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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES HIS
CANDIDACY FOR REELECTION

WASHINGTON, Feb 14President Wilson today formally an
nounced his candidacy He wrote Secretary State
Hdbrand of Ohio announcing his the placing of his
the primary ballots of that State
The letter readsi
My Dear sr-I am nosing you letter the occasion of
which dare will be obvious Friends Ohio have
called Code of Ohio
amended in 1914 with primary elections and have
willingness used.
accordingly, liberty sending the nclosed letter
formal permission under the statute.
The Enclosed letter" reads follows:
Honorable Charles @. Hdebrand,
Secretary of State, Columbus, o.
My dear sirWhe entirely unwilling enter into
presidential nomination of the Democratic
willing to permit the of that the Democrats
in Ohio make known their preference in regard to that
satisfy the technical
mnt Of the statute of the State of Ohio hereby consent to the
Of candidate the Presidency candi
who seeks be elected delegate to the National Democratic
which assemble in June next.
Respectfully yours
WOODROW WILSON.
The letters were mailed today They White
without comment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14
Fire Damages TaiIor Shon

Fire in a tailor shop cond !ucted by
Orion Brothers. at l543 Wayne avenue,
thsl morning destroyed several hundred
dollars worth OF suitings that had been
placed in the store earlier In the day.
Abraham Orion, one OF the partners,
was pressing a suit with a gas iron, when
he noticed that the furnace in the cellar
was getting too hot.
Setting his iron down and opening a
nearby window to let out the steam that
had accumulated In the shope. he went
into the collar. On his return he found
the shop In flames 1t is supposed that
the gas flame from! the iron was blown
against some inhammable material start
ing the blaze. Firemen extinguished the
blaze with little difficulty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14
AGED NORTHEAST MAN n,,.
James Taylor, Widely Known ws,..
Succumbs Suddenlv W

James Taylor. "a years old. w,.
widely known In the northeastern sec,,ss Wss
of the city, was found dead toda, aeeuon
home, 220s East Martha s,reet ~ his
He was discovered in his room,
daughter Harriet. She notified g. oy hia
Murdoch, OF the Trenton aven,e seaHt
Dauphin street station, and he s,ra. ana
Dr. George Slnnamon, Of 220i Es., Ei,'',Oned Snd
street. the district police surgeon hrk Iork
Sinnamon pronounced the man deaS Os'or r
said he had succumbed to natural ~ ,.Ald ahd
Taylor worked at the weaver's uses
He was employed by the Hardvia,u
Magee Company Marshall street ~ =
Lehigh avenue. ana
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14
WANT SECRETARY WILSON
TO RUN FOR THE SENATE
Representatives Steele and Dewalt
Confer With President

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Representa-
tives Harry ]. Steele and Arthur C. De-
walt, two of the six Democratic members
OF the House from Pennsylvania, had a
brief talk with President Wilson today
about the situation In Pennsylvania. II
is believed that, as the result of this
and other conferences Pennsylvania DEM
ocrats have had with Mr. Wilson, the
effort to induce Secretary of Labor Will
son to be candidate for the United
States Senate IN Pennsylvania will be
revived.
Pennsylvania Democrats are anxious to
have Secretary Wilson 10 lead the fight.
believing that his candidacy, although
conceded to be forlorn hope in protec-
tive Pennsylvania, will be beneficial to
the candidates for Congress.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14
sTABBEp FOR KISSING BRIDE
General Fight Marks Polish Wedding
at Chester

CHESTER, Pa, Feb 14-When sew
eral guests at a Polish wedding yester-
day undertook TO claim the privilege OF
kissing the bride before the bridegroom
was in humor to. grant them the right, a
general fight took place, during which
Stanley Hudson and Michael Fritz were
stabbed in their backs. heads and breasts,
and are now i'm the Chester Hospital in
serious condition.
According 10 custom, the Polish bride
permits each guest to kiss her as a con-
tribution plate is passed around and
sum OF money collected for the bride.
The collection had not come up to the
mark when Hudson and Fritz attempted
10 kiss the young wife.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14
PLAN AID FOR SCHOOL
Delaware Reformatory in Bad Shape
Because of Lack of Funds

