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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-03

The total saving in the ,Wausau
schools for eleven years has been
$204 4,912.15.
These conditions should be studied
carefully. Even if our schools cost
the maximum per pupil, there should
be ample accommodations for every
child. How much more cheerfully
should this be done when the expenses
of our schools have been kept far be-
low the average of the schools of the
state
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-03
RUMMAGE SALE

The Ladies' Aid society of the First
NJ. E. church will hold rummage
sale from October 4th to the 7th, in
the old Riverside hotel, corner of
First and Jackson streets. adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-03
COMING HOME

Battery A, Wisconsin Artillery, with
others has been ordered home, and
it is supposed the battery will leave
for Wisconsin at once. .
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-03
BARBER WORK

Shave, 10c; hair cut, zoe, on Satur-
days, 25c. Corner Fourth and Jackson
streets. o3-w4
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-03
HENRY B. HUNTINGTON
LAW AND REAL ESTATE
Scott ST.. Opp. Court House, Wausau. Wis.
Over $500 Acres

of Fine Farming and Hardwood Lands for Safe Marathon lincoln
and Taylor Counties, Wis.
Fine Residence Property Business Property Building
and Acre Property for sale in the city.
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
INSPECTORS LOOK FOR DOPE AND
FIND INNOCENT PIGEON PILLS
Long Confab in Federal Building Brings Forth Nothing
but Jokes and knowledge That Abroad They Make
Patent Medicine for Chirpers-They "Can" Them

"Pnls is pills J suppose. but what kind
of pills may these bc?" questioned one
Of Uncle Sans employees in the custom
house room In the Federal Building to-
day as he opened for inspection mys-
terous-looking little package, which bore
evidence of having Travelled many seas.
other custom house officials gathered
about the speaker There was no doubt
of II. the mysterious bON-or Can-con-
tanned pills, which looked harmless
enough as they lay side by each, staring
the bold investigators Tn the face, Never
thclcss. there were two wierd things
about them: First. their color. which was
tawny green sort o. serpcnt-likc," as
one expressed IL: second, the fact that
seemingly they had no passport or
label, to establish their identity or in
grcdiency Such unthoughtfulnoss Is con-
trary to all custom house etiquette.
what kind Of pills do YOU think they
arc?" one man questioned as lie moved
his specks.
"Scarch me-" came the reply
Better search the package for r
label" another suggested.
But speaking of surprises, the worst
was yet to come.
The label printed in several foreign
tongues. was found among the wrappings
and proved the pills TO be liver pills for
pigeons.
The pills are said to be wonders and
will cure all ailments, even insomnia I'm
fact, anything but clipped wings The list
Of directions did not state whether they
should be taken in spirits or whether a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
FAITHFUL APPRENTICE
HAS WATCH GIVEN DAD
BY STETSON in 1875
Gold Chain Also Included in
Christmas Gifts From Late
Manufacturer to
Employe
REWARDED FOR SERVICE

4 gold watch and chain. the first one
over riycn to nm cmplovc for faithful
service Inv tho late tohn B. Stetson. the
hat uon,iroctu is possessed by Frank
Wolf. tr.. of 1921 Jefferson street This
souvenir was owned bv his father. Frank
Wolf. Sr., being presented to the latter
In 1873 The watch Is still running accu-
rately and looks as good now as on the
da% Wolf received it,
A son of Wolf said today that the time
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
REV. JOHN CAVNAUGH, TOO.
HAS TO STOP PLAZA SPEECHES
Aged Preacher Has Held Meetings
There Since City Hall Was Built

Ever since City Hall was built. the Rev.
John CavnauEh, an itincrant preacher.
has conducted little meetings on the
plaza. He was sincere in H. utteranccs
and Interested the better class of people.
But last night the clergyman was stopped
as he finished n prayer and informed of
the new rules, which forbid meetings on
the plaza,
The cop who told the aged preacher of
the rule was very good-natured about It,
and expressed sorrow that he was Obliged
to take such n step. Many who have
been in the habit of listening to the aged
preacher were also disappointed. In or
der to learn the cause of the order the
minister went to the office of the Super
intendent of Police. and was informed
that the action was taken on account of
the utterance of irresponsible speakers,
who held meetings for the sole purpose
of attacking city officials in foreign lam
guaEcs.
The aged preacher was broken hearted
over the step taken. He has been preach
ing for 40 years. He goes from city to
city, and his sole purpose is to help those
who may drift within the sound of his
voice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26

