strait Jacket made.
With regard to the last gasp part of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-19
HEALING HELPS
FOR AILINC SKIN
Poslam and Poslam Soap Improve
Any Diseased Condition.
49,
AnSss go
W2e$ssaM

Pcslam and ooslnm Soap stand for
perfect skin. health. and confer their
benefits daily upon thousands who
might otherwise suffer not only ex-
treue physical distress but the great
est encouragement through the press
encc OF skir disfgurements.
Poslam. the remedy, is designed
solely to soothe. control and eradicate
all eruptlonal troubles, including Ecze-
ma, even when most aggravated, per-
sistent and stubborn. Its ability t. do
go is apparent In tho progressive work
of healing visible after every appllca-
ton. Poslam Soap Is non-irritating,
pure. luxurious. beneficial.
For simple. send &c stamps 10 Bn,er-
gency Laboratories, ~ West 18th ST.,
New York City. Sold by all druggists.
-Advt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-19
Former Portland Mayor
Named to Assist Baker

President Wilson has decided 10 an
point former Mayor rngraham. OF PORT
land Me. Assistant Secretary OF War
Decision on Ingraham was reocbod =,
= conference last night between the
president and Secretary Baker. "'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-19

Here's a value
that again empha-
sizes the ability Of
the Hub to offer the
best in furniture at
a clear saving Of
one-third the usual
cost. Nowhere will
you ever find such
m a 6 n i Hcent and
massive furniture
at such a low price,
1t is in genuine
golden oak and
fumed oak. Colon
ial Buffet, with
lar &c G e n u in e
French plate mir
ror; eft. Extension
Table of colonial
design, with quar-.
tered oak rim;
Large, finely built
c o | o NAL China
Closet and fou
heavy brace Solid
Oak Saddle Seat
Chairs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-19
Meet in Alaska.

SEWARD. Alaska April 19.-RepubM-
cans of Alaska met in convention here
today TO select delegates TO the national
q. o. y. gathering In Chicago.
Tine Democrats have their convention
May a.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-19
ESCAPES
AS CROWDS CHEER
"Handcuff King" Performs Feat
While Hanging One Hundred
Feet in Air. ss
CONTINUED from First Paeel

(COntlnueu' ITOm blTbt EdbeJ
where they have been pulled and jerked
by the crowd.
There WAS a wait OF n few minutes af-
ter Houdinl had reached the platform
for the physicians and insane asylum
attendants They had come to the Mum
sey building in another automobile. and
were marooned In the crowd across the
street. II was necessary to send police
detail to get them TO the platform.
In the meantime Houdinl took off his
coat and collar and tested the rope OF
the tackle. A derrick was erected out
the fifth floor window OF the new Mum
sey building. Heavy ropes and, tackle
let down from the derrick.
Smaller Rope Let Out.
A smaller rope was let out the fourth
story window and persons In the crowd
probably. noticed that It was always
held close to Houdini. This was the
safety rope up which he could climb in
case anything happened.
Something did happen once when
there was no safety rope, and Houdinf
was left dangling In the air for more
than eight minutes lie put In six
weeks In bed as the result of that ex-
pericncc. and doesn't want to repeat II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-19

J, n. parker and w. J. williams. pro-
Residual attendants for insane persons.
who are attaches of one OF the biggest
Insane asylume In the country. pro-
vided the straight Jacket, II looked like
an old Jacket. and Williams said he
had used II many times, He and Park
err slated that nobody had ever es-
capped from such n Jacket. no matter
wha: position they might be In II IL
designated as tho only absolutely safe"
straightjaoket In the world.
Houdini was strapped into this
1tckot with his arms bound to his
sides with heuyy leather bands and
buckles. His hands wero in front of
him. and all of the buckles were
in the back where no could not pos
sihly reach tham.
Drs. {. A. Neal and 3. II. Smart
examined the Jacket and the ropc5
with which Houdini was tied alb out
the ankles to see that they were not
tight enough to Interfere with proper
circulation. Both are expert allcnists
and both pronounced all the fasten-
ings secure. When the doctors and
attendants were satisfied Houdlni
gave the signal and the workman
manned the down houl on the tackle.
The Handcuff King was raised to a
height OF about scven'y-fve feet
above the sidewalk. Cheers greeted
him when he arriN cd and cheers
when he was being raised In the ale.
Began To Wriggle.
As soon as the body OF the worker Of
magic became stationary the crowd saw
him commence to wrigple his arms At
first they did not bulge. and then they
began to wlEgle and raise. Finally,
with great effort and many wrigglings
OF the body. Houdini managed to get
his arms over his head.
Then the crowd cheered as they
watched the clever fingers find the varl-
Gus buckles ando unstrap the Jacket.
As each strap was loosened fresh
when. finally the jacket hung loose and
Houdinl threw II over his head as a
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-08-10

sows, after. their pigs have been .wean,-
ed, will, gain in weight and produce
.good-sized ittersSof strong, thrifty
pigs on alfalfa pasture. alone. This is
especially noticeable in, dry seasons,
for the alfalfa has then much more
substance than in wet years.
During wet seasons it is sometimes
advisable to feed some grain in con-
nection with the pasture, for the sows
should be kept gaining from the tire
they are bred. 1t is also best to feed
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-08-10

