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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05

Miss Rebelsah Ward Elnot sfts Hazel
avenue; Miss Caroline English, 2Ios
Spruce street Miss Katherine w. Field,
1913 Spruce street. Mlss Marion d. Grant.
ST James place; Miss Josephine Hayden
5e5s Woodbine avenue; Mrs A. b. Hubbard,
Jenkintown; Miss Emile g. Hun, 2021 TIP
land WAY Miss Alice Logan, West Ches-
ter; Miss Anne Lewis, Moreland avenue
Chestnut Hill; Mics Ellen Newbold, 1921
st. James place; Miss Dorothy Oberteuffer
Haverford; Miss Sarah @. Parks, West
Chester; Miss Elizabeth Smucker, Over.
brook; Miss Marion Field, Sharpless, Wyn-
cote; Mrs. Henry Muller watts. Ogontz
and Mrs, Charming Way, West Chester.
II was announced n few days ago that
there would be As In the Philadelphia
rookie group when the second camp
opens. May i6. Nineteen have paid up
SO far.
AT present here are five Philadelphia
girls In camp, Miss Sophie b. Norris,
2l04 Locust street: Miss Esther I. Stiles,
Bryn Mawr; Miss Josephine Foster. 1102
Spruce street Mrs. Charles Belknap, 1900
Pine street Mrs. Edward c, Benson, Am
bier. and Miss Mary Walker Colket, $50
South 18th street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05

IN many citiss chiefly pht,sd.,..,.
Inadequate and thht in Phnedtigp "a
tubes Go not ascempeaatq laTaa Y
letters This nssuhft41R usod fa
mary to hts conclusion 'wfich 4, * las|
contract price shouldv,ha @sc,i,c.S %
many cities the cost of,lsAfi.ne ~. s. 81 !. b
does not exceed $SO,p00 h@,rp ercSs. 5sI
cost OF building is obtained ON, ,t i, ~
ernment In FIVE years and M W. eo''
enormously large for the 1t(ysar NJ. ~ Z,
THIS AdmInistrs ton Is pecussar,,, n,
ested In forcing the tubes out oT y, nl'ql'
and substituting motto. ka1 =, ~
been demonstrated that the tra,.s ga
ton of mails on the surface in Ia ~ Y.
congested cities is hmpractieabIo ~ ana
other hand. malls can be transpori.s !. -
terminals TO nostoffcea by r,o4n-., :. ,fol,l
cheaper than by the tube svstan, eSst4
Administration looks upon postal s.l' w
purely from an economical poIn. ~ ..,t1'N
and therefore Is willing TO ,ab,rda,' l,
tubes. In Philadelphia New Yort' n
Chicago Il would be impossible 10 ~, w ~
adequate service without tho t,i,ss Nv
cause Of thc hesvy traftc. e
In Washington, where the tr,,cis s. +
tenn Is used exclusively, the postsi 8. syf'
is bad. Letters mailed out Of WssS( ~
ton are delayed longer than snv n,e MY
city. Vss'
There have boan many repors ~ -.
diAte service hare. due to the a,.or.la, anaes
effected. seoH0sqa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
NIETHODISTS CHEER
100000 DONATION;
LARGEST ON RECORD
Bequest of Mrs. d. Willis
James, New York, Goes
to General Conference
Board of Claimants
PLAN RITUAL CHANGES

SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y, May g.
The fifth day of the Methodist Episcopal
general conference was occupied by the
rollcall of the various conferences and
the presentation by delegates of memo
rials, proposing amendments to the Book
of Discipline
More than 1000 memorials have beer
handed to the secretary Of the conven-
ton. and IL is expected that 500 additional
proposals will be presented for considera-
tion within the next few days. Many OF
the memorials propose amendments to the
ritual.
The Rev. DIR. Frank M. North cor.
responding secretary of the Board of For.
egn Missions, announced today the be.
quest of 100000 to the General Confer
ence Board of Claimants by Mrs. d.
Willis James, of New York city. The an
nouncement caused demonstration, the
delegates jumping to their feet, and, fol.
lowing the singing OF a hymn, Bishop j.
w. Bashford offered prayer, Never in the
history of Methodism has such a large
amount been left by an individual to the
Church.
Announcement was made today that
William ]. Bryan. eX-Secretary of State,
had accepted the invitation extended by
the General Conference and would lee.
ture before that body on May 22, the
anniversary of the Church temperance
society
Today marked the anniversary of the
Anti-Saloon League and a large meeting,
addressed by several prominent temper
ance speakers, has been arranged for late
in the day.
Among some of the memorials intro
duced today was one calling upon the
clergy to abstain from the use of tobacco
Another called for report from the COM
mittee on the book concern concerninp all
meetings pertaining to the loss on
periodicals, consolidation of the Advocates
Church papers) and other matters Of
economy of administration. This memorial
brought to light the fact that the loss on
all church papers in the last four years
was more than 100000. due in part to
the reduction in price of subscriptions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
SUFFRAGISTS DANCE
FOR cause" TONIGHT
Leap Year Shirtwaist Ball Will
Be Big Social Event Of
Season