WILMINGTON. Feb. 1L--As a result
OF a condition of affairs at the Ferris
industrial School for Boys. a refOrmat y
institution in this State, due to the lack
OF necessary funds for the trustees to do
things which ought to be done, It Is prob
able that determined fight viii be made
70 HELM the institution.
Recently there was an epidemic Of ty-
phoid fever at the school, and after an
investigation the State Board OF Health
aacsrtained that the cause was the de-
fecfive water system OF the place. The
managers OF the institution admitted that
lha Nater system was not what IL should
BE- hpt said they were absolutely without
funds Nith which to make the changes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14
.Foot and Mouth" Ban Lifted

HARRISBURG. Feb. H. 80 Announce
ment was made this morning by the State
Livestock Sanitary Board that II would
admit cattle from Chicago free from such
quarantine restrictions as were imposed
against the foot and mouth disease which
caused so much havoc. The quarantine
VIII be retained against number OF Cen
tral Illinois counties
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14
AGED MEN, BORN ON SAME DAY,
DIE TOGETHER; SAME DISEASE
End Comes to Two Inmates of Odd
Fellows Home

Born on the same day and dying on
the same day OF the same disease Is the
coincidence i'm the lives OF George Il,
Brown and Winchester Bord, inmates of
the odd Fellows Home at 18th and TiOga
streets.
The men were born on May 13. 1887, and
have celebrated many birthday ami
versaries together. Brown was native
of Philadelphia and for many years was
in the jewelry business. He was a mem
ber of Spring Garden Lodge No, 80. Bord
was a native of Baltimore and was a
member OF North Star Lodge No. 1855,
He is survived by one son. Both deaths
were caused by pneumonia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14

cotton situation were nevertheless strong
for preparedness and were advocating Mr.
Garrson's candidacy.
The confidential report was forwarded
TO Mr. Garrison, SO the New Yorker said,
and while there was no response and no
comment, the Secretary Of Wars reslg-
nation followed very soon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14
Citv Gets S45.22 Insurance Tax

Completion Of the tabulatlon OF returns
of the State tax on fire insurance pre-
miums on policies written by corpora
tlons not chartered under Pennsylvania
laws shows that Philadelphia's share Of
this tax is $4522i. Half of this tax is re-
turned by the state to the district in
which It was collected, and in most in
stances Is finally turned over TO the Re-
lief Association of the Fire Departments.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14
Skating on Lake in Lansdowne

Skaters thronged Griffith Park Lake,
Lansdowne, today, the first lake to re-
spond sufficiently to the near-zero weather
to permit skating The Fairmount Park
lakes and Hunting Park Lake will be
opened later In the day. 1t Is expected.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14

the operating grounds. n on.
should go out for the limit a.
days that would allow but ono v'qe
the operating grounds" 'N gay q
Admiral Grant said the larger =,
materially. "0pitabllily
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14
E9ort . Aid Flowers Causes Fire

an attempt 70 thaw out some Of the
daisies aud roses shiveFing I'm the cold Of
ha sreenhousss resulted in a hre this
morning IN the chimney Of the power
ni5nf sabplying the greenhouses OF Robert
l a apFist. a 50th and Market streets.
AZ gf was made to crowd on full
81 the boilers. with the result that
swept up the chimneys Of the fur
~ aua set hre 10 the SCOT The dam
confined 10 the chimney and
I1a SO about SIS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14

ea q snfK sEA=EORE TRIPS
R ~ AZ raeI 81 1yharf. At
=. 1fiide oai. q .@V.--ads.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14

