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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-21
$1,275, 1000 OIL KINGS
GIFT FOR EDUCATION
Board Publishes List of Rookie
feller's Contributions to
Colleges for Year

NEW YORK. March 1.-Donations of
@l215,ooO were made to eight educational
institutions by John y. Rockefcllcr's gen
eral education board during the last year.
according to the second instalmcnt of the
annual report made public today.
The appropriations follow:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville. Tenn.
S3OO.OOO toward a total fund of 81 .O0O. 600.
Goucher College. Baltimore Md. S25O.-
600 toward total fund of 900. 600.
Nassar College Poughkcepsic y. V.
$500, GOO toward a total fund of 81 .OOO. 600.
Ohio. Wesleyan University Delaware.
o" Sl5o,0O0 toward a total fund of 5000 o
600.
peniSon University, Granville. o. Sl95.-
600 toward a total fund of $500 600
Colorado College, Colorado Springs.
col, Sl25,oO0 toward total fund OF
100000
Pomona College. Claremont cal. $780,
OO0 toward total fund of $4,000
Davidson College, Davidson y. G.,
S25,oO0 toward a total fund of 800 600
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-21
MONTGOMERY COUNTY "DRYS"
FIGHT SEVERAL LICENSES
Say Saloons Sell to Men of Known
Incorporate Habits

NORRISTOWN, Pa. March 2l.-Cieorge
WanEer, attorney for the dry" forces of
Montgomery County. today filed bills Of
particulars saying several applicants for
liquor licenses are unfit 10 receive per-
mits They are Thomas NIulvcy. McClcl-
Ian House, and Valentine KuIlman, EN-
change Hotel Norristowu; Johr - Dillon.
Colonial Inn, Bridgeport; Thomas Hau-
gerty, Cottman House Jenkintown. and
Thomas c, walker, Walker Inn. Mont
gomeryvile
Selling 10 men OF known intempcratc
habits is the general allegation and the
men are named,
one 10 whom Dillon is alleged TO have
sold liquor is Joseph NIarzer. a minor
serving sentence for manslaughter com
mitted on Walter Scicispy, while drunk
II is asserted that Sullmau's place IS
unfit for hotel purposes, being a rendez-
vous, II is said, for negroes, as well as
whites and disorderly persons.
Walker, it IS charged. does not have
suitable accommodations for travellers.
and permits his wife to wait on the bar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-21
PANIC-STRICKEN PREACHER
IN DIRE FEAR OF IMMERSION
"Ship's Going Down, and / Want to
Be Among First to Leave" lie Saws

WASHINGTON, March "1-A Baptist
preachers fear Of immersion In the icy
waters of the Atlantic endangered The
lives Of several women passengers when
the steamship Cretan Collidcd with the
freIghter Dorothy off Cape Hattcrag. Feb.
ruary -, an official report Of the bureau
Of Navigation said today
The prcacher-unnamcd I'm the report-
was on the Cretan. Fearing the vessel
would sink the crew lowered boats The
first We're for women. The preacher
jumped in one. Efforts Of the crew to
get him off peacefully We're futile. After a
delay he was carried Off and put back on
the Cretau.
This ships going down and / want to
be among the first TO leave" the preacher
is declared to have said. lie was left
with the men until they We're taken from
the Dorothy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-21
WINTERS REAR GUARD
HALTS RUSH OF SPRING
Snowy Counter-Attack Holds
Off Balmy Air and Flow
cry Cohorts
8 O'Clock Temperatures
on Springs First HOrning
Spring?

Spring.
Veg. this IS the first morning Of spring
Truly. 1t is not spring. hut a paradox
Whereas on winters last day, yesterday
the wine of spring was i'm the air today
there is no such elixir. Besides, there
was nearly an inch Of snow on the ground
to- usher in the new scasou-uew snow
that fell not last winter, but this spring
Instead Of flowers and grasses. spring
dumped snow ON to the city.
II was not as cold this morning as II
was Yesterday. but it was more miscr-
able II was sogEy and chilly. with a
low temperature of 2S and us unlike
spring as blacl, is unlike white. March
continues to live up TO its reputation. al
ready made. for dsagrcoablcncss and ,u-
less II RECEIVERS soon under the stimulat-
ing influence Of spring il will cndangcr
the records made by the springs of 1872
and 1885, which are the worst on record
\ ray of hope is to be found i'm the
weather forecast which says warmer to-
day with probable rain or snow. aud prob
ably fair tomorrow--probabl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-21
BLIND WOMAN DYING
AS RESULT OF BIRN
Victims Clothes Caught n
While Alone in House-cbiil,aI' !
Tries to Save Her

