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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-06
DEATH In CHRISTMAS GIFT
West Philadelphia Boy Was Skating
on New Rollers When Automo-
bile Ran Him Down

A pair OF roller skates, received as a
Christmas present. were Indirectly re-
sponsible for the death OF a boy in West
Philadelphia last night, when he was
struck and killed by an automobile while
skating at 55th and Chestnut streets.
The boy, Artistic Jamison, II years old,
of 1856 South 10Th street, was injured so
seriously that he died short time after
the accident. The automobile was owned
by Miss Clair Barnes. OF Bryn Mawr. who
had as her guests IN the machine Mr. and
Mrs. A H. Vanderhoff, OF Chestnut street
near S3d. The chauffeur of the machine.
Frank Hughes. was arrested and held
10 await the action OF the Coroner.
The Jamisons moved to this city from
Port Allegheny a week ago. Artistic had
begun his studies on last Monday. and
1t was through the school papers found
in his pocket that he was Identified.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-06
TWO CHILDREN FOUND
LTFELESS BY MOTHER
Babies Asphyxiated While
Playing With Christmas
Toys on Kitchen Floor

Two-year-old Andrew Cooney and his
baby brother Joseph. less than year old,
are dead at their home, 1923 South Stanley
street. as the result of n boyish prank,
both victims of their own play. Clasplng
their Christmas toys, with which they
had been playing, both were found as
phyxiated in tho kitchen OF their home
last night. The children were the sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Cooney. Their
mother is overcome with grief and phys
icians fear the terrible shock may be
fatal to her.
Ever since Andrew became strong
enough to toddle, tho gas range in tho
kitchen has been an object of fascina-
ton for him. He has been known to turn
on the gas on several occasions, but the
stories are conflicting in regard to the
double tragedy. The gas cock was turned
on and the tube had slipped off when tho
two little bodies were found huddled to-
gether on tho floor, and 1t Is feared that
little Andrew attempted once too often the
boyisb prank for which he had frequently
been warned and punished.
strong odor of gas brought Mrs.
Cooney to the kitchen. She thrust open
the door and nearly tainted at the sight
that met her eyes.
The mothers screams brought neigh
bor, and each carrying n limp little body
ran to the home of DR.. l.. NJ. Allen, at
3100 Wharton street. The physician saw
at once that tho elder was dead, but
thought he detected spark of life in the
baby. He worked frantloally. and Police
man Camac, of the goth and Federal
streets station. called for patrol to take
the children to the Polytechnic Hospital
There both children were pronounced
dead.
nation at the hospital said both had been
dead for more than an hour.
Andrew Cooney, father of the children
was notified by telephone. When he
reached the hospital his wife was so over.
come with grief that she failed to recoE.
niZe him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-06
HAO' ~ DIAIOOLv OLAMIa .l,7.I rnIU.G
GRIM; DRYS FIGHTING MAD
Prof. Earl j. Early, in Poll Of West Philadel-
phia Neighborhood, Finds Loquacious Ram
page Opposing New Liquor License