She Was Right
woman, in speech, recently said:
The General Federation of Womens Clubsis second
largest single medium in the United States in reaching
women"
At the close of the speech woman in the audience
and asked
the frst?
"A Amagazine," replied the speaker "THE LADIES HOME
JOURNAL 1t circulation of 100000 copies, and it
conservative that has four readers each
copy. It's audience is, therefore, nearly million
each month"
The speaker correct, that test recently
made of 1000 subscribers showed the average number
of readers of each copy the magazine be five This
would make total of 85OO0O0 women, one in every
three women in the United States.
Why should this magazine reach the greatest
number of American of any single agency in the
country? See for yourself Buy copy of
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

as an option price and meet her in Lon
don month later to conclude the deal.
With the assistance Of Sophie Lyons she
managed to average $1,000 a day on this
confidence game.
After several weeks Of this profitable
business the two women moved TO Lon
don, where they took the most expensive
suite in the famous Claridge hotel They
hired an expensive carriage and pair and
an elaborate crest painted on the doors.
Together the women went from fash
iOnable store TO fashionable store in
London buying gowns linen and Jew
elry and having them sent 10 their apart
ments on credit.
One day when they had driven UP 20
a store to buy" linens the clerk came
rushing out TO the carriage TO ask her
ladyship alphabetically II she would not
step in to see the manager. as be thought
that Lady Temple was still In Egypt.
Her ladyship, looking slightly annoyed.
walked into the store and out again by
a side door. In the meantime Sonhie
LYONS had driven of in the carriage.
Two or three years later Lady Temple"
was convicted in France for obtaining
money under false pretenses and served
a long prison sentence. after which she
also reformed.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
Batta Money, Hindustan Custom,
May Be Paid Europe's Soldiers

try. one recent notable instance being in
connection with the Nile expedition for
the relief of General Gordon, when Lord
Wolseley insisted on the tfme-honored
custom being observed as regards the
troops under his command, with the re
suit that every man received twenty-five
dollars in cash soon after the conclusion
OF the campaign.
Batta money, II may be OF interest to
note, is by immemorial custom paid in
gold, and usually in new sovereigns, and
there are frequently wild scenes in the
garrison towns when the long-looked-for
day arrives. The coins are dished out
literally "dished Quito the men BY
companies. the recipients being psrsded
for the purpose on the barrack square,
and the packages Of gold served out TO
them from the round ration tins that are
ordinarily used 70 draw the bread and
meat in.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
SORHZE L1CoZT5 BUzehE

Things went on beautifully for several
months. but one morning the president
wort to the hank and found il surround
cd by a crowd of excited women. The
bubble had burst Some investor OF her
husband had started an investigation Of
the institution which the institution could
not stand. The general manager fed
the country with $4,000 in her hand
bag md the president escaped the police
bv sliding down a rope at night from
her apartment window and running to
the station th-OHCh an alleyway.
Several vo1~s later Sophie Lyons met
at Nice Mrs Helen Gardener, an Eng
lfsh svi~dlcr and confidence operator.
She Vas supposed to be in mourning over
the rocor: death Of her husband. a noted
London physician. She was advertising
in the medical journals to sell her late
husbands practice and daily was reCeiv-
ing calls from physicians who were eager
to buy the lucrative practice Of the man
whose name she had assumed. who really
had been a we'll known doctor
When physicians called on Lady Gar
dener to discuss the purchase terms
Lady Gardener would break into tears
and name S25, 900 as the price. But all
she would ask of prospective buyers was
that they should leave $1,000 with her
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

I'LL the functions Of her ONCE at the bank.
but In a suite of fashionable rooms.
These also were luxuriously furnished
and the president herself dressed in the
height of fashion.
In most of the leading New York
newspapers were inserted advertisements
guaranteeing to women investors from
fifteen to twenty per cent profit on their
money. The women who applied at the
bank for information and who desired
more information, we're sent to see the
president In her home. She told them
that she had made her fortune by in
vesting her husbands insurance money
of $500 in the securities offered by
the woman's bank.
She explained also that she was not
actively engaged in the banks affairs.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