\ blind woman is DIVING -,
Mount Sinai Hospital desnito ay ,t At d,
OF her 6-year-old granddaupb,en, ne eaor,
her from injury The wor,o. 70 an
sarah Sahroff. 55 years old d'''%9 ~ Is M
sabrorr SGn% street and the girl is LITTLE II F,l. ~
in "rs Esr Tn6r@f bam,o IVA was sitting near ,,..
when her dress was ignited tS'enoos
l'lindness prevented hor .s oS cal
danger but her highly dovo,ovveslils hs
told her that something was vnel u.U senss
smolled the faint odor Of smoke tk,',s ns, s..
w,m, Camo5 70 m the door and opened il rSs Ssa r q,
minute her clothing was a1amo "na nt
She rolled ON the floor II,
screamed again and again uor ryg an
tractod the attention Of a neigbb. .rS 81
policeman. They quickly sn,n,Tor vgor snd
flames and took her to the hosnit,iI hHi,,Ia III
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-21

the bed The infants body was blue,
and the nurse Immediately summoned a
policeman who sent the baby to Mount
Sinai Hospital The physicians said It
had been dead for some time.
Lee and his wife were too drunk to
realize what had happened the police say
Both were taken to the 9Th street and
SNYDER avenue station Policeman Houscr
who investigated the case. said that the
couple had been drunk for several days
Ice has been drinking steadily for the
last three months and has refused to go
to work
The parents were arrested before ac.
corduE tu the police, on charges preferred
bv the Society to Protect children From
Cruelty Nellie. the i.ycar.old daughter.
was provided with warm clothing and
taken i'm charge by the matrou of the
police station The parents will hav"
% hearing tomorrow morning
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-21
CHIEF LEVER HOLDS HIS JOB
Cheltenham Deadlock Leaves Police
Head in Office

Chief Gideon s. Lever. Of the Chclten-
ham township police department, whose
resignation was requested several weeks
ago by the Police Committee Of the Board
Of Commissioners, is still holding office,
The chief and his followers say that
politics Is back of the requests and the
board is deadlocked
When a vote TO reconsider the request
to resign was taken last night, three
voted to reconsider and three voted not
to reconsider Political lines have been
drawn on the board ever since It's organ
i2ation last January. ON this account it
has also been impossible TO elect a town
ship solicitor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-21
WILLS PROBATED
Letters of Administration Also Grant.
ed on Various Estates

Wills probated today were those Of
John Oughton 2251 North Tbcr street.
which in private beducsts disposes of
property valued at S22,5OO; Hcister
Scholl West Mt Pleasant avenue $4,000,
and Ritkc Barth, 615t Columbia avenue,
S7246
Letters Of administration were granted
on the estates of Alice MClGmol, S29 Nc
Clelan street. and Mary A. Sim. 1881
Pratt street. which are valued at $4,000
and $4,000 respectively The personality
Of the estate Of William Goodwin has
been appraised at S59.42G.S9; James w
Hendricks St955S3o Maria L. johnson.
S711S'9O; @. Franklin Davis, s5145.55,
and Mary r. Carter $1,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-21
NEW WATER POWER BILL
Plans Laid at White House for Sub
stitute for Ferris Measure

WASHINGTON. March 2I-Plans for
a comprehensive water-pOwer measure,
which would gain the support of all fac
tions were laid today at an hours con-
ference at the White House President
Wilson called Senators Walsh, Kern, Mar
tin. Swanson. James Myer and Stone, and
urged the building of a program that
would be more acceptable than the pend
ing Ferris bill The new measure will
IL Is understood bear the stamp Of an
Administration project.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-21
Waiter Badly Burned in Cafe

Antonio Bernardo, a waiter In the cafe
Of Michael Longercy. 6Oll Haverford ave-
nue., was badly burned early today when
he accidentally plunged his hands into a
kettle of boiling fat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-21
Sigma NJ Initiates Members

Twelve new members We're initiated into
the Beta Rho Chapter Of the Sigma Nu
Fraternity Of the University of Pennsyl-
vaula at the Colonnade last night W A.
Pendleton. commander Of the chapter, con-
Quoted the ceremonies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-21