case on b1st street. The husband refused
to sign UP for the drys, but allowed his
wife to do SO. That Is, she simply did so
without any argument about 1t. She
said:
"T haven't urged my husband to sign
this, for he knows what he's doing. I
can't advise him about something l don't
know anything about"
JUST COULDN'T SIGN.
well" said Professor Early, address,
ing the husband, why don't YOU como
with us7"
az can't give you my reasons" the
husband said. II would like to sign. You
are in the right, but | simply can't. 1
can't explain any more"
Professor Early agreed that IL his at
titude was right that was something
gained anyhow, although he couldn't help
saying that "only results counted"
Another woman regretted that her son
wasn't at home to sign, and spent 10 cents
telephoning around, but couldn't find him.
She said she would send him over to the
Y. NJ. c. A. to vote.
"It is unthinkable even to dream of the
saloon being permitted TO come out here.
It's bad enough now" she said
Two men In different houses assigned
business reasons" for their alliance with
the wets and Professor Early told them
they were too cheap to bother with. II
went something like this:
"why won't you sign against tho
saloon?"
Business reasons" came tho laoonio
answer and that was all could be got out
of them.
Most OF tho work was done right in
tho vestlbules OF the homes. In the two
instances where Professor Early did ac-
cept the preferred hospitality the con-
versation switched for the moment away
from the topic, which made him go out
The conversation was generally short
and to the point. The "drys' signed up
eagerly; they considered It an honor to
get on the list Of the saloons OPP lents.
Conversation ran thus:
"I am glad to lenc my name to this"
'You are doing a good work"
Mother and the two girls and will
sign. of course"
do you think vSll VIM"
These were sampleS of the comments
made while Professor Early collected sig
natures. The question, of course, came
from girl.
The professor Is through his work now.
He devoted two nights to the territory
assigned him, and out of about so in
terylews he obtained signatures from all
but four-three men and one woman.
How did you come to do it?'' he was
asked.
Like this" he replied. 1.-TWO burly
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One OF the curious features OF the dou-
ble-barrelled campaign now being car
ried on In West Philadelphia for and
against the location of n saloon at SD and
Ranstead streets Is that the most To-
quaclous of the voters are the drys. As
n matter of fact. the vets have little or
nothing to say. II they are for the saloon
they say It and quit The drys 60 far-
ther. They even invite the canvasser
inside to talk the thing over.
The campaign Is several days old now.
1t ends on January is. BY that time all
the adults, men and women alike, VIII
have declared themselves, which is what
Judges Stake and Patterson, OF the
License Court wish them to do.
on the decision of fathers, mothers and
their children over 21 years of age Will
rest the chance OF John +. Graham to
transfer his license from tho present
Hotel Jamison, 1919 F1lbert street, to the
Cunningham oyster saloon at SD and
Ranstead streets.
PROFESSOR BAKBY's CANVASS.
When Prof Earl J. Early, of q South
5fst street, and teacher of art at the
Southern High School, started out on
his canvass for the dry faction, he got
a shock almost at tho beginning of his
route. He took care of the cast side of
5ist street. between Market and Arch
streets. and also of the Same side in
Dearborn street, east of blst.
A woman answered his ring, and he
told her his mission.
''We're in favor of tho saloon" she
said. and Strengthened up deflantly.
"Why?" Professor Early wanted to
know.
"For business reasons" she answered.
"Well." said the schoolmaster, ''if you
wear your conscience in your pocketbook
there isn't any use wasting time on you."
And so he went next door
GOING WAS EASY.
There he met with some one moro to
his liking. It was a man, too.
At the mention of the errand which
brought him, Professor Early received a
thought was directed against him, but
which he soon realized was against the
proposed saloon, against even the
thought of IT. .
"The very idea of this is an outrage"
said this man. wanting to thrust an
other saloon on our neighborhood! They
(he meant the License Court never
should have permitted the saloon at SD
and Market streets. 1t Is n shame even
to consider this. To allow 1t would be
adding insult to injury. You bet I'll sign
UP with the drys, so will my wife" They
both did.
Professor Early went on up the street
For while It was almost n clerical job.
Were they for tho saloon or against
it?" They were against 1t, and put their
names down to back up their declaration
and the thing went rapidly.
In many cases the husbands were away,
some at work or lodge, or some other
activity, and the proceedings had to be
conducted with the wife as the nominal
head of the family.
In those cases, Mrs. Blank would say
that I'VE certainly do not want any places
to ruin our children, that Is. any more
than we have, and we want our husbands
to stay at home"
The same thought, almost the words
occurred so often in conversation that II
seemed almost as IL the women of the
neighborhood had got together and re.
hearsed II.
There was one especially interesting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-06
Unusual Fatalities List
in Last ID Hours Here

Two babies, Andrew and Joseph
Cooney, of 1923 South Stanley
street, asphyxiated.
Trolley car struck and killed
Richard A. Mellon, of 1926 Buckius
street, at Wheatsheaf lane.
Scalds were fatal to w. F. Jor-
dan, who was in the freight-train
wreck on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road at Lawrence. N. J.
Starvation caused the death of
two men. Too proud to beg, Joseph
Sykes, SO, died at 1927 North
Chadwick street, as he knelt in
prayer. A man named O'Brien died
at st. Joseph's Hospital, few mo-
ments after being admitted.
Harrison Steadman, of Cleveland,
an actor, dropped dead in st. Fran
els Hotel from heart disease.
Mrs. Mathilda Kohl, of 1915 Van
Pelt street, succumbed to the same
disease while being conveyed in an
automobile to the Woman's Homeo-
pathic Hospital.
An automobile struck and killed
Artieste Jamison, Id years old, of
1876 South 55th street, while he was
roller-skating on 53d street below
Chestnut.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-06
Cupid's Darts Hit Broad St. Station

cupid evidently has a fondness for
broad Street Station. Edward F. Phalen
= the sixth ticket seller to be married
recently. He was welded to Miss Yir-
Einia A. Malone yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-06
GOVERNOR WHITMAN
REQUESTS RESIGNATION
OF JOHN B. RILEY
New York Superintendent of
Prisons, Who Dismissed T.
M. Osborne, Accused of
Hampering Kirchwey
PROTECTS NEW WARDEN