The first big suffrage social affair OF
the season will be held tonight when the
doors of the Wagner Dancing Academy.
at Broad street and Montgomery avenue.
will be thrown open for the Leap Year
Shirtwaist Ball to be given under the au-
spices of the Congressional Union.
Festooned with the purple and gold coll
ors of the union and Jamfull of the white
clothes of the society woman from Rit-
tenhouse Square and the mill girl from
Rensington the hall will be the scene of
colorful contrasts. Er-yes there will be
men present, for dancing partners. and
they will be permitted TO attend in their
business suits. Evening clothes will not
be the cause of debarment from the hall,
but II is the wish of the committee In
charge. composed chiefly of society women,
to make those present feel at home and
eradicate the idea of the working girls
and boys that they will be addressed in
comparison with the others There will be,
incidentally, no wall flowers.
The ball tonight will be a climax 10 a
cleverly conducted advertising campaign
of months duration. which was started
through the display of many picturesque
posters, and which concluded last Monday.
when a band of the Unionists ''fiivvered"
in front of the circus parade to tell the
thousands Of spectators the attractions of
the ball. The admission to the ball will
be 26 cents. price well within the reach
of the democratic men and women the
Union wishes to reach.
Mrs William Albert Wood, marshal of
the famous suffrage parade of last year,
Is chairman of the committee in charge
of the affair, which also includes Mrs,
George Morgan, Mrs. Horace II. BuTrell,
Miss Sarah G. Tomkins, Mrs. j. Archer
Rulon, Mrs. Henry Dcan, Mrs. Charles
-.
A. r. Munoz. Miss Cornelia Greenough,
Mrs. Howard Rattay and Mrs Frederick
X. Shepard.
The patronesse for the ball are:
Miss Mary B. Adams, Miss Constance
Blddle Mrs. Edward Biddle, Mrs. Edward
M. Biddle. Miss Emma Blakiston, Miss
Mary A. Burnham. Mrs Charles Carver,
Mrs. Isaac Clothier. Mrs. Frank Miles
Day Mrs. Perit Dulles, Mrs, George II.
Earle, Jr., Mrs. Franklin Spencer Ed
monds, Mrs William Ernst Mrs. Carl e,
GrammsT, Mrs. Sarah C. Greenough. Mrs.
Edwin c. Grice, Mrs John Macarthur Har-
ris, Mrs. j. c. Hirst, Mrs Jules Hovey
Miss L. L. Howell. Miss Mary H. Ingham,
Mrs. Pope Yeatman, Mrs. j. Levering
Jones. Mrs. Henry Justice. Miss Caroline
Katzenstein, Mrs w. r. Kay, Mrs.
Thomas S. Kirkbride, Mrs. f. B. Leaf.
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Lee, Mrs. Lawrence
let Oakley, Mrs. /. II. O'Harra, Mrs. Will
lam Parrish Pearsall, Mrs. Wilson Potter,
Mrs. Thomas Robins, Miss Florence L.
Sanville, Mrs Frederick H. Shelton, Mrs.
r. White steel, Mrs, Cornelius Stevenson.
Mrs. N. Allen Stockton, Mrs. Floyd W.
TomItins. Mrs. Charlemagne Tower, Mrs.
Edward Troth. Mrs, John c. Trautwine,
Jr., Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer,, Mrs.
j. Earle Wagner. Mrs. j. b. Watson,
Mrs. William Rotah Wister. Mrs. Henry P.
Wright.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
"HUSKIES" AND LONE PUPPY
TO CONTEST FOR AWARDS
Alaskan Entries Named for "JIst
Plain Dog Shew