She merely permitted the use Of her
name because she was so well satisfied
with the returns she had received on her
money that she wanted to share the OPP
portunity with others.
Carrie kept Sophie literally enough
supplied with money so she could live in
the utmost ease. Sophie explained later.
however, in her memoirs that when she
asked for a further share in the profits
Carrie refused 1t because she felt that all
the money should go back into the bust
ness
But one day something happened that
touched Sophie's still soft heart. A
widow called on her in her fashionable
apartments one morning with $500 done
up in an old handkerchief " h;ch she had
just drawn from the savings bank.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

position l have in mind. II you want to
wear as many diamonds as | do just
don't say anything but follow my ad-
vice"
The easy path to fortune that Carrie
Morse showed to Sophie appealed to the
latter adventures Immediately. She
went to meet her friend the next morn
ing at large brown front house which
was being made over into the new bank
Offices
The name OF Sophie Lyons was changed
to that of Mrs. Celia Rigsby, president
Of the bank, which was intended TO prove
such a boon TO the women investors Of
New York. The house had been leased
and all the alterations were made on
credit.
New York women's Banking and
Investment Company" was the name
placed over the new offices. The count
ished. Heavy plate glass windows, per-
fectly polished, let in a food Of light
The entrance was through a door mas
sive enough to impress anyone.
Brass ratings, highly polished, beau
tiful mahogany furniture Of many kinds,
and an enormous safe labeled burglar
proof in a conspicuous place were the
main furnishings. Two little private
offices in the rear were labeled Mrs.
Celia Rigsby, President" and Mrs. Car
rie Morse, General Manager" A dozen
clerks, most of them respectable, gray
headed gentlemen, were busily engaged
over ledgers.
There is nothing like old men with
which to impress people" was Carrie
Morse's explanation. Women will trust
their funds to old men where they
would not think Of turning them over to
young men. And most Of these old men
are not getting cent of pay. They are
working here for nothing in the hope
that they will get an opportunity to in
vest their money in the business"
The president was not supposed to full
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

WILL there be a general issue OF
w batta money at the conclusion OF
the present great war. and II so
how much will it amount to?
Doubtless the above question has o.
Cured to not a few old soldiers at the
front. and to as many Of the younger
ones as have heard OF the custom.
Batta money is a gratuity which old
established army usage has decreed shall
be paid in certain circumstances to pri-
vate soldiers and non-commissioned off,
GERS taking part in an exceptionally ar
duous campaign. 1t derives its name
from a Hindustani word meaning per.
ouisites or wages, and its payment was
originally confined to India. There have,
however. been plenty Of presidents for
the payment Of batta outside that coun
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

THE most famous and successful
woman criminal of modern
times, who made a million
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-06-23

According - the tradition presery-
ed by Mrs. Ross descendants. Cen
eral Washington. and committee
appointed By Congress suggested, that
their plans be laid before Mra. Eliza
beth Ross. Of Philadelphia. That
night Washington told Mrs. Ross Of
the decision u which Congress had
come. She looked over the sketch
Washington had brought. and started
Immediately n make the Ilag which
l. now so dear 10 us.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-06-23

| four thousand years this vas the only
mill. The first grinding mill was the
saddle stone, once used all over the
world, and still even in use IN Hpme
places. The mortar was the next
! mill to appear. and II was during this
Iperiod thai the Greeks are said to
have made the first milling Tevolu-
ton" In history. when they put man
FOUNDERS" IN the place OF women at
| the mortars. For In ol7au times
milling was part OF the household
work, and women or servants DID Toe
grinding. After the mortar cam. tn
auern, a revolving mill. aud later
came the slave mills followed by Lhe
use OF tread mills. Greeks were the
first to use water as power for
grinding; the Romans were the next
and gradually It became common.
Few of these are now IN use. as
electricity has taken their places.
Milling Is nov as exact and perfect
science az can be found. md 70
convince ones self OF this one should
VISIT the great flour mills Of Minne-
apolis the Worlds Largest Wheat
Market" and the greatest -four pro-
ducing city IN the world
Now the marvellous cultivation of
this grain. and all the Inventions
necessary to make Il success we
have seemingly attributed 70 the skill
of man, but let moments failure of
! Gods power, Of His watchfulness, or
Of His will to do good. occur. and
d .ath and annihiiation would sweep
through the universe, The very
sfeadfastness Of the AlmIghIyis lib
erality, flowing like a mighty ocean
through the xaaIness OF the universe,
makes His creatures forget u wonder
1t its wonderfnlness, to feel true
Thanksgiving for its immeasurable
geodnasa Therefore, let IL mi Jail
70 offer praise and thanks ~ Cod
the God of har.ests.- who naa blessed
the earth and Ill her children with
seed-time and harvest, with Joy and
abundance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08
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it for ten rounds. But you can't tell.
 The unexpected would happen if Will lard should develop fighting tendencies and open up from the start with the intention of stopping Moran.
 There is no doubt but that both men will go into it for all they are worth, as they will not dare attempt to sim ply box through ten rounds. It would ruin Willard as a drawing card during his tour with the wild west show, and it would put an end to Moran as a high class heavyweight.
 Moran has been studying his Q1an and doping out how he can defeat him. He says he doesn't care how big Will lard is or how big any fighter is, as he will bring him down to his size. His method of reducing the altitude of his opponents is a well placed Wallop in the bread basket. Moran is coo1ly con- hdent according to his own say so, that he can land aInidships of big Jess and bring his towering head down to an easy reaching distance. This is perfectly logical, provided Willard stands still and permits Frank to exc cute his plans.
 Jess, however, has some ideas of his own about defending his person. Will lard has taken the hardest punches anybody could hand out without show ing any grave effects therefrom. He took the hardest blows Jack Johnson
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08

