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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
ALL STYLES" IN ACCIDENTS
y Vary and Today's Popular Variety
IN Camden Is Injured
Left Legs

Inffs Il such thing as styles in acci-
Fhykic.ans say that one week broken
ere popular, while the Eext week there
e many damaged ears. While interest
:Fou<ed IL this form OF injury. the
often charges abruptly and switches
esmAsed eyes
-mAxed legs had the call In Camden to-
and In every case at Cooper Hospital
<ppened to be the left leg. Charles
''stt of 1855 South second street. set
& &c ~ was struck by wagon near
1setufed.
.s''. nis injury was being repaired.
4 e .1n <afda. OF Marshall and Spring Gar
a "Ie''s Philadelphia. was knocked down
f. ~tQn a. Ninth and Chestnut streets.
His left leg was lacerated.
4 Il. minutes later Mrs. Kate Vincent.
walnut street, was brought IN suf-
rom fracture OF the left les
- ~ falling downstairs. Two other
q lsft leg Injuries were treated dur
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
POLICE TO GUMSHOE
FOR PHANTOM VOTERS
Seventy Committee to Aid Cap
tain Kenny and Men in
Canvass

Two hundred and eighteen policemen viii
start ringing doorbells" all over the city
today In canvass OF the voting lists. un-
der the oversight OF Police Captain Kenny
and Il. L. ID. Roach. secretary Of the Com
mttee OF Seventy. Captain Kenny deliv-
cred instructions from superintendent Rob-
inson last night TO twenty-five police lieu
tenants at the Twentieth and Buttonwood
streets stanon.
Lieutenant Singer, OF the Eighth District.
will be in command OF the canvass In the
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Wards Detec-
tives hired by Congressman Scott have al
ready gone over tho Thirteenth Ward. but
the police will make a recanvass, particu-
larly of cheap lodging houses.
The report for each house must be signed
by the person from whom II Is obtained,
and the policemen gust sign their reports
when presented TO heutenants. There Is
therefore. a large amount Of clerical work
ahead for the policemen. as well as fraud
hunting and the detection OF ''phantoms."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
HEROIC FIREMAN BURIED
Last Call-Box 1871" Motto on Floral
Offering From Comrades
in Department

with the words Last Call--Box 1871"
on the floral Offering Of his comrades who
were with him. at the time of his, death
the funeral OF Frank Fredericks, the fire
man who was killed at the Quaker City
Waste ComDany's fire. at ai3 York street
early Saturday morning took place this at
ternoon nt his late home, 1898 West Cam
brla street BOX 1871" was the box from
which the alarm was sent that brought
tho fireman. to his death.
The funeral services were conducted by
the Rev Edwin Forrest Ham. pastor OF
the Goodman Methodist Episcopal Church
at Twelfth street and Lehigh avenue, and
were attended by the members of Truck ~
10 which the deceased belonged. The In
terment was In Hillside Cemetery.
The rallbearers included representatives
Of Truck ~. the Insurance Patrol. at Fifth
and Bsrks streets. the +. o. >. OF A. and
the stonemen's Fellowship.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
Worker Kills Companion

BRADFORD. Pa. Oct. Thames Moran
Of Brooklyn. n. y. one OF gang OF con-
struction men employed on the r. Y. and p.
Railroad. was killed last night by fellow
workman. {. Y, Whalen. also OF Brooklyn.
who charged flat Moran had stolen $40
from him Whalen armed himself with an
iron bar and hunting for Moran found him
in a hotel IN Limestone where after few
words he struck his victim on the head and
killed him. Whalen was arrested and lock-
cd up until the sheriff arrived
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
TRUSTING WIFE NO. 2"
HAS NO MORE USE FOR
BIGAMIST LOTHARIO
May Shunn Will Not Marry
Meyrick Even if First Wife
Obtains Decree Of
Divorce
"HE WAS NOT SQUARE"

