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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
POLICE SERGEANT. CATCHES POSSUM
IN CHASE, THROUGH CITY STREETS
Pound Guardian of Law Refuses to Be Oudone by Wis
itor Which Brings Back Memories of His Virginia
Boyhood-Anmal on Exhibition

at him was real possum its fur bristling,
crouched dehantly on cross-tree.
Mortimer cogitated. His weight was
something over 200 pounds and the possum
was perched very high. But then, he was
Originally from Virginia, suh," and no
possum had ever got the best of him. He
thought of how many pelts he had gathered
in his youth and then deiantly started to
shin up the pole. The possum objected to
being captured aud made this as evident
as 1t could to the cop. But that individual
was determined. and succeeded in getting
hold of the possum before it could slip
down the pole.
The possum is now being exhibited as a
tribute TO the hunting prowess OF the pO-
liceman in a fish and oyster market at 2143
Ridge avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25

In the murky light of early dawn dark
swiftly moving object brushed against Po-
lice Sergeant Harold P, Mortimer who was
resting at the corner of 18th street and
Girard avenue. The startled cop saw 1t
scuttIing in the direction OF Broad street
and he decided first. that it was not part
of his dream and, next to give chase
The mysterious object got to Broad
street before the policeman had covered
half the distance, but he saw it approach a
telegraph pole, carefully inspect IT, and
then climb with amazing speed.
Breathless, and with curiosity sharp
ened by his efforts to catch the thing, the
cop stood under the pole. Grinnlng down
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
BALTT. ORE SHIPPERS ASK U. S.
FOR HELP IN GRAIN EMBARGO
Request Interstate Commission to Take
Charge of Situation

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Charging that
trunk line railroads entering Baltimore have
Disseminated among shippers in the matter
of embargoes on grain and other COM
modites, principally for export, the Balti-
more Chamber of Commerce today formally
requested the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to assume full charge of the en-
barge situation at the Maryland port and
exercise rigid regulations until the con-
gestlon is relieved.
Baltimore merchants and receivers OF
freight have been unable to carry on their
normal business because of the successive
embargoes laid by the railroads, the pc
tition says. 1t asserts that elevators and
warehouses, yards and siding are jammed
with cars and that the whole shipping
business of the city is so upset that 1t is
imperative the commission exercise special
government regulation for the present at
least. Certain shippers it is charged are
especially favored by the railroads, result
ing in serious and prejudicial discrimnn-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
Police Court Chronicles

A loudly dressed man, with a little hat
and big cigar, ran in the I'd and Christian
streets station and told the sergeant there
was gambling house just across the street
In full blast. He intimated it was con-
Quoted under the guise of a billiard parlor.
The sergeant gasped.
yes, it's true" declared the caller they
cleaned me out of a thousand dollars"
Just then two pool balls dropped from his
pockets and rolled over the floor. The
complainant gasped and said the balls must
have accidentally dropped into his pocket as
he was leaning against the table.
His excuse was regarded susplciously.
The sergeant ordered two cops to search
him. They found two pool cues stuck un-
der his raincoat. He couldn't explain how
they came to be up there and was informed
officially that he was "pnched"
The sergeant then sent for Sam Lee, pro-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
Cost of Living Up Five Cents

The cost of living" is going up 1t has
been boosted by at least five cents. Many
small dealers were gloomy today when they
heard that on and after June the huckster
and the corner grocer will have to buy
outright the basket in which he receives
fruit, vegetables and other produce from
commission merchants. He has TO pay
that now but upon return of the basket
he is credited with the amount paid. Ac-
cording to the new procedure, the amount
refunded for baskets returned Is likely to
be only one or two cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
ART PRIZES TO BE AWARDED
Students of Academy Wait Cresson and
Toppan Gifts

students of the Academy of the Fine
ssts are today waiting anxiously for the
announcement OF the awards of the Cresson
gAHellng fellowships for foreign study and
s Ioppan cash prizes This announce
~ VIII be made. at o'clock this after
= year for foreign study. The Toppan
sslses are OF $500. 5000 and two of 500,
sno are awarded only to winners of the
We cresson fellowships in previous years
LIAerelses In connection with the presen-
ION .on WIZ be public. Prof. Warren F.
=. M mead of the School of Architecture
uyer an address on ,'Co.ordination An Art"
,u John Fredriek Lewis. president of the
-'e~ueiny' will announce the awards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
sLAsHEs HIMSELF WITH RAZOR
Man Despondent From Ill Health Dying
From Self Inflicted Wounds