chaser was needed It did say, however.
that all prizc-winning pigeons should
take them, and that they could be ad-
ministcred with relish. even to chickens,
wonder II any star pigeons have sent
along any personal recommendations
ono man asked facetiously
Eureka" another exclaimed, as his
face bcnmcd with sudden Inspiration.
These pills are meant for Bryan's peace
dove"
~ hardly think So" came the rejoin4
der. How about Henry Ford2 Didn't
he bring back n peace bird from the
trenches? Maybe these pills should be
sent to Detroit"
Nothing doing" one Of the wise ones
said. The Ford party had n squirrel
aboard TO eat the nuts You knew that,
didn't your"
"Can both the Joke and the lis" came
the suggestion. II was promptly accep-
ted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
REMEMBERED BY AUNT
Nephews and Nieces of Amanda Nc
Keal Get Bulk of $4,000 Estate

An estate of $4,000 is disposed of in ,e
WI. Of Amanda McNc;,, Til4 -Iorth 18th
street, who died mt her residence on Jan
uary 49, The document, which was ad-
mittcd. to probate today. bedueaths the
bulk of the estate to nephews and nieccs
of the deceased
Other wills probated today include the
following:
Joseph H. Holloway. 337 Wharton street.
S2l GOO; Angelo de Lorenzo, 523 South Sth
street. $4,000; Timothy Murphy, 37l7 Fair
mount avenue, $4,000; James b. Green,
Mcrchantville, n. j.. 5000; Mary L.
Nuenemann G22 North 9Th street, $500;
Elizabeth Dunn, who recently died at the
Presbyterian Hospital, S@3OO: Joanna
Comey, lil Hartville street $1,000
The personal effects of estates were APP
praised as follows: Jane II. EEarmer, S25,-
400 90: Guillaume Fausson. $25iS.GO; Ida b.
Abrams. $SiSGlO and Thomas Reilly,
$5S6i.ii.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
sQUABBLE CAUSES ARREST
Wife in Rage Tells Police Husband
Is Thief

Tho story of how family squabblc
caused wife to call up the police and
inform them that her husband was reg
ularly stealing goods from the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad was revealed today, when
George Kline, 1915 North seth street, was
arraigncd before Magistrate Stevenson
Kline was held in $500 bail
Kline and his wife quarrcled last
night, and the row became so bitter that
in revenge Mrs Kline went to the tclc-
phone and communicated with the 6lst
and Thompson streets station. Kline
has been employed for II years as Il
brakeman for the Pennsylvania Railroad
and his wife alleges he has been rob-
bing freight cars for a ling time \
search of the Kline home disclosed "A
number of valuable articles, including
clothing, talking machines, cigars and
furniture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
KENSTNGTON TO ERECT
SHAFT TO MEMORY OF
SMITH, VERA CRUZ HERO
Mammoth Parade and Monu-
ment to Honor Memory of
Boy Killed in Mexico
One Year Ago
FORM PLANS OF CANVASS

