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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
FIGHTS CAPTORS WITH KNIFE
Negro Caught Prying Open Window
Arrested After Resisting Police
man and Watchman

a negro caught prying open window in
the home of John G.. Curtin, 1880 Chestnut
street. early today, fought desperately with
knife to escape from a policeman and a
night watchmnn who had seized him from
behind He was beaten into submission
with club and locked up in the 55th and
Pine streets station, The police suspect
the prisoner is responsible for series of
robberes which have occurred in the last
three weeks in the vicinity of 49th and
Chestnut streets.
Policeman Smith, of the 55th and Pine
streets station, saw the negro climb on to
the porch of a vacant house at 9933 Chest
nut street and he concealed himself to
watch developments, Soon the negro step
ped to the porch of the Curtin residence
and began prying open the window with
knife. ]. p, Connell, a watchman ap-
pearcd' at this juncture. and both he and
Policeman Smith seized the negro. He
lunEed at them with his knife, but surren-
dere1 after he had been given several
smart taps on the head with a club When
he was searched blackjack and n bunch
of keys were found in his possession. He
said his name was Herbert James and that
he lived in Florida
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
STRIKERS AT STETSON
WILL RETURN TO JOBS
Soft-Hat Finishers Lose on De-
mands-Told They May
Reapply for Work

The soft hat finshers Of the John b.
Stetson Company. who have been out on
strike for Is weeks, last night decided to
return to work after the reading OF a letter
from the president OF the company, j. How
ell Cummings, embodying the company's
position throughout the strike.
At MIR Cummings direction the privilege
Of entering their applications for re-employ.
ment was extended to the former employees
who had In connection with the strike left
the company the understanding being that
as many of the applicants would be rein
stated as the present requirements of the
business warrant. No concessions were
made by the company.
Applications were this morning received
on the above basis. and as many as pos
siblc Of the applicants will he renstated
In his letter, MIR Cummings stated:
THE men may make application in
dividually or in body, as. may best suit
their convenience.
Employment will be given to as many
as the company can use at the present time
"The men will not be required to pass
the usual physical examination.
80 far as It is possible the men viii be
given the benches formerly occupied by
them.
''At the proper time the management will
consider the payment of percentage from
the date Of unemployment.
"In accordance with the policy OF the
company, the officials will receive commit
tees from any employees who believe they
have grievances to present
II should like to add that II the men re-
turn in the right spirit they will be re-
ceived in the same spirit and will not be
Disseminated against in any way"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
SPIRIT OF DEAD MAN POINTS
OUT HIDING PLACE OF GOLD
Lancaster Farmers Hoard of Probably
$4,000 Found

LANCASTER, Pa, June "a dream led
to the discovery of between $4,000 and
$4,000 in gold hidden in barn on the
farm of william He'll, near Brickerville.
The farm formerly was owned by John
Bcllman.
When Bellman died six months ago very
little money was found. although his widow
knew that he had saved a comfortable for.
tune Every nook and corner of the farm
was searched, hut no trace of the money
was found. At last Mrs. Bellman despaired
of ever recovering the money and sold the
farm to He'll
The new owner continued the search but
without success. Tuesday night he dreamed
that Bellman came to his bedside and told
him the money was buried in the haymow.
Yesterday morning he and his wife moved
the hay and at the bottom of the NOV they
found box filled with five, ten and twenty
dollar gold pieces.
The money was turned over to Mrs Bell,
man, but neither she nor He'll or his wife
will tell the exact amount of the treasure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
UNITED COMMERCIAL
TRAVELLERS CONVENE
300 Delegates Here Represent
Men Whose Sales Are Confined
to Wholesale Transactions