SELINSGROVE. Pa, May 25.-C. c.
Cast. prominent resident of Milton, at
tempted to commit suicide last night and
is now in dying condition,
Despondent from long period of Ill
health Cast took a razor and, barring his
breast. sashed himself again and again.
His body at the waist line was almost cut
in two He has a wife and several children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
BLOOD-SOAKED CLOTHING
SUGGESTS WOMAN'S MURDER
Bundle of Undergarments Found in a
Woods

HIGHLAND FALLS, n. Y, May 20
A mystery which the authorities here be-
lieve may terminate in the discovery OF
the murder of woman is being investi-
gated today following the finding of bun
die of blood-soaked woman's clothing. 1t
was this village that was thrown into n
fever of excitement when search was made
for the body Of Dorothy Arnold, missing
New York heiress.
The bundle was found in the woods on
the road from the railroad station to the
Lady Cline Academy, a school for girls.
The clothing was an apron, shirtwaist'
stockings. shoes, corsets and other under
garments. Some of the clothing was torn.
Search is being made through the sur
rounding woods
The bundle was found by a picnic party
of school children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
DOG BITEs Two CHILpREN
Mad" Animal Creates Wild Scene in
Camden Streets

o,h hhwo children were bitten and several
cH,s cssts Were chased by a mad" dog In
ma -anasn as before 1t was finally captured
~ ~ shot today. The children were on their
NJ, 70 school and ran screaming into
muses. muses. and stores to get out OF the ami
Iees pain fhree-year-old David Till, of
~, North 25th street, was bitten on the
sIr.Im eIm IN rront OF his house. while Neal
M nn,,inaons, years old, of 919 Louis ave-
AZ, was bitten on the ankle Both chill
- were treated at their homes The dog
-. examined and declared 10 have the
'-slss, His head was sent 10 Trenton for
more careful examination. The police
looking for more children who may
H1Fe been bitten by the animal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
SUES FOR ADoprEp cHlLp
Fottsville Woman Alleges Parents
Abandoned Little Girl

louisville, Pa, May 2s. - JUDGE
bechtei has issued a writ OF habess
corpus on Leon and Emma REYNOLDS. on
hesding' to appear in court here next week.
VA VA" tnelr daughter, Florence, years
& o.u, ana give reasons why they should not
surrender her to Mrs Charles Bereer. OF
this city. SGT Vi
Mrs. Berger alleges that the parents de.
serted her when she was years old
since which time Mrs. Berger had charge
o VI ner' mrs Berger says the girl was re-
ents and taken to Readirw.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
GERMAN MUTINY REPORTED
russians and saxons in Riot at
Courtrai, Dutch Hear

AMSTERDAM May 25-A mutiny OF
frsh f,'ssln4h troops al courrai Is reported. In
ss,.sn -..aa-uon vas received here today that
,slhs between Prussian and Saxon soldiers
ls..sl.sa IA. .la N Etterbeek barracks. Ia Brussels.
ato. IN which there we're fatalities
matter VAS hnshed 1p by the Ger
h'an'Afs authorities. i Wss said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
Kuenzel Takes Oath of Office

Harry Kuenzel, appointed by the Board
of Judges as a County Commissioner, was
sworn in today by President Judge Auden-
ried, of Court of Common Pleas No. 4.
After taking the oath OF office, Commits
sioner Kuenzel at once entered upon his
new duties.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
Two Divorces Granted

Court No today granted a divorce to
Frank III. Strube from Leonilda Strube,
and Court No. granted a divorce to
Thomas S. Jewett from Violet E. Jewett
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
Child DELAYED
II Al IL IL II !.
~ MAA> - III y u kAB>
BIG PRODUCT|ON