April a year ago the United states
warships lay Off Vera Cruz growing at
the sunny wnnrvcs and docks of the
lazy Mexican port. They were lowering
( boatsful of marines with rifles boy
! named Smith on board the New Hamp-
| shire was not supposed to 60 lie
begged to go-he wanted to see action
ne ne wasn't afraid to got into scrap with
inc lurking snipers in the sinister look
ing buildings at the edge OF the lazy and
gaudy-cIored and dirty city
And because one boy wasn't afraid the
drums will rumble in the streets of ken
sington and the buglcs sound and the
I iiags will be moved nloft, and Kcnsng-
ton will honor her hero. For the boy
hailed from Kensngton and he died un-
der the flag.
There viii be a monument erected %
his memory that the gallant young form
Of Charles Allen Smith may look down,
IN some public square Of his home sec
tton, forever upon the children nc was
playing with, as one of them, so few
years ago, reminding them to he brave.
a MAMMOTH PARADE
That one boys impulslvc LET mo 20.
too. SIR" will bring out in parade, with
bands and banners, sailors and marines
marching, Euardsmcn, veterans, Sons of
Veterans, Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
Spanish War Veterans, G. A. r. men, Red
Men. Sons of America. American Me-
chanics and all the ladies' auxiliaries
thereof besides Boy Scouts and Camp
Fire Girls
1t will bring out the political clubs, tho
social clubs. business mems associations,
including the North Kcnsngton. North
Front street Port Richmond, Frankford
and Cohocksnk. and the Kcnsington Mer-
chants Association and the Frankford
and Kcnsington Boards of Trade.
In short. all the great Northeast will
come streaming forth from every corner
to see upon the monument that young
face that wasn't afraid.
The Smiths are typical Kcnsington
family. Young Smith mother, Mrs
Jennie Smith, lives at 1854 Stouton
street. The hoy worked in a mill before
the call of the sea lurcd him. He died on
April %, 1911, when the American forces
occupied Vera Cruz. Another Phiadel-
pha boy died at the same time, George
Poinsctt, to whose memory there are now
two monuments.
MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
Edwin L. Hoffman has been appointed
chairman of the Charles Allen Smith
Memorial Committee by the North Ken
sington Business Mems Association. He
probably will preside at the meeting of
the cooperating associations. The Gov
ernor and the Mayor will he invited to
make addresses at the dedication, and
it is the determination of the chairman
to have the monument in place by
.emorial Day, so that the exercises may
be held then.
The members of the committee are
Councilman \. c. Ecclcy, Councilman
Ferdinand BaumEartlc, William Ricmen-
schneider \. Wenccslas Woler, William
Dost, John DerloCk, George MarSerum,
Charles A. Martin, IIllwood HaggCrt,
Magistrates Dietz and Mcclear Council
man y. w. Waldron, David Strumpf.
James Pitts, f. NJ. Ward, William
Hancock, Frank Tanning and Harry
Schumacher
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
rOLICE DOG MAKES ARREST
a0'lheast Stations Famous "Bum"
Makes Running Catch

lslss the police dog. sprang after a
pr' VINO was getting away from Mrs.
nsss. niue candy and cigar store, and
bIs' bI.s ny, MIN by a trouser leg and held
sfl.t.A policeman Blennan arrived, an
y ~ ~ which today received great praise
me Trenton avenue and Dauphin
~ Iame grows daily in the North
srrs.. Nhefe he has made a number of
hs,, entered the Finn shop, at 1888
ss,-llha =. street, last night. and, While Mrs
sors. wasn't looking, gathered up $40
I'm Of goods and fed.
ussil n Will run after any man he sees
nrs Tor which reason no one ever
al IN catch trolley cars in the vicinity
In y, station. The man could not shake
" ne edge of his trousers.
pels,teu ne was John Campbell of 2233
agn,bsp street, and he was given six
IN the House of Correction.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
"EXPAND BUSINESS" CALwELL
Go Farther From Home, Says Presi-
dent of Corn Exchange Bank

Opportunity for Philadelphia to become
the distributing centre and exchange mar
ket for a large section of the East was
pointed out to members of the GrOcers
and Importers Exchange by Charles S.
CaIwell. president of the Corn Exchange
Bank. in an address last night at the
Bellevue -StTatford.
There is a call here to do business on
n broader basis" said Mr.. Calwell, "but
many merchants here show too great
tendency to keep their field limited to
the city-they should go further from
home"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
CHAMP CLARK BOOM
OPENS IN NEW YORK
"Hyphenates" Suspected Of
Launching Move in Inter-
ests of Missourian
WAs1I1NGTON. Ian. gs.

w N9iil4NN l'tNt d'i -''
Speaker Clark Is likely to become a
candidate for the Democratic ,nomi-
nation for President in certain cxigcnccs
which may develop Mt the St Louis con-
vcntion. This is the opinion expressed
here by political observers who have re-
Ccivcd letter from Champ Clark poll
tical campaign committee, in New York.
The letter booms Mr.. Clark for Presi-
dent and points out his strength, espe-
cially emphasizing that his attitude for
"strct and real neutrality against either
Entente or Alliance is admirable, and sat
isfying to the most critical opponents of
the Administration"
Speaker Clark declined to discuss
the question.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
Dies While Daughter Is Being Buried

pOTTSNILBE, Pa, Jan. 26-Mrs. Mary
McEernan aged % years. died at her
home mt Shenandoah today, while her
laughter Mrs. Elizabeth Talley, wife of
the former president of the Home Friend
~ Insurance Company, of Baltimore. was
being buried i'm that city She was n ma
tive Of Ireland. After residence at
Beaver Meadow. Carbon County, she re-
moved, with her husband. to Shenandoah,
80 years ago Her husband, Garrett Me-
Herman, died I'm 1893.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
Paris Green Dose Proves Fatal