Three of the "huskles." dogs when
started out with Miss Eetell Mason from
Nome. Alaska, on October 81, 1908, in
tending to circle the world with their sled,
together with puppy born on the way,
have been entered in the Just Plain
Dog" show to be held in Horticultural
Hall. Broad and Spruce streets, on May 10.
The sled, harness and the small cart
which were used by Miss Mason in her
trip also will be exhibited The rest of
the dogs have died. She managed TO
cover 5000 miles, earning all her expenses,
in the attempt to reach the Panama Pa
cifc Exposition by May OF this year, be-
fore illness brought the Journey to an
end The dogs are owned by Eugene Elser
Of SIS Cypress street.
Miss Catharine c. Biddle also has ex-
pressed her intention to exhibit her grey
hound Princess, which was taken from an
animal trainer several years ago in such
a condition as to still hold its place with
the Women's S. p. c.. A. as the worst case
II ever handled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
FEWER POOR IN BERLIN
1898 Homeless Persons Cared for
in 1915 by Charity Society

During the year 1915 1888 homeless
persons were cared for by the Berlin So
oiety for the Homeless, according to the
society's annual report. This was 54,792
fewer than in the year 1914. The Berliner
Tageblatt ascribes this falling Off in home-
less persons to the war. especially as there
were 5l,369 fewer men taken care OF
than in the preceding year,
Since its foundation AZ years ago the
society has housed and fed more than
100000 OF BerIin's poor, and Its task Is
likely to bs heavier than ever after the
war, according to the Tageblatt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
Rnt Tnil Contest

Tho rat tail con.sst Originate, (,
Mayor Hickman is bringing tgs,ilts' ~ v
are entering into this cchtost with ~ w
siderable -aniraaion and rs a ehr.. ss
qusnoe thero has beea big decfss,'
mayor Is now Offering two p.nnis. "
every rat tail delivered to nolloo ~.
qrniters. Some OF tho kiddles. nrs s.sa' go
ing spending money" by killing rs,s4
owensboro (Tcy.) Messcnget. '-'t-s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
PHILADELPHIA DELEGATION
FOR LAST TWO WEEKS
OF CAMP ANNOUNCED

CHEVY CHASE. Nd. May 5.-The Phil
adelphia delegation for the last two weeks
Of the Women's Military Camp at Chevy
Chase was made public today for the first
time.
thsir enrolment fees in advance are indi.
Gated IN the following list.
Miss Georgine G. Butler, RydaI; Miss
Caroline r. d. Baird. West Chester; Mrs.
Clarence ". Blspham. 4z20 Pins street;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05

REPORT MADE ON AUTOPSY.
DR.. William S. wadsworth Coroner's
physician, today submitted 10 Coroner
Knight the result of his autopsy on the
boys body. Neither official would dis
cuss the report in advance of the inquest,
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-21
WILSON WAITING
FOR DEVELOPMENTS

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Dec. Ill
President Wilson will not make any
further move in the peace action until
things have taken more definite shape.
He will mark time while he sees the
results of the peace suggestions made
TO the beligercnts.
American diplomatic representatives
at the neutral capitols will make an
effort 10 line up all the neutrals for
action behind the peace plan so that
their influence may be brought TO bear
with its joint strength. II Is feared,
however that Russia and France may
form a real opposition TO the peace
proposals. Certain conditions confront
these countries which make their
cases different from that of England
and Italy.
The United States officials are all
anxious to see peace brought about at
the earliest possible moment, but the
situation is a delicate one and requires
very careful attention lest something
be officially said or done that may not
only be harmful to the present move
for peace. but may place the govern
ment in the attitude OF being partial
to one of the beligercnts However,
the United States is relying upon the
influence OF England TO win over the
other Allies to favorable attitude
toward any honorable peace.
Before instructing the American rep
rcsentatiyes al the neutral capitols to
use their efforts To swing the ncutrals
into "a concerted action by way OF OF.
ferinG joint suggestions President vii.
son sounded the sentiment at the bclig.
erent capitols and has become con.
yinced that there Is a far greater sentl-
ment for peace than is indicated on
the surface.
There is 40 doubt that all the belig
crcnts are anxious for the war to end.
and no doubt all would be willing to
make what would be to them sacrl-
fiCes.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-21
KENNETT LEAVES FOR
CARSON CITY TODAY