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. Ex-Governor
Whitman today requested the immediate
resignation of John B. Riley, State Su-
perintendent OF Prisons. Riley has re-
Gently dismissed Thomas Mott Osborne
as warden of Sing Sing prison, after the
latter has been indicted on several
charges by the westchest County Grand
Jury.
The request for Riley's resignation is
based upon an order made by the super
intendent which resulted in the transfer
OF officials from Sing Sing prison.
In communication to Superintendent
Riley, containing the request for his
resignation, Governor whitman says
ut was distinctly stated when Doctor
Schwery went to Sing Sing, which he did
at our earnest solicitation, that he should
be given an opportunity thoroughly to
familarize himself with the conditions,
and so far as practicable, should have a
free hand.
"You know as we'll as 7 do that trans
fer from Sing Sing to Dannemora, except
in cases of tubercular patients, ls regard
ed as punishment and has been for years,
your drastic and precipitate action,
without conference either with the war
den or with tho Governor. 1t seems to me,
can be inspired by but one motive, and
it's effect. as you must know, IL carried
out, must be to break down the admin
istration and render the new warden's
position intolerable.
"I have felt and still feel that in your
enfeebled condition of health you may
not altogether realize the full effect OF
your official action on this and other
occasions.
But this order Ia so clearly violation
Of our understanding and OF the terms
under which DR.. Kirchwey went to Sing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-06
RUN DOWN BY AN AUTO
Man Dying in Hospital as Result of
Injuries Received in Accident
on Market Street

George Leathwaite, of 523 Broadway.
Camden, is dying I'm the Jefferson Hospital
from injuries received when he was struck
by an automobile on Market street, near
the Reading Terminal, early today, and
dragged more than a square.
Leo Mullen, of Westminster avenue,
near 47th street driver of the automobile,
was arrested and held without bail for a
further hearing by Magistrate PennoclS
in Central station. Efforts of lawyer
10 have bail fixed for the man were un-
availing. 1t was testified that the driver
did not stop his car until he reached
Juniper street, and the police believe he
attempted to escape.
The automobile belonged TO Ralph Hig-
gins, Jr., of Overbrook, and was taken
out for a spin by Mullen while its owner
was in restaurant on 11th street, above
Market. He had just started to run the
machine when the accident happened.
Leathwaite is a member of the Masonic
order and the Lu Lu Temple. He was
unconscious and Identification was made
through cards of these orders found in his
clothes. He has a fractured skull and
four broken ribs. Physicians believe he
cannot recover.
Following the hearing OF Mullen. Mag
istrate Pennock held a conference with
Assistant District Attorney John II.
Maurer, who said that the district attor-
ney's office had no objection to releasing
Mullen on bail. and it is expected that
bail will be fixed.
Leathwaite was on his way home from
meeting at Lu Lu Temple when struck
Dy the auto. Mullen had been out with
higgins and several others, IL was said
Ihey stopped at a restaurant and while
the party was inside Mullen took the car,
Is said. without having the permission
ride
Mullen was stopped at City Hall by
guards there and placed under arrest.
Leathwaite was elinging to the hood of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-06
MARYLAND DEADLOCK BROKEN
Lair dElected Speaker at the House
of Delegates

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Jan. g. - United
States Senator John Walter Smith again
defeated his colleague. Senator Blair Lee,
when the Maryland House OF Delegates
elected Philip d. Laird, Of Montgomery
County, Speaker, efter A-hour deadlock.
The election took place less than half
hour after the second day of the 1916 ses-
sion opened at Annapolis at noon today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-06
15.YEAR.oLD GIRL RUNS AWAY
Martha Schmidgalls Mother Asks Po-
lice to Find Her

Martha schmidgall, Is years old, has
run away from her home, at 36l6 North
Sd street, according to the story told to
the police by her mother.
Mrs Schmidgan saws that she and her
daughter quarreled Sunday night and that
later the girl left the house by the back
door and has not been seen since. She
says that the quarrel was precipitated
by her demonstrating with the girl over
staying out late at night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-29
HIGH PRAISE FOR WILLoWBRooK
Milwaukee Fighters in Battle Against
tuberculosis Spend Day Visit
ing Kenosha Institution,