lard ever since the latter won the championship from Jack Johnson. nearly 8 year ago. and, passing lis chances on the showing he made against Johnson at Paris in 1914, Mo ran believes he has the ability and force to wear down Willard, even in a limited bout of ten rounds.
 Willard will make every effort with in his power to knock out Moran. Ten rounds is a short bout in which to ac- complish this task, but Willard ex- presses his confidence in being able to do it. A victory is necessary for the fortune of the house of Willard. His circus contract stipulates that he must win.
 However, there will be two men in that ring March 25- Besides Willard there will be 200 pounder who owns knockout punch and an iceberg dispo- sition, who not long since knocked loose from his understanding a fighter who had been figured Willard's most dangerous rival-Jim Coffey, a heavy weight of proved gameness and endur- ance. Moran's task will be to make it fight Can he do it?
 Accounts of his battles indicate he is a slow. deliberate workman, not very aggressive. preferring to catch the oth- CT man coming to him rather than to carry the milling to him.
 However, working against a man of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08

the Willard type. Moran may appear fast. In fact, if he is to gain anything from his chance, other than the $22,500 offered him by the promoters, he will have to force his way through that seemingly impregnable defense of Will 1ard's and fight his way to the jaw and body.
 If Moran does not make this attempt it will be the cheese championship fight of the world. Only those who have seen in conflict two slow 1eviathans, neither one willing to set the pace and both playing safety first, will be able to appreciate what an awful looking thing heavyweight contest can be.
 It being the great opportunity of Mo rams career, it is almost certain that he will go after Willard to the best of his ability, which will make it a fight. How much of a one will depend en- tireIy on the use Willard can make of his six inch advantage in height, five and one-half inches in reach and fifty pounds or more of bulk. One would think that all Willard need do to keep an unclever man like Moran at bay would be to lean forward and extend his left arm.
 r Tommy Ryan taught Jeffries this system and made him win champion ship with it. It does not seem possi- ble that Moran could effectively get past this Gibraltar if Jess hid behind
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08
TTTTLE CHANGED HANDS FIVE TIMES IN 87 ROUNDS

TT took Corbett twenty-one rounds to
 batter down the game Sullivan, who finally succumbed, not from any one punch, but from the continual batter ing he had received. It took Bob Fitz- simmons fourteen rounds to hatten Jim Corbett with his famous solar plexus punch at Carson. City on March IT, 1897. It took James J. Jeffries eleven rounds to strip Fitzsin1mons of the title when they met on June g, 1899, at Coney Island. Even JehEies, tottering as he was when he disputed the claim of Jack Johnson to the heavyweight championship, stood up before the ne gro for fifteen rounds in that nernora- bIe battle at Reno on July 4, 1910. And then it took twenty-six rounds for youth and stamina to triumph over age when Jess Willard ascended to the throne over the prostrate body of Jack Johnson at Havana on April 5 last year.
 Accepting these five fights as the out standing examples, it is found that a total of eighty-seven rounds of fighting were consumed for the Heavyweight crown to change hands five times. This makes an average of a fraction more than seventeen rounds per fight.