trict, iass4ping toward svold and
Hallson, near Hensel and St. Thomas,
did serious damage to the growing
crops, according to reports. Thou
sands Of scres Of. grain were dam.
ased 26 to 30 per cent. while IN other
vide stretches grain was entirety de-
-stroyed. The hail wAs so thick IN
places that It. covered the ground for
tan hours. AT Richardson the storm
was only shout q mile wide, extend
Ing about eight or ten miles. About
$500 acres were hit heavily. Most of
the crops on 1000 acres around Glad
stone suffered severely.
Charging unjust discrimination in
freight rates against the shippers Of
North Dakota, as compared with the
Northwestern states similarly situat.
ed, a committee Of Fargo jobbers and
manufacturers, representing the Far.
go Manufacturers association, has
filed a complaint with the state rail-
road commission asking a flat reduc-
ton of 10 per cent on all freight rates
between thirty and a hundred miles
from point of origin, and a Is per cent
reduction on all freight rates for
greater distances. The state commits
sion will take up the complaint at a
hearing in Fargo Oct. s.
President Wilson has nominated
Marjorie ]. Bloom to be postmaster
at Devils Lake and it is understood
that the controversy over the post
office which has lasted more than a
year is over. Mrs. Blooms husband
was nominated for the office and re-
jected by the senate and she was
nominated twice and rejected each
time. Last May, H. S. Davis was
nominated to the position. but later
resigned. Senator Gronna, who held
up the first three nominations because
Bloom was personally obnoxious to
/ him, now has withdrawn his objec
ton and Mrs. Bloom will be con
firmed. .
Natural gas has recently been found
by we'll drillers in the vicinity Of
Crosby. The gas found is present
only in small quantities, but it Is
there, and it is likely that some sys
tematic prospecting will be done in
that district to determine whether OF
not gas exists in serviceable quaint
ties. Natural gas has been found II
many places in North Dakota Thus
far the strongest flows have beer
found in the Mouse river district
where the gas has been used for heat
ing purposes. Projects have beer
formed for developing the gas bust
! ness on a large scale and piping ga.
to towns at some distance from tn
supply, but thus far these plans hav'
not been put into practical effect.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-08-10

T. small amount q grain for two, 81
three weeks Jass'pEEevious 10 Aarrow-
ing as during this period there is q
large foetal development.
Young sows that have raised lit
ter should be fed grain, after they
have been separated from their pigs,
for it is important not to stunt the.l
and thus lessen their value. Sows that
gain their living on pasture alone will
do so at much less cost than on a grain
ration.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-08-10

..,s' -, .:ss'
iArLx altasvfnmins
sWhils T. f1i1hy1loIlhase
IN. lsega.nps.
THAT 1nasAxss labor
heapleauL p4sssFh OBJ
tadpipg As.ting opera.
.tions, 1aG41I 81 l SanIefmaneot in.
ss'a Y. a. ,s-''"'''
Accopnens q nsounucensnt 4
Mandahs1our more. western North Da-
ykota counties have organized branch.
es Of the North Dakota Insurance
federation, Morton, Golden Valley, Bill
lings and Stark falling in line.
Deputy Sheriff Odin Oderby dis.
played marked interest in the effort
Of a stranger to start an automobile
in a down town street at Grand Forks
and was about to offer the man aid
when the engine finally vas started
and the car drove away. The deputy
later learned that the car had been
| stolen. l
G. s. Van Syke and Lloyd Berry are
in a Bismarck hospital suffering from
injuries received when, the buggy in
which they were riding was struck by
a Northern Pacific train near Bis
marck. Van syke is internally injured
and. physicians say he has little
chance to recover. Berry's hip was
broken.
Six business places and one resi-
dence at Dickey were destroyed by
fire which started when a bolt Of
lightning struck the Vigro drug store
The loss is estimated at $4,000. Fol
several hours volunteer aremen fought
the flames, but were unable to check
their spread until nearly a half bloch
of buildings had been destroyed.
Important changes among officials
Of the Great Northern railway. just
announced, include the following: F
D. Kelsey, Minot, division superintend
ent, goes to Great Falls, Mont, as as
sistant general superintendent of thu
Central district; G. E. Mclaughlin
division superintendent at Crane
Forks, goes to the Minot division; r
A. McCandless, Great Falls, Mont.
comes to Grand Forks; E. E. Botaw
formerly with the F. B: and O., hav
ing headquarters at Portland, Ore,
goes to Great Falls rs superintendent
At least two persons were killed ii
the rain, hail and wind storm which
swept through a wide area Of Nortl
Dakota and Northwestern Minnesot'
last Thursday night. Near Hama1
Henry Burgeson was killed and hi
father seriously injured when ever
building on the Burgeson farm wa
wrecked. The other victim was Jane
Wright, fourteen years old, who wa
killed near Orrin when the cook ca
Of a threshing outfit was overturne
by the wind. Wright's mother, Mrt
Matt Wright, and. her daughter Jessi
were probably fatally injured.
A hail storm in the Walhalla ds'
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-08-10
ALFALFA PASTURE
ENOUGH FOR HOGS

Mature sows are fully capable of
maintaining themselves on good al
falfa pasture. 1t has been found thai