LuPINACCI. ANTONIO, 73O S.
7th ST., Phila.. Pa.
MILLER, b., 604 S. Pa ST.,
Phila.. Pa.
PHILADELPHIA PHoN
GRAPH CO., 1886 East Pass
yunk Ave. Phila., Pa.
PHILADELPHIA PHON O.
GRAPH Co. s23 S. sth ST..
Phila.. Pa
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04
District Schools Contest

A game of basket ball between
the boys of the Shumway district
school and the Snowflake school
was played here yesterday after
noon. The game, altho a little
rough, was the snappiest of the
season and both sides showed
a determination that will con-
quer anything they will be called
to meet hereafter. The score
was 21 to II in favor OF the
home team.
Three cheers for Shumway y!
They're good sports. A return
game is scheduled for the 25th
inst, providing the weather is
suitable. Dow Shumway and
George Tanner acted as umpire
and referee, respectively.
Today a game will be played
between the boys of the 7th
grade and those Of the 5tn and
9Th grades. 1t will be a greut
event.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04
News Items From Our Correspondents

take charge of the earth work
and @. R. Gardner was chosen
to do the rock work. Mr.. Tur-
ley thinks that he can have the
bitches, outside of the rock and
f1ume. done in a month. Now
that the work has started we
expect it to be pushed with a
vigor. Albert Hatch is looking
after the purchasing of supplies,
such as powder, hay and grain,
there being none of the two
last named in Woodruff. The
iron fumeing will be or
dered at once. Mr.. Hatch made
a trip to Holbrook Monday after
supplies.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04
Third Game of Series
Goes to Snowflake

The most exciting and inter-
esting game thus far played on
the local diamond took place here
yesterday afternoon between
Snowflake and S. S. Academy
students. The weather being
ideal brought out large and
appreciative crowd to witness
the sport. The team work was
good on both sides, with only a
few errors by either. The
score stood 8 to 6 in favor of
Snowflake; although it was a
nip-and-tuck contest up to the
7th inning, at which time the
score stood 5-4 with the S. S. A..
boys on the long end.
The batteries were: Snowflake,
McCloskey, pitcher, l.. Kartch-
ner, catcher; Academy, Rufus
Crandell, pitcher, D. Shumway,
catcher. Philemon Rogers held
the office of umpier and kept
the place throughout the nine
innings.
No better way to advertise a
town than by a live, up to date,
classy ball team. So here is
hoping our boys, as we'll as all,
will get the spirit.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04
SITCREAVES FOREST
WINS FIRST HONORS

The District Forester at Albu-
querque has announced that
first honors for efficiency in
fighting forest fires during 1915
had been awarded to the Sit
greaves National Forest, in
charge of Supervisor c.. H. Jen-
nings of Snowflake, Arizona.
Out of a total of AZ fires, "a
were detected and extinguished
before they had burned over one
acre.
The Crook National Forest
with headquarters at Stafford,
Arizona, received honorable men
ton for an exceedingly good
fire record, attained however
under conditions which did not
test the real effectiveness of the
tlre tghtlng plan.
General speaking, the fire
season of 1915 in the National
Forests of Arizona and New
Mexico was abnormally dry and
dangerous. Rainfall was es-
pecialIy light in southern Ari-
zona and southeastern New
Mexico. A total of Alt fires
occurred, burning over a total
of 5000 acres and doing damage
estimated at $470O. The aver
age area burned over was 81
acres, but 89 per cent of the
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04
Boss BraxtOn Peeved

G. H. Braxton, editor of the
Holbrook News, the official CD
paper of Navajo county, having
confessed being the lame duck
that wrote the literary gem ap-
pearing in that paper Jan. IA,
1916, defending the award OF
the county printing contract, the
county attorney is relieved of a
respons .bility. Finding no law
full excuse that could be used in
defending the arch conspirators
for the steal, the attorney took
to cover and left the editor to
render the legal opinions alone.
To save the face of the gang"
the public had to be informed
and Braxton was left to himself
to mix the medicine. By ini-
tiating a few laws especially for
the occasion and using some OF
the gangs" rules a concoction
was blended that had the desired
whitewashing the editor
and supervisors and misleading
the public.
The soundness of the editors
legal opinions, considering they
were made of whole cloth and
without time for his initiated
laws to season, speak volumes
for his knowledge of legal lore.
And now the county attorney
may we'll guard against the editor
lawyers designs on his job.
Notwithstanding his ability as a
writer of literary gems. it is
evident Mr.. Braxton has at last
awakened to the fact that ne
missed his calling in not pre-
pairing for the legal profession
before instead of Willing away
his time as a journalist.
AS far as the printing contract
is concerned the matter is fast
becoming ancient history. The
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04