WllloWbrook sanatorium, the contri-
button of Kenosha county TO the war
that Wisconsin is making against the
spread of tuberculosis, was given high
praise by leaders in the state organiza-
ton on Tuesday evening when the in
stltution was inspected by DR.. G. L..
Bells, superintendent Of Muirdale in
Milwaukee, and Miss Van Kooy, one
of the field agents of the Wisconsin
Anti Tuberculosis Association. Both
of these leaders in the state work de-
clared that the Kenosha institution
was properly ranked among the best
IN the state. DR.. Bells expressed adj
miration for the manner in which Keno
sha county, as one of the smallest coun-
ties in the state, had solved the big
humanitarian problem. Miss Van Koov
said: II consider Willowbrook the best
sanatorium in the state It is splend-
idly managed and the whole plan for
its management appeals to me great
w. DR.. Bells was accompanied by
the members Of the family and he spent
Tuesday evening at Willowbrook.
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WILMoT.

A. Fl. Kruckman was attending to
business in the city early in the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Member and daugh-
tiers of Brimfeld, III, are visiting with
relatives and friends in Wilmot and
Bassetts Station.
Miss Christensen of Chicago, is a
guest in the home of George Faulkner.
A. Anderson and daughters, were
shopping in Richmond on Tuesday.
Miss Emma Kruckman of Kenosha.
spent the day with the home folks on
Friday.
Mrs. A. Turner was transactino bust
ness in Kenosha Tuesday.
Paul Volbrecht Of Antioch, was one
of the many seen on our streets on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Loftos, G. Loftos
and son, autoed to Libertyville on
Saturday.
Kenneth Kruckman of Burlington,
was one of the guests entertained in
the home of Frank Kruckman Friday
Oliver Matthews visited at II. Bold
ems on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Ferry Of North
Prairie, were week end visitors with
friends in Randall and Wilmot.
Rev. Jedele is the possessor Of a car
and is fast learning to manage it.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Volbrecht with
friends autoed to McHenry, Fox Lake
and Volo on Sunday, returning by way
OF Antioch in the evening.
Mrs. DOH and children returned to
their home in Burlington the last Of
the week, after spending several days
with her sister here.
The Ladies Aid Society was enter
tanned Friday afternoon at the Sherman
home in Randall. A few over fifty
were the number present. A bountiful
supply of refreshments were served.
and a pleasant afternoon enjoyed by
all who attended.
The Messrs. Haun, Miller and Shep-
ston of Brighton, were among the many
out of town people seen on our streets
on Sunday.
Misses Eda and Rose Button return
ed the last of the week from Kenosha,
where they have been engaged teach
ing IN the graded schools, the last few
years.
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PLEASANT PRAIRIE.

Will Mcneil of Terre Haute, Ind,
is here for a visit with relatives.
NJ. J. Gould and family are enter
tanning her mother and sister from
Beaver Dam this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Crow of Ke-
nosha, Mr.. and Mrs. John Pedley of
Zion City, and Mrs. Frank Pedley Of
Caldwell, Idaho, visited at Harding
Crows on Sunday.
The Milk Products Company held a
meeting Saturday evening and the
following officers were elected: John
Clausen, president; Frank Grow, secre-
tary; H. Grow, treasurer; Raymond
Powell, T. Swanson, Frank Holt and
Emmett Shields, directors.
Howard Mcneil and his friend. Mr..
Fields, visited at the home of George
Mcneil on Sunday
Mrs. Lemuel Oskins and son, Robert,
spent Saturday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. E. Rockwell.
Rev. II. Simmons went to Chicago
on Monday to meet his wife and four
children who came from Evansville. Ind
Miss Marjoroie King celebrated her
thirteenth birthday Tuesday by giving
theatre party to five of her girl
friends. They were accompanied by
her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl King.
Mrs. II. F. Hockney of Milwaukee,
is visiting at the home of her brother,
Arthur Halle.
Walter Halle was one of the grad
yates Friday from the one year com
mercial course at the Kenosha High
School.
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NEWS OF
KENOSHA COUNTY
UNION GROVE.


Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Jones of Ke-
nosha, spent Saturday and Sunday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Dixon and son,
of Lake Villa, ILL.,, were visitors at the
home of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Dixon.
Miss Dorothy Payne spent the latter
part of the week at the home of her
brother, Jay Payne, Jr., and family
near Kansasville.
Floyd Coling and son, Irving, and
Earl and Memo Bixby, motored to Mil
waukee on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Salm and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Moe
motored to Burlington, Lake Geneva,
Delavan and Elkhorn on Saturday
evening.
Henry Swantz, Jr, of Racine, spent
over Sunday with his father and
sister.
Miss Edna Payne spent Sunday in
Milwaukee and Burlington.
Miss Ida Mike who has been spend
ing the past few months in the village
visiting friends, has gone to Kenosha.
Mrs. Miles Moe Of Sioux Rapids, Ia,
is visiting at the home of her brother,
T. d. w. Manchester.
Miss Mayme Peters, who has been
attending school at st. Francis Acade-
my in Milwaukee, arrived home Friday
night to spend her summer vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gerry
Peters.
George Meredith was a Milwaukee
visitor Sunday.
Miss Laura Russell visited friends
vt Burlington Sunday.
N. Nisen was a Milwaukee visitor
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin spent
Sunday with relatives in Racine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crabb and son
of Racine, spent Sunday at the home
of the former mothers, Mrs. o. Il.
Crabb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Button and son,
Malcolm, were visiting relatives in
Kenosha on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, j. 9. Drury were Ra-
cine visitors on Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. William Sheard and
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Freitag attended
the funeral of Mrs. Abraham Sheard
at Burlington on Sunday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Kosterman
of Racine, spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Ozanne.
Professor Daniel Miller of Mime
apolis visited at the home of his broth
er, j. W. Miller, over Sunday.
George Strong of Lake Mills, is
spending a few days at the old home
stead.
The ladies of. the Presbyterian
Church win give a lawn social on the
Spencer-Thompson lawn on Thursday
evening of this week.
Miss Minnie Gibbon of the Milwau-
kee public schools, is home for the
summer vacation.
Miss Margaret Gibbon, who is home
from the University of Wisconsin at
Madison, is spending a part of her
vacation with her grandmother, Mrs.
Elsie Gibbon.
Mrs. Charles w. Mitchell of Milwau-
kee, spent Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. James E. Spencer.
Miss Della Bishop is visiting at Fox
Lake as a guest of her sister, Mrs. Hurd
August GoescheH, who has been i'll
with typhoid fever at St. Mary's Hos
pital in Racine, is much improved.
A very pleasant reception was given
on Tuesday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Anderson in honor
Of the Rev. Mr.. Phipps, pastor of the
Prebysterian Church and his bride
Rev. and Mrs. Phipps were married ten
days ago at Ft. Scott, Kansas, and their
coming to Somers was made very
pleasant occasion. Many of the mem
bers and friends of the congregation
attended the reception and the greet
ing to the new minister IS wife, was
a most cordial one. Mrs. Phipps is as
sured most hearty welcome among
the people of Somers.
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Mr.. and Mrs. M. Loescher entertain
ed their son, DR.. Loescher and friends
of Chicago over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Elkerton of Keno
sha, visited A. Bloss and family on
Sunday.
Miss Olive Hope and niece, who are
attending Milwaukee Normal, visited
here over Sunday.
A number of relatives came Sunday
to attend the funeral Of D. Murphy,
which was held Monday at Brighton
church.
John Mcdonald and son autoed from
Chicago on Monday morning to attend
the funeral of D. Murphy.
Roy and Vera Burdick and Lora Corr
were Kenosha visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Cummings entertain
ed their mother from Connecticut this
week.
Miss Mary McVicar returned home
to Kenosha after visiting relatives
here last Of the week.
Mrs. Ida Jackson, son Ray, and wife
Of Kenosha, called ON A. Burdick and
family on Sunday.
J. Dixon of Bristol, is doing some re-
pair work at the Old Settlers grounds
in readiness for the celebration to be
given there Fourth of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Mutter visited rela-
tives in Kenosha Sunday.
F. Smallfelt and family visited Sun
day at Silver Lake.
G. Benson and family of Kenosha,
visited at j. A. Foster S on Sunday.
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Cavalry to start HorseIess.

Springfield ILL.,, June ga telegram
to Colonel E. M. Lewis late Tuesday
repeated by General Barry from the
war department, stated that cavalry
troops would not be considered IN
equipped because they had no mounts.
1t declared that the government has
completed arrangements to supply
horses on the border. Colonel Fore
man declared that he believes this
means his men, will be on their way
south within the next two days.