Little Runa Hodges, the clever
child actress, who was especially en-.
gagged to play the part of the daughter
of the Fool in the-,William Fox pro-
duction of "A Fool There Was" now
packing 'em in" at the Bijou theater,
is very small-but very, very impor-
tant So much so, in fact, that while
the Florida scenes of the production
were being made she was responsible
for an entire days delay in the pro-
duction while she attended, as the
guest of honor, children's lawn party
at the palatial ST. Augustine home of
DR.. James knight, prominent physi-
clan of the Southland. 49,.
The daughters of DR.. knight idoliz-
ed little Runa and their friends joined
them in paying tribute to the minia-
ture queen of the silent drama" while
Theda Bara, Edward Jose and the bal
ance of the expensive cast awaited the
pleasure Of the children.
Runas appearance was responsible
for a new diversion among the child
rem in st. Augustine. Under her able
direction they played movie" game
In which, after watching the grown-up
actors of the Fox aggregation, they
endeayored to duplicate their every
move. -.:...~:.= 49,; .....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
fOLk0f
MANY NATIONS
ARE GIVEN AID
Report of Associated Charities
Shows That Work includes
Score of Countries

People from the seven seas gath.
cred at the office of the Associated
Charities during the month of De
cember as shown by the report just
issued by the superintendent. F. F.
Brooks, 80 different nationalities be-
ing numbered among those cared for
by the institution. f.. II. HI
The report shows that the total
lumber Of families taken under care
was 175. which number includes &C
new families, q old families. and IS
continued from November ..
There were 81 married couples. q
widows, eight deserted families, 81
resident single men, IA transient
single men and four orphans under
care. -.
Portuguese led the nationalities
cared for with a total of so. and Ha-
Waiians were second in number with
%. There were "a Porto Ricans. 10
Spanish, Ia Americans, IL Chinese,
6 Russians, 6 English, 6 Filipinos,
Swedes, Firms, Norwegians, 4 Ger
mans, Austrians, 2 Negroes, Irish.
man, Dane, l Korean, l Scotchman
and / Mexican. -. ...
Regular relief was given to so fami.
lies; emergency relief to 81; doctors
care secured for 90 individuals; hos.
pital care for six; district nurses
gave care to eight; employment was
secured for 90; other societies gave
relief to IL families, and friendly Wis.
itors took care of eight families.
Vorinnc nrUonfzofinnc oil
city accepting whole or partial care.
thus cooperating with the Associated
Charities, are as follows: Ad Club,
&c; Leahi Home, /; Seamen's Insti.
tute, 8; Palama Dispensary. 6; New
Thought Society, 4; Strangers
Friend, seven; immigration station,
6; Sugar Planters Association, q. in.
dividuals, Q; Catholic Ladies' Aid So
ciety, 4 !; Hawaiian Relief, 3; Central
Union church, /; Full Gospel mission,
L; Hui Pauahi, 1; Filipino mission, l;
City and County, 5; humane officer,
5; Russian consul, !; police depart
ment, 1; Palama nurses, 6; mayor, l
Industrial Accident board, /; juvenile
court, 2.
Organized agencies and individuals
asked investigation or other service
as follows:
individuals, IL; Palama Settlement,
6; probation officer, 3; immigration
station, 8; governor, 4 city and coun-
ty, /; Y. M. C. A., 1; Lanakila Hale.
L; Associated Charities, Washington,
d. c., L; Workmen's Compensation
Board, L; Ad Club, 46.
Visits to the number of 388 we're
made to families and in behalf of
them. Applicants numbering 454 were
interviewed in the office, 80 friends
were consulted in the office, and reg
istrations under Confidential Ex-
change" totals 1898. Relief given
to $540.95.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
SECRET ORCHARD
SETS new RECORD