William kennett will be passenger
on No. l9 when that Southern Pacific
train rolls into Reno tomorrow morn.
ing. Mrs. Kennett will be with him
and they will soon be- in Carson where
they will make their home for the next
two years at least. Mrs. Kennett was
elected to a residence at the State
Capitol when her husband was return.
ed victor in the late contest for the
clerkship of the State Supreme Court.
They have lived In Elko many years
and Mr.. Kenneti was shown in what
! high esteem the citizens of this com.
munity hold him by the flatteringly
| large vote they gave him. Elko County
as whole is proud of the victory for
| kennett, for il Is a victory for Elko
County. He belongs to us and the
whole county honors him for his up.
| right character and manliness ard for
the place he has succeeded in making
for himself in the affairs of men
which he was compelled TO do in tho
face of circumstances that would have
discouraged and deferred u heartless
stout.
He has had one blessing that many
men do not have, a true and loyal wife
| who has worked with him for his sue
cess. feeling her compensation in thu
forward strides her husband has made
The achievement of Mr. Kennett in ris
ing from the position of a poorly pait
clerical worker to an expert account
ant and court reporter, with the handi
cap of almost useless legs should bC
considered remarkable. And more re
markable still was his victory in tn,
election when he was made Clerk o.
the Supreme Court of Nevada.
We are with you, William. may yo,
rise 10 higher honor.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-21
BRITISH STEAMER
TORPEOOED.SUNE

WASHINGTON, ID. C.. Dec. 2l.-The
state department has been informed OF
the sinking OF the British steamer.
Stursu!a, which was plying between
Montreal and Saloniki. The steamer
was torpedoed and sunk on December
18th.
William Keblinger, the American
consul at Malta, sent the information
and also stated that four members OF
the crew were lost when the ship sank.
There were six Americans aboard but
all OF the latter were landed safe.
The information states clearly that
The ship was attacked without warning
and that the passengers and crew were
unaware of their danger until the ship
was rocked with the explosion.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-21
HIGH COST OF FOOD
NATIONAL PROBLEM

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Dec. 2l.--The
high cost OF food products Is called
here one OF the greatest problems con.
fronting the Nation. This view of the
situation on the cost OF living Is taken
from the formal report on the Borland
resolution authorizing an investigation
by the Federal Trade Commission
which has been filed by the House Ju.
dietary Committee. The report says
that the situation demands immediate c
and intelligent consideration by the
Federal authorities and may require a
legislative remedy. The situation has
become so acute that the government
may soon be forced to take a hand in
the matter by ascertaining the actual
cost of goods and fixing prices that
will BE- considered reasonable. and also
by investigating concerns who are
maintaining monopolies Of certain food
products
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-21
United STATES
ISON BRINK Of
ENTERING WAR
WILSON SENDS NOTES TO ALL
sELIGERENTs EN- A NJ o IN c
AMERICAN RIGHTS SUFFER NO
euRTHER VIOLATIONS

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Dec. 2l.-Sec-
retary Lansing openly stated here to.
day that President Wilson has adj
dressed a note TO each beligerent coun-
try OF Europe which calls for an cX.
preston OF their future intentions to
ward observing the rights or neutrals
and especially the United States.
Lansing says the note was addressed
by Wilson because the United States
is being gradually forced nearer and
nearer the brink of war with the Euro.
pean countries by the outrageous VIC.
lations OF American rights by all the
beligerents. These constantly recur-
ring violations have brought about a
situauon In which our rights are be-
coming more and more involved in the
i1Tasions OF international rights that
all the bcligerents are guilty Of.
Secretary Lansing says the Presi.
dent has come to see that this Is so in.
ioleTable that II cannot go on much
longer. which means, in plain Ian
verge OF war ourselves With this view
IN mind the President believes TINT the
United States is entitled to know lust
what each beligerent seeks in order
that We may be able TO know how to
regulate our conduct i'm the future.
This radical action on the part of
President Wilson came like a thunder.
holt out OF clear sky and sent a real
shock through all official and diplo.
matte Washington.
Nearly every ambassador and diplo-
mat in Washington at once called upon
Secretary Lansing and learned from
him the Presidents views. They were
all frankly told that the move on the
van Of the administration ig one of
pure self defense. Dclving into the
past which has become notable for the
frequency OF broken promises ScCre.
tafy Lansing told the ambassadors.
Without any effort to cover the situa-
uon with pole phrascology. that the
protests of the United States have not
only been dlsregnrdcd. our citizens
Killed In violation Of all right. our
property rights, but the influence Of
The United States "A weak world
power has been Haunted in our face
with insulting frequency
When Secretary Lansing was asked
point blank II he believed that the note
would bring about the end of the war
ne said. probably not. but II this gov.
eminent is forced into the war 1t will
prove the most potent factor In ending
The war Wilson has given no consid.
Grafton 10 the German oyertures nor
10 the speech of Lloyd George.
The German ambassador. Bcrnstorn
believes that the peace conference can
be easily arranged and that Germany
Will name terms now that the United
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-21