Delegates to the iath annual convention
of the Pennsylvania Council of the order
of the United Commercial Travellers of
America arrived in Philadelphia today. They
are uuartered at the Hotel Walton. There
are about 400 Of them and they represent
men who sell all lines of merchandise and
are bread-wnners for about $4,000 families.
George Nowland, of this city, is coun-
selor and presldes over the sessions which
opened this morning. While the delegates
themselves are discussing matters of Inn
rortance to- their organization and its %
councils their wives and women relatives
are being entertained by the Ladies' Aux
Hilary of the Philadelphia Chapter. The
afternoon program includes n sightseeing
trip to the Philadelphia Navy Yard and
other places OF interest The annual BAN
quet will he held this evening when promi-
nent speakers will make addresses. For
the women n card party has been arranged.
Chief interest at tomorrows session.
hiCh will close the convention, lies In the
annual election of officers. George l..
Hayes, of Erie, is junior counselor. and
following precedent, Is in line for advance.
ment to the 'counselorship. b. f. Mcdowell,
of this city, Is secretary, and his yeoman
work In arranging the details of the con.
vention is likely to earn his continuance
in Office. j. u. Long, of New Castle, Is
rast counselor. and f. l.. Hotchkiss, of
Meadville. is treasurer. The other officers
are W c. Baum of Dubois. conductors
Percy p MacNab. of Meadville, page, and
S. c. Dlnan, OF Williamsport, sentinel. The
meeting place for next year will also be
chosen tomorrow.
Much of the business taken up today
was discussed in preliminary meetings of
the auditing and executive committees held
yesterday
The United Commercial Travellers Of
America is the only secret fraternal organ
iSation which admits only men who sell
goods at wholesale. According to its off,
cials today, II Is in a prosperous condition
and the membership in this State is par
iinIln ri OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
REST CENTRES TO BE OPENED
Fairgrounds Association Will Provide
Places for Workers and Mothers

Philadelphiaus will have a string OF rest
centres wnere persons may take II easy
Tor while and eat their lunches and where
mothers may take their babies II the plans
for the summer of the Fairgrounds Associ-
alton are carried out The first place will
he opened in connection with the Friends
Meeting House, 12th street below Market
The idea Is not new, as many large cities,
including London and New York, have such
places. They are designed to be auIet
hooks, where the footsore and weary bust.
ness and working people may rest and take
their lunches The movement is in line
with the development of recreation centres
and the emphasizing of the Fairgrounds
advantages by the association
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
MEXICAN MOBS BURN
nSCONSULATE, DRAG
flag GNDRT, is BREPORT
,..,,diros at Durango City and
chihuahua City Attacked.
carranzistas Said to Have
Led Civilians
uAR AMERICANS AT LINE

,o ro~ ture g.-The American
FL fAS, Durango City, Durango was
Conss.d Inv fire during anti .AIllel i1',u ~.
tesuoyesuu. .,ions according to iniormatlon
osnlSd osn,..sd nv army officers nero, FL dras9
re1s,,.d torch to the building, ai'e
hppheus dag through the streets. ,,.,
fIng the n"s is,snectors at the international
CUSTOMS instructions early To-Day 10
Bfldge Americans TO enter Mexico from
ptrn'. ~ further notice. NO reason Is
here 1n Wy the order which was receNeu ny
s,,.sraph from washington
.s.r,l George Bell Jr" miIitary eV'i-
esne s"r here. was informed today ma, tnsI a
~ of citizens and C.a,,into IN t,bi.
mog have attacked the Consulate ,,,,.,a5 y,
huahua, and tnal '''e
rns,ails are lacking. ,.,,
pe'aP' - ,ho have come to the border
AM An ,so,, Chihuahua city say tnat tne
poffy of the mob that stoli,l sto1't "a
ralo,,lSr -onsulate Wednesday nlgnt anu anu
A'nrsd the Foreign Club were s.,.n.,,l ,,nrH
,s,nrs officers of the DE leeeo .ts a.,
toale.s ,s led the attacks. the arrivals say,
mtnt tIops Srot until the Consulate ana
ana ,Ii,,h had been wrecked tnat feh-
Foresn cent soldiers to guard the prop
srty. .,, in Chihuahua city is more
a,,s than has been related by tne A,lieri
~ nress" said +. s. Twells' an A''.r ..,, -, a.,
eNa'..psnsntative eNa of an oil company
repressu Co., an American to be on the
not say ttc capital especially after dark
suees H. during the last several days
Tnose n,,,red from their homeS nave
naye .,,nckel by MeXicnns. They nave
n ~ stoned and otherwise insulted,
ss '.T was at the St. Francis Hotel uu' .,S l,ii
n. rlotirg. and with other Aulsrican LII, u.N
n. lns ,or,,,Te out of the building the rlot'
nO. .,a,ted tuesday and continued through-
hs wednesday, when I left the CITY tne
Guy .,,ou was tense. All American residents
.a"Novrected to leave Chihuahua some
~ last night. and will likely arrive oy
rpecisl train. .,r,tr,rt mart
: i, me mass-meeting which was heIu u
,rotest against the American puhI'iNe eHlo
ss;,inn remaining in Mexico he dehNereu
short talk, demanding that t"o S"''
sorres leave the country
General Gabriel Gavira commander oi
~ northern division Of the Chlhuanua
s",che and Andrew Garcia, Mexican con-
III have issued statements in whlcn theg
srrounced that the anti-American demon
stations were the result or an uprlsthS
\ the civilian population. They denied
that the military tooh any P'N
aenonstraton
safe department officials are sending
.s,nlnrs to all Americans in the state to
have as soon as possible.
WASHINGTON, June General Fun
.,on TODAY made his first official report on
~ stoning of the American Consulate IN
Chihuahua city by natives Tuesday nlSht'
IN which he said there were "rumors that
Americg~ lives were endangered In a dls'
match to the War Department he said ne
had been unofficially informed that the con-
sulate was badly damaged and that anti
American feeling there was intense.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
LOVE BEATS SUFFRAGE
WHEN COUPLE WE'D
Miss Jane Myer Forgets Vow"
She and Prof. Charles Reitell
Marry