1.-The Secret Orchard" closes at the
Liberty theater with the performance
of this evening and with its close an
other of those popular Blanche Sweet
offerings goes down into history. With
the passing of this offering one OF
the record weeks at the Liberty will
have been established. Possibly "The
Secret Orchard" with Blanche Sweet
and an entire cast of capable stars,
including Carlyle Blackwell, Edward
Mackey, Cleo Ridgley. Gertrude Kel.
Ter, Theodore Roberts, Cynthia Will.
liams, Marjorie DaW, Loyola O'Con-
nor and Sydney Deane has been res.
ponsible for this heavy attendance and
possibly it has been the initial offer.
ing of Meal of the Navy" the new
serial, that has tended to draw the
crowds. l:. =. -.
In any event the Sweet offering
is an excellent one, telling a good
story, ably acted and well cameraed.
Also. Neal of the Navy" opens with
the greatest promise of any of the Sc.
rails thus far shown locally s~... =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
WAIRlCAl8
Golfer RINGS
DRAMA LUMBER
CAMP FEATURE AT
HAWAII THEATER

Sunday one Of Ethel Barrfmore's
stage successes, comes TO the Hawaii
theater today with Refine Davies in
the role made famous by Miss Barry.
more. Thomas .Raceward's drama is
the initial local offering of George W.
Lederer Filmotions. Inc. incidentally,
the adding of the word "filmotion" TO
lexicOlOgy Il not the first of the nu.
merous accomplishments of Lederer.
Patrons of the Hawaii theater
should be well pleased with this of.
fering, which abounds in thrills from
initial to closing scene. The story
opens in the lumber country, where
the young girl, Sunday, is left in
the charge of four rugged lumber
jacks by her dying father. The boys
are great admirers of Sunday. espe-
.cialiy Jacky, the younger of the quar-.
tet. who is deeply in love with the
girl. ...... -. T.. " -.......
Arthur Brinthrope, the black sheep
of an old English family, persuades
the girl to elope with him. She is
rescued by Jackey, and Arthur is XIII.
ed. Some time later Sunday is taken
to England by her aunt and there
meets and falls in love with i!enry
Brinthrope but, feeling that the dead
man stands between them, she for
sakes England and returns to her
iumbermen frien1s. ~.". .....=
OF course Henry follows the girl,
who is accused OF the mur,ier If Al
thur. Explanations follow. Jacky
tells the story of the Heath Of the
ne'er-do-well, AMI the ending is most
satisfactory lib. ~. <~">
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
LOUISE FRANCES
At YOUNG HOTEL
THIS evening

Miss Louise Frances. singer of rag
time songs, who has been successful
in high-class cafes on the mainland,
viii make her first appearance at the
Young Hotel Rathskeller this evening.
ADV. T.. -. =. -. ..>.... .....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
YOUNG BUYS LAND III Fl.
IN NOON AUCTION

A. A Young was the only bidder at
noon today on portion of territorial
land at Waikiki, known as the Mooka-
hi remnant, and containing Las acres
Young bought the land for $1266. the
upset price being vl265. Land Com
missioner Joshua D. Tucker acted as
auctioneer.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19

The swedish steamship Emden was
reported sunk off Doggerbank, Hol-
land.
Admiral George Dewey recently ce-
LIBERATED his 18th birthday in Washing
ton -..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-03
SATURDAY SPECIAL

One quarter pound of
Whitrnan's Celebrated Can
dies with each 25c purchase.
The Crystal Pharmacy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-03

and fathers and now another $4,000
has had to be printed.
Three years ago, one Indian baby
in every three died before it was
three years old. Today, there is a
substantial increase of births over
deaths.
"The first thing that struck me
when ! took charge of this work" "
said Sells, twas that it is absurd to
make large appropriations, build up
an expensive school system and com
duct tremendous business in prop
erty, for race that was disappearing
from the earth
There's no use running an Indian
bureau for dead Indiansi
"On that basis I resolved and hoped
to rescue this race from decay. The
reports / have just gathered indicate
we have succeeded and the Indian is
fast becoming a producer insteda Of
a consumer"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-03
DAY |MEF FIREWORKS
HIGHLY PLEASING
To LARGE NUMBER