wife No. ,. deceived ami dlsgraced by a
man she trusted. who she says. hid from
her the fact t,,at he was already married.
Miss May Shunn. nineteen years old, OF
ti2t North Fifth street. today Indignantly
declared that even should Earl Meyricl.
twenty.two yonrs old. OF Frecland. Pa. he
divorced she. VIII have no place in her heart
for him. T'hls. despite the fact that she
eloped 20 Media with Meyrick last June,
where they werC married.
III he had only told me he was married
and that he was waiting for a divorce. ia
have waited for him. she said today. nut
TO think OF him marrying me when he al
ready had another wife, I am not really his
wife AZ ALL bu' hhve TO 50 through some
legal form for some reas( or other SO 1
can use my cwn name agAln. have my
way to make In the world. I will have to
work. and | want 10 do u with my own
name ! trusted him and loved him.
GAVE HIM ONE CHANCE
You ask me II would marry him
again when he gets hts divorce. Not
much. He had one chance He was not
square with me.
when a person r. not square with me
once. he never will have another chance.
don't even like him any more. and GER
tainly win not marry him.
Il am choosing between him and my
mother this time. She has stuck by me.
eNtNfN tPetA
enough for his FIRST wife and she wants
70 get rid Of him. he Is not good enough
for me.
II have no advice for other girls who
may be In danger OF the same experience
They wouldn't listen TO me.
when a girl Il In love she trusts O
man. She believes everything he tells
her. and they viii only learn by experienced
as did.
"All my friends know I was taken In
They know 7 was a trusting girl and
am not afraid TO let them know what ha'
happened, although I am sorry that II did
| happen"
KEENLY EMBARRASSED
Miss shunn and her mother. Mrs. S
Mullen, feel keenly the embarrassment o
their position.
| Miss Shunn refuses to reveal the nam
| OF the suitor she rejected through Meyrick'
pleading. Meyrick Is now under $500 bal
on charges preferred by his first wife
formerly Miss May Lee. to whom he wa
married In Elmira, n. Y. three years age
He Is twenty-five years old. The coupl
have one daughter.
Meyrick lays the blame for his newes
complication upon the delay OF the cour
In granting his wlfe's application 70
divorce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
sMAsHEs EGGS ON THIEF
Woman Uses Costly Ammunition t
Save Thirty-five Cents

vINEI.AND, N. j., Oct. 17.--Four hold
ups by footpads during the weekend have
alarmed vineland. Miss Elizabeth Camp,
a professional nurse, fought with thief
to save her pocketbook and lost her hat
I'm the scrlmmage Mrs. Sumner Stevens
smashed dozen flfty.cent eggs on the
thefs head and saved thirty-five cents IN
her pocletbook.
Able Cohen was within sight OF his home
when attacked. and his mother saved him
by her screams and throwing an oil can
at the footpad. James Taminlnl gave up
y2B0 at the point OF revolver.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
PRISONER DROPS dope"
Cop Raps Him on Fingers and He Re.
leases Box

A cigarette box. alleged 20 contain nine
packages OF heroin. was found today IN the
possession OF Harry Smith 1919 Mt. Vernon
street when he was arrested at Ninthand
Spring streets by Policeman Bellerhy OF the
Eleventh and Winter streets station.
Smith tried TO slide the cigarette box
into a gutter when he was arrested. but
Belierby detected the movement and raped
tho prisoner on the fingers with his club,
Smith dropped the box with a cry OF pain
and the policeman picked Il up and re-
tained Il as evidence. Magistrate Collins
held Smith In $1,000 bail for further hear.
ing next Thursday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
Loss Of Leg Causes Suicide

John Troy. OF 5i5 North Franklin street
committed suicide last night, according TO
the police. by inhaling gas. The body was
found by the widow, Mrs. Mary Troy Sew
erai years ago Troy had his left leg ampu-
tated. The police think that this hampered
him In getting work and influenced him to
take his life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
PATRIARCHS MILITANT
PARADE 1000 STRONG
Uniformed Odd Fellows Make
Fine Street Demonstration
in Chambersburg

CHAMBERsBURG. Pa. oct. 1.-THE
parade IN connection With the grand en-
campment and district council patriarchs
Militant of the odd Feilown was held here
this afternoon with perfect weather condi-
tions. The parade Was disappointment as
90 slze. but In other respects was great.
Major General J. n. Andrews. Of Altoona,
was chief marshal with large mounted
stan There were about 2ooo uniformed
Odd Fellows In line with fourteen hands Of
music. After the parade the hands all
massed and behind maseed banners
marched and played Onward Christian
Soldiers"
on city Is working hard for next years
Joint convention and seems likely to win
out
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
FOUR INJURED IN COLLISION
OF TEAMS AT WERNERSyILLE
Two Buggies Demolished-one Horse
Killed After Crash