whole thing being explained in
Mr.. Braxton's statements that
he knew the game better than
his competitors and that ''if at
the same time the contract went
to a friend (the 'gang') all
the better. Knowing the game
a nd t h personitication of
friend in the essence of the
jobbery, the proof of the pud-
ding being in the eating.
The old faded idea that there
is no law between FRIENDS and
that the GANG" know none
appears to have been revived
for especial application in Nav
pjo county. Under these con-
ditions it was useless for the
HERALD to put in bid, but we
did, and got all anybody could
expect who did not stand in
with the bunch. /" The con-
tract was fixed" for Braxton
regardless of price. That he
did not get a higher rate was a
blunder on his part as the die
was cut for the contract to be
awarded to a friend" Under
these conditions he may as well
have had a big graft as a little
one.
Having had considerable ex-
perience as a republican Boss
in Colorado for ex-senator Gug-
genheim, Mr.. Braxton now pro-
poses to sit on the lid in Navajo
county and keep the political
pot from boiling over. He fore
casts much evil if the editor of
the Winslow Mail and publisher
of the HERALD are not sup
pressed at once, being exercised
est they butt into the political
game out of season and even at
the next general election. And
why? Does this superanuated
has been" expect to establish
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04
fires were extinguiahed before
they had covered 10 acres.

fires were extinguiahed before
they had covered 10 acres.
A special time-keeping sys-
tenn, designed to analyze the
various factors bearing on eff
cheney in the work of fire sup
preston, yielding some inter
esting figures. 1t took an aver
age of 48 minutes for fire-look-
outs to reach telephone to get
reports of smoke to the Super
visor. One hour and 81 min
utes later the Ranger had, on
the average, arrived at the fire
with tools and provisions, trav-
cling an average of 81 miles.
The average time elapsing be-
tween the first sighting Of smoke
and the final extinguishment of
the fire was 27 hours. In the
old days before the Forest Ser
vice telephone systems wer e
constructed, the time consumed
by these same operations was
often measured in days instead
of hours.
On the whole, Forest officials
express themselves as gratifed
that the dangers Of very dry
season should have been averted
with only nominal losses, and
express the hope that the steady
extension of roads, trails. and
telephone lines and further i'm
provements in methods, will
gradually reduce the fire menace
to National Forest timber.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04

Guggenheim rule here with him
self as chief potentate? He
claims to know the game and
considering the ease with which
the printing deal was put over
we believe he does.
AS county Boss in Colorado all
Braxton had to do for a unani-
nous response was tu take a
pinch of snuff and each member
of the party stood up n d
sneezed. Money was plentiful and
Guggenheim furnished the snuff.
If any member failed to re-
spond with a sneeze at the
proper time he was hailed before
the Boss for discipline.
Braxton still has a supply of
the sneezing powders on hand.
1t is not known whether he used
it on the supervisors at their
star chamber session or not but
after repeated trials on the re-
publicans of the county he has
cotton no results. A trial on
the democrats will probably be
made and if they show any
symptoms of sneezing at all, the
old Guggenheim Boss no doubt
will join the faithful and use his
dope in the camp of the unter-
rified.
Because Chapman and Smith
persist in exposing the gang"
the editor-lawyer grows very
much peeved and in his anguish
cries aloud for a vindication but
the only response to his wall is
the lonesome echo of his pain
less cry.
Like all discredited bosses
Braxton grows disgruntled and
in his melancholy predicts all
kinds of disaster to the cause he
would be glad to champion.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04
Lakeside

coo and Wilmer Stephens and
nare penrod were business Wis
;tors pr from Pinetop Saturday.
We had some more snow Sat-
,..dov and Sunday, it being ac-
eompanied by a strong south
wind,
K, B. West had the misfortune
;, Iose his chimney during the
,o.t w rain. 1t was constructed of
adObes.
" H. Larson started on foot
f,r his ranch south of here on
tbo reservation. 1t is rumored
bo carried his skates with him.
&c. Hansen is now nursing a
oold the affects of his ducking
while cleaning the driftwood
from the spillway of the dam
here.
IF the driftwood is getting low
IN the city of Snowflake, just
order another rain in the noun
tains and we will send down
another shipment.
Shedding is at it's heighth here
now owing to the cold snap fol-
lowing the rain Friday, resulting
in nasheet of ice all over this
part of the country.
Ms. Hansen and sons. Don
and Junius, arrived home late
Saturday from their place of
work at Showlow. Junius says
the walking is fine.
1t seems the wood choppers at
Fl. Apache are not making so
very good, four separate outfits
having passed through here in
the last week on their way out.
The rainbow trout in our lake
are now on their annual trip up
stream toward the headwaters.
There is plenty of water to trav-
elm, so the big, shiny fellows
will have quite a trip.
C. Hansen and Riley Gard
ner started Sunday for Charles
PettiS' ranch on the Cibicue but
returned the same evening. Not
having a boat they didn't fancy
afOur-mile swim down the old
Corduroy Creek, so they came
back
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04
Woodruff