Daylight fireworks, a big feature
of Thursdays program at the fair
grounds, proved highly attractive to
the large number of patrons who
crowded into the gates during the af-
ternoon. This was an innovation wit
messed for the first time by possibly
hundreds who made trip to the fair
grounds yesterday.
Following the discharge of thunder
Gus bombs, spectators, watching the
thin line of smoke would observe the
formation of ali manner of objects in
the air, which, almost as light as air,
would float to the earth, caught and
swirled at times by the breeze. Bal +
looms, flags, parachutes, ETC., were en-
pertaining and the spectacle proved
very attractive.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-03

ton, ventilation and home hygiene.
1--WE pressed the campaign espec-
tally against tuberculosis, which was
destroying the race. we made spec
ial effort to eliminate trachoma, the
eye disease which was running the
health Of SO many Indians.
Last year we spent 100000 to
build and equip new hospitals. We
have organized corp of physicians
and nurses.
s'The baby is what we have con-
centrated on. The babies born today
are the future Indian race"
The medicine man" has been
largely eliminated on the Indiap res
ervation and the whiskey traffic
practically wiped out.
Two years ago the bureau of Indian
affairs printed a pamphlet on "In-
dian Babies; How to Keep. Them
Well" Twenty-Five thousand copies
were distributed to Indian mothers
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-03

1Conunued from rage One.1
viii consist of an entirely different
program, that viii rival the splendor
of the pyrotechnical display of We'd
nesday night.
Hest Motorcycle Races Of Season
Yesterday
Yesterdays motorcycle races were
by all odds the best of the season.
There was five-mile and a ten-mile
event, Suggs, Metz, and coxwell be-
ing the entries in both. Suggs beat
Metz in the fve-mile even, after bad
getaway, by a wheel.
In the ten-nile race, Suggs had
mechanical trouble, and before he
could get his engine going well, had
dropped 500 feet, Metz leading and
Coxwell being about hundred feet
behind. Slowly but surely Suggs be-
gan to cut down the lead, and Cox
well drove the race of his life, like
wise cutting down the lead Metz had
over him.
On the fifteenth round the three
machines were exactly even as they
paased the grandstand A stick
would have touched all three front
wheels. With a terrific outburst Of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-03
ANNOUNCEMENT.

I have moved from Milton to PEN
sacola to live, to send my children to
school and to practice law. Ny office
is sos Thiesen building. I shall APP
preciate any patronage l may receive
and win serve with prompness and to
the best of my ability those desiring
my professional services.
3nov-1w H. s. LAIRD.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-03
REv|vES
COLOR GLANDS
Darkens Gray Hair Naturally.

Q-Ban Hair Color Resorer is no
dye. but acts on the roots, making
hair and scalp healthy and restoring
the color glands of the hair. So If
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apply Q-Ban Hair Color .2estorer las
directed on bottle). to hair and scaln
In q short time all your gray hair
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viii become soft, fluffy, long, thick
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fascinating and abundant without
even trace of gray. Sold on a
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a big bottle at D'Aleml,erte's drug
store, Pensacola, Florida Out-of-
town folks supplied by nlail.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-03

Washington. Nov, 2.-The death
rate which was destined TO wipe the
Indian race from the f.lce of the
earth has been halted, and today
there is every prospect the Indian
viii survive and keep his place in
definitely as vigorous, productive
element in American life.
This is the big fact made plain by
figures gathered by Cato Sells, Indian
commissioner, in recent trip COW
ering 70 days, in which he travelled
more than 5000 miles ovel. the whole
trans-Mississippi and Pacific coast
region, and received reports from
every Indian superintendent in the
United States.
The commissioner has ;ust return
ed to Washington.
three years ago we inauguaranted
a campaign covering the entire "a
states where there are Indians, to bet
ter sanitary conditions, teach SANTA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-03

speed, Suggs shot to the front and
great cheer went up-it was the
most spectacular thing seen on
the grounds, and was pulled off just
where everybody could see it.
Suggs from here on increased his
lead slightly. and Coxwell dropped.
Everybody continued going great
guns, however, and Coxy7ell, round
ing the curve on the nineteenth lap,
skidded, as Suggs and Metz were
coming into the stretch. The peo-
pie in the grandstand knew that there
had been an accident, but the two
racers did rot and flashed by at a
mile-a-minute gait. They slowed
simultaneously when they saw Cox
well lying in a pool of blood beside
the wrecked machine on the edge OF
the curve, and finished pretty close
|. together, Suggs leading. Aid was
then given the wounded man.