Love cannot wait for voters to grant
Aoman suffrage, suffrage vows notwith-
standing
This has been proved by kilograms re-
ceived at the University of Pennsylvania
announcing the wedding OF Prof. Charles
Reitell. Instructor in economics and Miss
lane Myer n suffraEist, at the Elmlra
College. n. Y, Wednesday night. When
their engagement was announced at the
University last fall Miss Myer declared to
friends that the wedding would not take
place until Pennsylvania, New York and
New Jersey adopted woman suffrage
Women have not begun voting in any of
these states But Miss Myer married.
The romance between Professor Reitell
and his bride began at the Elmira College
several years ago She was graduated two
years ago and took postgraduate course
at the University. where Professor Reitell
was an Instructor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
Rockefeller to Aid Temple

Dean Laura II. CARMEL, of Temple Uni.
versity. has announced that the Rockefeller
Foundation has under consideration plan
to aid the institution, and that such aid.
If given. will be applied TO the medical de-
partments The statement was made at
the eighth annual dinner of the Pharmacy
Alumni Association of the university. held
last night at the Rittenhouse Hotel, Direc-
tor Krusen, of the Health and Charities
Department said the institution was in a
better financial condition than ever before
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
STREET CLEANERS FINED s1sO9
Heaviest Penalty, S1031, Levied
Against Edwin II. Ware

out of total of stsO9.5O In fines i'm
posed upon street cleaning and ash and
rubbish collecting contractors for failure
to live up to contracts during May. Edwin
II. Ware was penalized to the extent Of
s1031.
The penalties imposed by Director Dates
mon, of the Department of Public Works
upon Senator Ware were not only because
Of failure to clean certain streets and col
lect ashes and rubbish, but for neglect to
provide uniforms for the men. equip We
hcles with proper coverings and live up to
other requirements.
The amounts of fines on each contractor
were as follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
woMAN's WILL AIDS CHARITIES
Methodist Home and Aged Veterans
Among Benefic.aries

The will of Mary j. Orth, 1898 North
houyier street, admitted to probate today,
.sAses 5000 Of an estate valued at $4,000
,orelatlyes Of the testatrix and directs that
ne remainder be divided in equal shares
amqhg John NJ. Il, Ward, the Methodist
Home, and the Home for Aged Veterans and
nfu Wives at 65th and Vine streets
An estate valued at S5650O is devised
~ 'ne VIII OF Elizabeth Woerner. s24 North
W street, to two daughters, Marie Woerner
nd Elizabeth Strathman.
,.l dne personal property of the estate of
n!lllam Marshall has been appraised al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
Girl Badly Hurt hx Auto