READING. Pa, Oct. 17.--Four persons
were injured, two buggles were demolished
and one horse had to be killed. as the result
OF collision between two teams last night
Al wernersviile. near here. Neither vehicle
had signal light.
The injured are Jacob Wolf, Mrs. irwin
f;ehret and Mrs. Mary Evans, of Werners-
ville3 who were drying from Sunset Hal
to wernersvile. and Albert Preston. OF
Cushion Peak. Pa. who was driving toward
the borough. AfteYsthe collision both horses
ran away
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
NORTH MILLIONS
"a T9CTY BY MAN
pODROyE OIL WAGON
4 - K. Smith. Whose Busi-
y. Career Began in Ken
.Ineton, Bequeathed His
treasures to Public
INJECTED FOR 20 YEARS

- saith. who began his business
cfar's. ..,--r 81 An oil wagon IN kensing-
s,eS last Thursday a millionaire
tra '.,,g stock dealer, LETT 20 the
enc i.a..e Art museum which adtoins
l@'r ssof Germantown avenue, val-
\ home ~ ,hnn $4,000 900. This an-
a N ~ "a. made today by his son,
cr,Ith. .rr.. and tho lawyer who
IF, - me viii for probate. Alfred $.
a. . romance behind the announce
rns late Mr.. Smith spent the last
..~.rs Of his life quietly collecting
.,,- of art. master paintings. vases.
t.r~~fr'es statues and antiques, and
--r~onx outside his immediate ac1uaint-
"a. snd his family knew what ne was
few persons except expert dealers IN
40 represented him at auctions
~kcut the world.
z'II.r -, rno had worked for him In the
.<>- rite store OF the Charles X. Smith
d. r.-rrony. Mt 123 Arch street. for the
-,<,ern years. said today that he was
~ wondsrful museum only ive times
~. he knew OF few persons who had
"A k~,n permitted to visit u.
one KEY TO GALLERIES
~ <~renty-year-ol man carried the
8. 49, 10 the galleries, and on occasions
N .on,d call In clergyman friend or
4 .rstst 70 view the rare collection. lie
>s>>s locked the door behind them after
~ went In. But he was not miser-
~ merely was afraid something would
---1o 10 some OF the beautiful things
n >,a worked years 10 buy Indeed. those
~ knew him said that Il was his in
.-,;on some day TO make the galleries n
<.-I.-....,rr, n nj IN m catalogue of naa ri iNr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
uNpERrAkER ENps ms MfE


Clement A. woodruff sixty-thrce yearr
o,d m undertater. of i7as ulrard avenue.
committed suicide ~ his home early today
BY lnhnlinE gas The body was found In
a hathtub.
Accordine 20 the police Mr.. Woodruff.
who had been dcspondent over financial
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
RARBER-FARMER NEAR
LAUREL PLANTS COTTON

Laurel, Miss, Sept. 6.-Charles
Rowell, who looks after a farm east
of Laurel when not engaged in the
barber business, has six acres of cot
ton from which he expects to make an
average crop. He began working the
cotton Immediately after the July
storm and the result is evident in a
stalk brought to the city for exhibit
tion. The stalk more at least dozen
well-formed bolls and had not been
touched by the boil weevil. Mr.. Rowell
said the entire six acres was similar
to the sample.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
HATTIESBURG WOMAN
INJURED In A FALL
Mrs. Roby Is Hurt When She Tum-
bles from BaIustrade.

Mrs J. A. Roby was seriously hurt
Saturday in Brookhaven, where she
was visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
]. j. King. Mrs. Roby was sitting on
the balustrade of her parents home
several feet from the ground, when il
gave away, throwing her to the earth
She received two dislocations in her
back, which the doctors consider dan.
gerous, and is suffering with smother.
ing spells. AT present she is at the
home of her parents, and unless her
condition shows an improvement in a
few days she will be removed to the
Brookhaven Hospital. Mr.. Roby left
Saturday afternoon to be with Mrs.
Roby.
Mrs. Roby accompanied her mother,
Mrs. ]. J. King, and sister, Miss Lucie
King, who had been visiting her and
her sister, Mrs. Otis Roby, home Fri
day.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
HONEST GIRL GETS LOT
FOR RETURNING DIAMOND

Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept 6.-Beatrice
Burning, IA years old, of South Fort
Thomas, KY, has been presented with
a lot 50x150 feet by Blair P. Wilson
of Huntington, w. Va, capitalist.
Beatrice was blackberry picking
when she found what she thought was
a piece of glass. She saw Wilson in
gpecting some grading and showet
the glass" to him. The instant Wit
son saw the glass" he felt his tie. He
found his diamond stud valued at $S5i
missing. "I've lost my diamond; let
ne see what you found" he said.
The piece of glass was his dia-
mond. 81 am lucky man to get it
back SO quickly, and you are a lucky
girl to find it," he said to Miss Bun
ming. I'm going to give you one of
these lots"
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
GIRLS CLIMB SMOKE
STACK ON BOYS DARE