John arbutton. Il years old, a farmer,
living at Barren Hill, died in the Chest
nut Hin Hospital today, the result of
having taken paris green. the police say
with suicidal intent, at his home ycstcr-
day The aged man had been i'll for
some time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
6NAWAY GIRL GIVES
.DvICE TO OTHERS WHO
WOULD DESERT HOME
..rsnteen-year-old Mary Wen
IN Who Fell Into Trouble
I. Tenderloin, Is Sorry for
Her Disobedience
eANrED A GOOD TIME
.,.,, VenLock's AdUice to
riris Who Would Run Awdy

Girls. mind your mothers. They
snSs ne,.y at home. Truly, you don't
o% M how fine you have it.
snVS TSe citv is no place for girls
liGm inan,t I trust friends" from the
" pOi town. They will take adj
''n,n' 'non't be the fool l have been.
pOn,t DO, "sass" your mothers.
pO,,t D0n spend all your leisure time
lUing Dyn to "movies" and dances.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-05

if they would only done the business
which their associates Louis Won
Schlachthaus and Charles j. Leichen-
besorger is doing, understand me, then
with reason they could smile, and he
is just about to hand them the figures
and a little frommer talk of the usual
kind, when the letter carrier comes in
and he leaves n cancellation from
Dvinsk, cancellation from Riga and
couple other cancellations from i'm
portant places, y'understand, and for
the rest of the war all you hear about
Won Schlachthaus and Leichenbesorger
is that people wonder that you don't
hear about them any more"
"Well," Birsky said, cts better to
get some cancellations like Germany
than never to sell no goods at all like
England and France, which they also
called whole lot of fellers off the
road on account that for all the busi-
ness they was doing, life might just so
we'll be one legal holiday after an
other. You take this here English
man, French, and he comes to work
for his concern with a big reputation,
understand, and the boss says
We'll, if there's any business to be
done in that territory, French will do
it, and l.. Lloyd and his partner this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-05

debts him by mistake with two extra
stacks which should ought to of been
charged up to Felix Immerglick, the
biggest loser"
"Well, when you consider that they
took Poland and Serbia and Belgium
and lot of France, Zapp, that's some
stack, even if it would only be half
past 10, so to speak,"
"Sure, l know" Zapp said, "but if
a feller goes to work and buys now
in Warshaw a ninety-seven-cent Ger
man stamp book, he runs big chance
that he would use fifty per cent. of it
on letters and the balance in a postage
stamp album as sowveneers of when
the Germans used to was in Warshaw.
Yes, Birsky, war is more ticklish as
poker. It's pretty near as uncertain
as selling goods, which you take them
German generals with their freproof
faces, and they go out on the road and
do tremendous business, understand
me, and cover whole lot of new ter
ritory, and when the boss hears about
it he calls a conference of the sales
organization and makes 'em a speech,
and says that they are gathered to-
gether that evening and that he is
glad to see so many bright and happy
umberufen faces about him, and that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-05

here George and all the other fellers
say"
what do you mean-L. Lloyd and
George?" Zapp demanded. "Do you
think Lloyd-G George is frm?"
"For my part, it could be a corpora
tion," Birsky said. ~ am now talking
from this here French, which every
body thought you could no more stop
that feller from doing million dol
lars business on the road than a ca
nary from singing, y'understand, and
after he is out couple weeks the boss
comes in one morning and says to l..
Lloyd: Tell me, Louis or Leon, or
whatever the e. stands for, what do
we hear from Mister French" and the
next morning he says: Say, amt we
heard nothing from French?' and the
morning after he says: No word
from that faker yet?' and the last day
he says: Leon or Louis, write that
cutthroat, that highway robber, let
ter he should come home right away.
What does he think-we are made of
money? And that's the way it goes
in England, Zapp."
"Well, I'll tell you," Zapp said;
with IA general it's the same like a
salesman, whole lot depends on the
territory. AS | understand it, French
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-05