Mss Ethel strawberry. 22 years old, Of
W. Foulkrod street. is in a serious condi-
eos U the Episcopal Hospital with a
..eken shoulder blade and decorations Re-
800 When she was struck at 5th and
X ssss rss,, streets. by an automobile driven
Z. "hnsm ll,s High 1913 George, street. High
- held under $500 bail by Maeistrsts
nng'ey, In the Germantown and Iycomine
.,snaes police station, to await the OUT
.sas OF the girls injuries. The accident
.sastsd last night as the girl was return
= nome from visiting a friend.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
MAN KILLS WIFE, FOUR
CHILDREN AND HIMSELF
Chicago Laborer and Family
Found Dead in Their
Home

CHICAGO. June 9,--Frank S. Usabtck.
40 years old laborer, killed his wife by
crushing her skull with a baseball bat,
killed his four children, aged s, G, and
years. and then committed suicide.
The bodies of the six were found in their
home today
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
Killed in Elevator Accident

Patrick ]. O'Connell, % years old of 1892
Pennsgrove street, died in the Pennsylvania
Hospital yesterday from injuries received
in an elevator accident at the plant of the
Pennsylvania Cold Storage Company. Della
ware avenue and Spruce street, several
weeks ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
Investigate German Activity"

WASHINGTON. June 9.-American dip
lomatic and consular agents in Nicaragua
have been instructed carefully TO investi-
gate persistent rumors that German money
and men are trying to work up a revolt
there against the present Administration.
which recently concluded a treaty giving
the United States canal route and naval
base on FonseCa Bay
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
VILLA LED SANTA BARBARA
ATTACKS, SAYS NEW REPORT

Ell PAso. Tex, June 9,-State Depart
ment officials have received information
that Francisco villa led the recent attack
on Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, and destroy
Cd or confiscated all American property.
Confirmation of the raid has been re-
eeked by officials of the Alvarado Mining
and Milling Company and the Mines Com
pany of America. According to other re-
roris received by mining officials Villa was
Al he head of the attacking forces. He has
been camped in this district. which is near
klesas. for several weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09

Was General Superintendent of Plant
for Bell Telephone Company

w r. La Roche. general superintendent
of the plant In Pennsylvania for the Bell
Telephone Company, died yesterday at his
summer home In Ocean City Mr. La
Roche, who was so years old, had been III
for nearly two years and for almost year
had not been actively engaged In his
duties. With Mrs, La Roche, he went to
the New Jersey resort n few weeks ago
intending to spend the summer there.
Heart disease was the cause Of death.
Mr. La Roche Is survived by his widow,
son and a daughter. He lived at OAK
Lane road and bth street For many years
he had been connected with the Bell Tele-
phone Company Arrangements for the
funeral have not been completed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09

The old Black Horse Inn. at 35O-52-54
North I'd street, 9th Ward relic of Colo
NAL days, has been leased by Norman S.
Sherwood for May Florence Jordan, ad-
ministratrix, to Lorene Caspian. The build
ing has been completely remodeled recently,
without the sacrifice, however Of any of
its Colonial aspect.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
MEXICAN BANDITS HANGED
Two Pay Penalty for Attack on New
Mexico Town

DEMING. n. NJ, June 9.-Francisco
Alvarez and Juan Sanchez, convicted of
ifst degree murder for their part in the
Columbus raid, were legally executed by
hanging in the Jail here today Neither
Mexican exhibited the slightest emotion and
they we're calm to the end
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
seydlitz Reported Badly Battered

AMSTERDAM, via London, June "a
traveller arriving from Germany is quoted
by the TELEGRAPH as saying that the harbor
of Hamburg is full of battered warships,
including the Seydlitz, whose afterpart was
torn away. The majority of her, crew was
lost.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09

LONDON June 9.--An army order has
been issued prohibiting the purchase or
sale of British or irish wool during the
1916 season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
STREET CLEANING CONTRACTS,
ASHES AND RUBBISH CONTRACTS.