The annual report OF Secretary John
4. Hcydler, of the National League
shows that during the 1916 season
there were 98 postponed games. 90 OF
which were in April. ~ in the month
of June and the re maindcr scattered
throughout the other months of the
season. Boston. Brooklyn and Pitts
busg suffered most, each having six
teen postponements st. Louis had
but sis. Nincty.nine double-headers
were played as follows: At Boston,
IL: brooklyn. 1G: New York, 16: Pbila-
delphia. Il; Pittsburg. II; Chicago, O.;
St Louis, s. and Cincinnati. 5. During
the season 14.77i bascballs were used,
a total of 1,52G over the previous sea
son. New York used the grca; est mum.
bcr Of balls and Pittsburg the least
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-21
EAST PRUSSIA cAPTIvEs
Ole FAST IN SIBERIA

BERLIN. Dec 21.-The Swedish Rec
Cross Society reports that over sixty
per cent Of the men. women and chill
dren who were taken from Eastern
Prussia two years ago and sent to 81
IBERIA are dead. Many of those still
alive are suffering with consumption
and others are cripples for life, be
cause their limbs have been frozen $,
badly that hey have had 10 be ampu
tatcd. Few OF the unfortunates will
see their native towns again. If the
war lasts another year.
The German government recently
made new efforts to liberate these in
nocent victims OF Russian barbarisnl
and even offered TO exchange a mum
Der of captured Russian officers and
soldiers for them, but Russia refused
to listen TO this proposition when Il
was made through the Swedish Minis
ter in PetroGrad
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-21
5AVARIANs SUFFER
FRIGHTFUL WAR LOSSES

MUNICH, Dec. 2l.-Bavaria has suf.
fered frightful war losses. Many ex.
amples OF a pitiful nature Indicate this
clearly in the local press.
For instance. Mrs. Graef. a widow OF
Estenfeld. has lost five Of her nine
sons. Two others are crippled for life
and the remaining two are still fight
ing in Rumania.
A farmer by the name OF Hoeldersch
III Rosenhaupten, gave six sons to the
fatherland and all OF them have been
killed In battle.
OF the eight brothers Hartmann. OF
LeiterberG, who werC called TO the
colors when the war broke out. five
have met their deaths, one was badly
wounded and only two remain unhurt
A blacksmith by the name of Stahla
in Traunerhof has lost six sons. Three
OF them We're killed by the same shell
on the Somme
There Is hardly family in the whole
kingdom which has not sacrificed two
or more Of its members on the battle
fields.
\ remarkable exception is reported
from Oberkammlach. Wilhelm Kienle
the schoolmaster of this village. has
sent eight stalwart sons to the front
but not one of them has even beer
hurt, although all have distinguished
themselves by bravery and earned the
iron cross. Three of the lucky eight
brothers have received special decora
tions from King Ludwig and two hav,
been promoted to the rank of officer
for their daring and skin.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-21
SENATORS FAVOR
DRY AMENDMENT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-The dry
force that have been putting forth
such strength of recent times won an.
other victory today which may mean a
nationwide dry United States in the
near future when the Senate Judiciary
committee recommended, by vote OF
thirteen TO three, the adoption of the
Shepard resolution proposing TO sub
NIT the constitutional amendment, foI
nationwide prohibition, TO the states
for general vote.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-21

Or. John e. Worden will ENJOY n
very happy Xmas by family reunion
when his wife joins him the latter part
Of this week. Mrs. Worden Is now at
fallon and has been there attending
to the management of their saltwater
ranch. She will lease the ranch to a
tenant and come TO Elko to join her
husband and make their home here foI
the future. The doctor has been hav.
ing new house erected on Seventh
street on the hill at the present city
limits. The new house will be ready
for occupancy by the end OF this week.
and IL Is cosy little home. After the
family Is settled well In the new dwell
ing the doctor sRys they will have n
house warming party. Mrs, Worden IL
known by her friends az n very charm.
ing lady and delightful hOSIesa and
those who attend the party will be-
sure to enjoy very pleasant time, for
the doctor will also lend his pleasing
personality TO the occasion.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-21
coLoEsT NOVEMBER IN YEARS

The department OF agriculture wea
ther bulletin for Nevada. recently is
sued, shows that with one exception
(lS9S) last month was the coolest No
vember experienced in twenty-eiehi
years. The month opened fine and
relatively warm. Rain or snow, al,
tended by lower temperatures, occur,
red over large areas from the 9Th Ia
the 9Th. followed by period of bright
cold weather that lasted almos, vii h
out interruption until the cath.