James Reidhead is down from
Joppa spending a few days with
relatives.
Charles Reidhead of ShowloW,
who has been ailing for some
tlme, was here a day or two. He
SAID that the climate here was
much warmer than at Showlow
and ne seemed much improved
by his short stay:
hon. @. R. Gardner made a
Trip toSnowfake Monday, taking
Up Charles Reidhead. He pro-
cured a surveyors instrument,
as Mr.. Littlefield had broken
Ills level, so we hope to see that
paFC OF the work soon completed.
Mr. Joseph Fish, who has had
'ae pOstoffice a little over four
years, resigned a short time ago
'au on Feb. 1st turned over the
p'lce to Albert Hatch who has
VFeO appointed postmaster. Mr..
uaCch has purchased the build
"s O1 Mr.. Fish, so that the
pOS'Ofhce will remain at the old
pIdce Tor the present, but Mr..
""'ch will soon move it into
wy wy DrlnkerhOff building, if the
object.
A. notwithstanding the cold wave
oa ~a' mas reached us, several of
our ., citizens went to work on the
~.. 9n,er Creek project to get the
r,aa a'sr into Woodruff. We are
Tau p''a TO see a start made. A. R.
'y has been appointed to
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04

Oh January! Thou vert fair, serene and calm be-
yond compare.
Each sunny day. each balmy breeze, that sighed so
sweetly through the trees,
Has brought the young, and old folks, too down by
the wash thy streams to view;
And cen the bridges came along to swell the chorus
of thy song.
The freighters cried for JOY each day-the farmers
all were blythe and gay.
We praise the hour that thou vert born-come back,
we pray-yes, I'm A HORN"
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04
HOlbrOOk

Charley Allenbaugh of Garden
canyon was in town during the
week.
z. N. Decker came in from
his ranch Sunday to get his mules
acquainted with city life.
The light wind last Friday
night blew the smoke fiue on
Jesse Hulet's house over.
The grand jury convened
Thursday, Jan. 27, and remained
in session until Saturday evening.
w. w. Freeman of Snowflake
was in town several days last
week serving his country as a
grand juror.
j. w. Richards, county treas
urer, returned the first of the
week from Ell Paso where he at
tended the cattlemen's conven-
ton.
c.. E. Owens was in town from
his ranch a few days last week
and rested from his usual labors
while he did jury service at the
court house.
Dick Grigsby made a recent
visit to the city from his ranch
and while here made several
surgical operations on various
windmills and pumps.
w. A. Parr of Winslow was
in town Sunday. Mr.. Parr has
been employed as architect by
the local lodge of Masons to
draw the plans for the Masonic
temple to be erected here in tie
near future.
J. H. Chapman, editor of the
Mail, was over from WlnsloW
Friday on court business. Those
of the gang" who had sharp
ened their tomahawks for his
scalp decided to defer action
until the supervisors raised the
bounty on predatory animals.
F. D. Gillespie has recently
made a stone entry on a quarter
section of land southwest of
town. He intends opening a
quarry and putting in a hosting
machine for loading purposes.
He also expects to open a gravel
pit and load wagons from a trap
door.
Uncle Cal Stratton of Showlow
made a recent visit to town to
hear the whistle of the train
and get a load of u. S. mail or
parcel post matter made up of
goods shipped by eastern mail
order houses to people in his
neighborhood. We are always
glad of a visit from Uncle Cal
but he says the roads in his part
of the country are so bad that
he doesn't care to make the trip
oftener than once year.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04

Quarterly conference of the
L. D. S. Church will convene
in Snowflake on Saturday, the
18th inst.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-02-04

Chas. Pettis, stockman of the
Cibicue country, spent several
DAYS here the first of the week
thawing out.