GARBAGE COLLECTION CONTRACTS.
Penn Reduction Co.. entire city ..... $4,000
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31

high type of the wife and mother and
there you are almost certain to find an
utterly selfish family. They have been
trained that way. The mother of the
house instead of thinking of the mould
ing of their characters has been thinking
only of their wishes. She has given up
to them her little desires, her little pleas
ures, her thoughts and even her very
personality. She has become so sub
merged into family that she has ceased
being an individual and become merely
a wife and mother. AS the years go
by, she finds herself expressing her hus-
bands thoughts along all lines; copy
ing her clothes after her daughter, and
looking at her home community through
the eyes of her son. She has given,
given and given, until at last she has
come to that woeful place where she
has nothing left to give except the mere
labor of her hands and those have al
ready grown old and wrinkled in the
service of others The picture of such
women drawn by master hand makes
very fine reading in books, and our
hearts go out to them in unspeakable
admiration, and then when they are
dead their obituaries are filled with fat
tering remarks, and the little circle
wherein they dwelt realizes that model
woman has gone. But what of the fam
lily they leave behind? That family
who at first is so lost without the 'serv-
ant in the House. The daughters are
nearly always incompetent and giddy;
the husband is so dependent upon the
services of a woman that he Is obliged
to go of at the earliest opportunity and
remarry, so that his little wants may be
attended to at once again; and the son
when he chooses a mate is so tyrannical
and selfish that his wife unless she is
of the same type as her motherin-law
cannot get along with him 1t is truth
that too great an unselfishness in one
will breed selhshness in others Our
Bible says cit is more blessed to give
than to receive" but women have enjoyed
this blessing exclusively for so long, that
it is time they were training men to ap-
preciate its worth and receive some of
Unselfshness is one of the greatest
forces of good in the world, but in or
der to do its best work it must not be
concentrated but scattered broadcast
over the land. A little less of giving
therefore on the part of the women, and
men would idealize conditions and make
the coming generation far superior tc
this
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31
Women and High Cost of Living

w omen ana H1gh cost OF Living
For a number of years, one of the
greatest problems confronting the Amer
lean people, has been the High Cost OF
Living. 1t is discussed at such length
that it has become material for the joke
smiths, but did you ever happen to notice
that most of the advice and articles con-
corning it, appear in the so-cal1ed ''wo-
mems magazines. A person entirely un-
acquainted with the condition of things,
would suppose that women had been d.
rectly responsible for the raise in the
price of food stuffs, by the multitudes OF
schemes which are devised whereby wo
men might economic. The poor rural
mother, and the club women in the city
are both made to suffer; the farmers
wife comes in for her share of admoni-
tions, and even the girls in the schools
are taught marketing. All this to help
bring down the High Costs of Living
And a very worthy idea is this, but II
does seem just a little bit unjust that all
these plans for economy are hurled at the
head of innocent woman. Think of the
things which she is advised to do in or
der to help pay of the mortgage or start
the educational fund for the coming gen.
Grafton. Whole pages in hundreds of pub
locations are given up to this one theme
and it Is harped upon until If woman tri-
ed all the guaranteed plans which are
dished up for her, she would be In danger
of landing in the institution for the fee
BILE minded. And 1t is especially the
small town housekeeper and the
farmers wife at whom these things are
flung. They are told how to make over
clothing; how to use up leftovers from
the family table; how to retrim q last
years hat; how to make macaroni take
the place of meat for dinner; how to
make nourfshing soup out of five cents
worth of bone; how to revarnish old fur
niture so that 1t will deceive the eye of a
stranger; how to convert the sewing ma
chine into a couch and the china closet
into dining table, or other things quite
as absurd And the women read all Of
these things with the very best of inten-
lions and no doubt many of them profit
thereby, or fancy they do But sert-
ously now. did you ever happen to see In
any sort of publication a page devoted to
ladling out advise to the men, as to how
they might contribute to lower the High
Cost of Living? Think how sensibly such
a page would read There are SO many
things which the men might do and so
very very few which they find 1t convent
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