Eaton, Col, Sept. 6-Climbing hand
over hand to the top Of the smoke
stack on the sugar factory here, five
young women OF Eaton did the human
fly act on dare by their male com
panions, who promised them a box OF
candy each if they accomplished the
feat The smokestack is 231 feet high
and is built of cement. The women
not only climbed to the top but re-
turned to the ground in order without
any assistance from any of the men,
some of whom had attempted the feat
and failed. The young women who
got to the top of the stack were:
Misses Martin White, Irene Pixler
Lettie White and Mines. L. M. Stene
king and Anna Bickle.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
SCHULTZ TRIAL STILL GOING ON

DeKalb, Miss, Sept. 6.-The derense
was still introducing testimony in the
trial of the Rev. C. A. Schultz, charged
with criminal libel, Tuesday morning,
and everything indicated that the case
would not be completed before night,
as it became known that the state
would introduce rebuttal testimony.
The Rev. Schultz is charged with
writing letter to brother minister
at DeKalb in which ne is alleged to
have made an attack on Prof. o. T.
Harper, former principal of the Dale
vile school.
The case is being warmly contested
Judge R. F. Cochran, for the prosecu
tion, and Attorney w. L. Scott, Of
Scott & Parker, for the defense.
The case is being watched closely
by a number of Methodist ministers.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
COLUMBUS BOY WAS MEMBER
OF CREW OF THE MEMPHIS

Columbus, Miss, sept 6.-Walter-
Scott, of this city, was member Of
the crew of the cruiser Memphis,
which was recently swept on the rocks
at San Domingo City, and as nothing
has been heard from him since the
wreck, his parents are still uninformed
as to his fate.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. G,
Scott, and as soon as Mr.. Scott, who
is wholesale grocer, heard OF the
wreck he wired the Navy Department
for information concerning his son.
Secretary Daniels sent a reply stating
that the name of the Columbus boy
was not on the list of those missing,
but beyond this he could give no in
formation.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06

The Lomo presents today the Ivan
Films initial production presenting
Paula Shay in the five-act social
drama, Forbidden Fruit" The latest
Pathe News shows the presidents of
the railroads in conference at the
White House in Washington to dis
cuss the strike situation which just
passed. 1t also shows the delegates
to the recent New York Catholic con-
vention. Two reels of real live comedy
and the Lomo siX-piece orchestra will
complete the program for the day. To-
morrow, Charlie Chaplin will be seen
in Mutua's latest two-act release,
~The Vagabond," and it is said that
this comedy far surpasses all the pre-
vious Chaplins. On the same program
will bIe William Stowell (Bushman's
living double) and Rhea Mitchell, in
THE Man From Manhattan" a five
act drama of love and adventure. AL
ways five and ten cetns.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
DEVELOPS AT MERIDIAN

Meridian, Miss, Sept. 6.-What has
been diagnosed as infantile paralysis
by six physicians has been accident
ally discovered in Meridian. The child
is the 21a-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs George Christie. The child,
which has been sick for about two
weeks, with no attending physician,
has practically recovered from the
sickness, but has partial paralysis of
the right leg. The family has been
put under quarantine by City Health
Officer T. J. Houston.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
PELLAGRA EXPERT
ENDING HIS WORK
DR.. eoLpBEReER is PREPARING
TO RETURN TO HEAD
QUARTERS.

Jackson, Miss, Sept. 6.-Dr. Joseph
Goldberger, of the. United States Pub
lie Health Service, the man who found
the cause and cure of pellagra, is in
the city on business with the State
Health Board.
DR.. Waring, who has served as Dr.
Goldberger's assistant in this great
work. which is recognized as among
the most notable of medical achieve
ments, will leave Jackson in few
days to take up a new field of labor
in accordance with instructions from
the department at Washington, and DR..
Coldberger is also winding up his work
here.
Although it has been less than "a
year since DIR. Goldberger's discovery,
and the report of his experiments at
tne Rankin convict farm were made
known to the world, he mas had Cne
satisfaction of seeing remarkaple
decrease both in the death rate from
t0at disease, anu INC huihpNi y
reported in the various states, where
the dread ailment was becoming al
most as prevalent as tuberculosis.
The remarkable increase, according
TO DR.. Goldberger, can be attriouteu
to the splenlid campaign OF publicity
waged by health officers and the press
of the various states, showing that
pellagra can be cured by a well-balanc'
ed ration.
Simplifying the problem, diversified
farming will prevent pellagra, for di'
yersified farming means wider va
riety of food crops for home consump-
ton. and as result the people Will
consume balanced ration.
Some few members of the medical
profession were at first inclined to be
critical concerning the report OF DR..
Goldberger, and the usual hammer-on-
the-anyiI chorus was sounded at the
meetings of several medical societies,
but the fact remains unchallenged that
patients fed on proper rations are be-
ing permanently cured while those
who were living on rations calculated
to cause the disease, by simple
change of diet, have been afflicted
This, to the mind OF the layman, Is
quite conclusive, regardless of what
medical critics may say about it.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06