No, Zapp, generals don't got no hard
ships, otherwise there wouldn't be no
wars. 1t would be good thing if
they did got hardships, Zapp, because
the next time it looked like war and
some of the generals was in favor of
it on account of seeing life again,
General French oder General Hinden-
burg or any of them fellers says:
Nothing doing and the other gen.
erals says: why not?' and French
says: You remember the roast duck
we used to get in the last WARP and
the other generals says: What of
it?' and French says: Maybe you fel-
lers like to eat poison, dber me net.
And Hindenburg on the other side also
puts the lid on the idea. Right away
talking war! he says, and Generals
Won Meuchlemorder and Blutvergies-
sen says: why shouldn't we" and
Hindenburg says: why shouldn't
you! Did I get even once a decent
cup coffee in Poland all the time l was
there? Then what the devil you are
talking nonsense! and the conse-
quence is there amt no war. 'rs
"In fact, Zapp," he continued mo-
ment later, zone way to get rid of wars
is to make them less attractive for the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-05

generals and the emperors and the
kings. Fix up rule that so long as
there amt no wars, generals and EN-
perors could wear their usual military
effects made over satin d'amour with
elaborate crystal overdress, fishtail
train, draped satin belt with vestee
and collar of Point de Venise and a
velvet rose corsage bouquet, but so
soon as there comes war, the en-
perors and generals is got to wear
blue serge coats and vests and striped
pants, with black derby hats. 1t
might also be a good idee that en-
perors shouldn't get off no religious
speeches during war, but where it's
a case of an emperor being used to
doing such things twice day and it's
got to be habit, understand, it
amt necessary to be inhuman, and
business clothes might be punishment
enough for him."
Couldn't you talk seriously about
a thing like the trouble on the other
side?" Zapp asked.
81 could" Birsky concluded. II
could even hire Carnegie Hall to do it
in, but them peace meetings is all the
same, Zapp. They're serious, but they
amt sensible"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-05
Do You Know This?

We have a wonderful plan and
we can hardly wait to tell you
about it. The EVENING LEDGER
has allowed US some prizes to give
to those whose names are on our
HONOR ROLL each week and we
MUST have some of our members
to help us read the papers and
answers that are sent in. There
fore, we want an
EDITORIAL BOARD
Write letter to Farmer Smith,
Children's Editor, the EVENING
LEDGER, Philadelphia, stating
WHY you are qualified to be one
of the EDITORIAL BOARD of
FARMER SMITHS RAINBOW
CLUB. You must also state
WHAT DAY AND HOUR is most
convenient for our EDITORIAL
CONFERENCE. For instance,
our young bankers meet Satur-
days. What day do YOU want to
meet? Answer by next Wednes-
day.
We will notify you if your an
swer entities you to membership
on our Editorial Board.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-05

done wonders when he was making
Johannesburg and Kimberly and all
them South African towns while he
was working for England before, but
when he is somewhere in France, then
that's something else again. Or may
be the feller's getting old, Birsky.
Take me, for example, and if I would
be making nowadays, small towns in
! Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and
Mississippi, after | got through seeing
the doctor every day, there wouldn't
be no time left to call on the trade
Even Teller my age couldn't stand
no hardships."
"Yow hardshipsl" Birsky exclaimed
Generals don't got to stand no hard
ships, Zapp. The soldiors-ycs, dber
the generals is each of 'em got tents
with hall service, elevators, hot and
cold running water, steam heat and
sanitary plumbing. They carry with
them a cook, a butler, chauffeur,
laundress, upstairs girl and man to
attend to the furnace. Hardships,
sdgt er! For business man to have
the hardships which general has got
it would cost easy thirty thousand
dollars a year for living expenses
alone"
"But generals once in a while gets
wounded, Birsky," zapp said. "T seen
it in the papers already"
"Schmooes - 1couNdedw Birsky
cried. "If the paper says a general is
slightly wounded, Zapp, that means
he is got little Mogenbcschwerdcn
because the roast ducks had too much
garlic in them the night before, and
if the paper says a general is serious
wounded, Zapp, then that means he
got hit in the eye with a champayner
cork, and the waiter which done it
was shot ten minutes later at sunrise.