Viola Dana, one of the most popular
Of the younger stars of the movies,
will be featured in "The Flower of No
Mans Land" a six-act Metro feature
at the Gem Theatre tonight. On the
same program number of good com.
edies, Tribune news and new selec.
tions by the Gem orchestra, will round
out the program. Tomorrow Billie
Burke appears in "The Shadow of
Scardal," tGloria's Romance), also
"The Light at Dusk" Vitagraph five
act feature; also comedies. The man.
agement of the Gem announces the ac.
QUESTION of the Paramount program,
which will be shown exclusively at
the Gem, starting next Tuesday and
every Tuesday and Friday thereafter.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
DRINKS ACT LIKE MAGIC.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 6-"Where am
II" asked Harry McStravick, 81 years
old, when he came to at the city dis
pensary, after Sergeant Peters found
him in a stupor in North Leffingwell
avenue. "St. Louisl" he exclaimed,
when his query was answered. "Pd
like to know how l got here. The last
remember was leaving home in New
Orleans and starting for a show" Nc.
Stravick said he had taken one or two
drinks in New Orleans.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
NEW DIRECTORY NOW
Is BEING PREPARED
Home Telephone company's Book viii
Go to Press on September IS.

The Hattiesburg Home Telephone
Company has engaged the services oil
w. w. Howell, of this city, to edit
it's Directory, which will go to press
September Is.
The new edition is made necessary
to take care of the new subscribers
who have had telephones installed
since the last directory was issued.
Mr.. Howell is now engaged in get
ting up the material for the new is
sue.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06

correct and taking such other action
pertaining to said assessment rolls az
may be necessary and proper.
\ The taxpayers of the City Of Hat
tiesburg and others interested must
Ihave their objections on file with the
City Clerk before the rolls are ap'
proved.
:, Witness my signature this, the oth'
day of September 1916,
A. Farley,
Clerk commissions
6-eod-5t
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Notice is hereby given that the
Mayor and Board of Commissioners
of the City of Hattiesburg, Miss, will
be in session at the City Hall at nine
O'Clock, Tuesday, SEPTEMBER the 10Th,
1916, and from day to day thereafter
as long as is necessary for the purpose
of hearing objections by the taxpay.
ers to their assessments, also for the
purpose of increasing or diminishing
the valuation of property assessed for
taxation, and for the purpose of ap-
proving the assessment rolls if found
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
STRAHAN LEAVES FOR
HIS MERIDIAN POST
Principal Of Hattiesburs High School
Goes to Take Up New Duties.

Prof. w. G. Strahan, for years con
nected with Hattiesburg educational
institutions, and for some time prin
cipal of the Hattiesburg High School
left for Meridian this morning, where
he will be located in the future. Prof
Strahan will become director of ath
letics and teacher of mathematics in
the Meridian High School
1t was under Prof. Strahan's direc
tions and supervision that so many
winning teams from the Hattiesburg
schools were trained in the various
athletic contests.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
NEW OIL MILL.

Greenwood, Miss, Sept. 6.-Work on
the new building of the Planters OH
Mill & Manufacturing Company, which
is being erected on the site just north
of the Pelucia Bayou bridge and within
the city limits, is fast nearing com
pletion. It will be completed within
the next 80 days is the expectance OF
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-09-06
TO TRANSFER GERMAN
SHIPS FROM NORFOLK
Lack Of Space at Navy Yard Makes 1t
Necessary to Move lnterned SHIPS.
(By Associated Press,

Washington, Sept. 6.-Because the
space is needed for the new shops at
the Norfolk Navy Yard, the Navy De-
partment today announced that the
German auxiliary cruisers, the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich and the ,Kron Prinz
Wilhelm, ihterned there, soon will be
removed TO the Philadelphia Navy
Yard, along with their crews.
A United States warship will con-
yoy the cruisers to Philadelphia.