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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11

no individual salt and peppers Mercy. no |!
We have enormous. great big saltSellars
that take much effort to lift.
And the incongruites of the hands and
the feet of the soldier girls The feet. Of
course, are too small. and the hands
well, the first few days the white little
paddles" with the beautifully manicured
nails made even the visitors smile at us.
When they watched the girls trying to
knit and wrap bandages and do all sorts
of incongruous things with lady of leisure
hands" they did not attempt to conceal
their mirth.
But, true to the prophecies. the Amerl-
can women are adapting themselves to the
incongruities of camp life. The lily white
hands are being taken care of by the sun.
They are now getting tanned and red. We
have been In camp 10 days and we are
adapting ourselves to everything, just as
though we had not been used to the fat
of the land, maids. automobiles, soft raj
ment. springy beds. hand-painted china
and embroidered table linen.
We are getting used to the incongruities
because we want to learn the things we
must know II we want to .e of service
to our country. We are learning things
we never would learn any other place. be-
cause we never took the time from the
social whirl at home And II there ever
should be war. the Chevy Chase Military
Camp girls will be the first to aid wher-
ever they are needed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
TEACHERS OF THE BLIND MEET
Two Days Conference Begins in Over
brook-Visitors Welcomed by
o. H. Burritt, Principal

ne two days conference of home
ii.chsrs Of the blind opened today at the
rhnsylyania Institution or the Instruc.
Ton of the Blind, in overbrook 1t is
bdng held under the. auspices of the
FsnnylyRnia Home Teaching Society and
ne Free Circulating Library for the
Blind
Mrs Isabel W. Kennedy. secretary,
,Ifsldsd at the opening session, at which
Ainy Of the problems confronting teach
ss Of the blind were outlined. The ad.
dress Of welcome was delivered by Prin.
Dial o. H. Burritt. How the home teach.
ef can get the cooperation of the local
hospitals and charities in locating inter.
ssting pupils was told by Miss Frieda e.
Bnisckner. Others who will deliver ad.
dresses today are Miss Olivia Reichert,
AH H. Virginia Kelly, Miss Anne NJ.
Wars Miss Margaret Quirk. Miss Martha
Hayland, Miss Bertha Johnson. Miss Jen-
ne Snyder, Miss B. Airline Phillips DR..
\ Webster Fox. Miss Ethel Crooks, Miss
Asfy c DUNCAN, Miss Edith Winkel, t.
hcAloney and James w. Moore
This Afternoons session has been ar
npged for the purpose of enabling the
lsiehtrs to meet the board of managers.
sessions will be held tomorrow morning
and afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
Remarkable Transformations Wrought the Daily Routine Appear
OF Leaders Fashion Wealth
o Their Country

like those of every other girl in the camp
khaki suit and flannel shirt and felt hat
to match
But that was not all All our surround
ings are just as much changed as our
clothes.
Why, we sleep in little narrow cots with
out any springs. And we wash in little tin
basins and live in khald-colored tents,
with little trenches around them to carry
on the rain. We have no wardrobes, or
washstands, or towel racks. or toothbrush
holders. and there are no white-tiled baths.
II Is all very strange. We get our wash
water out of n bucket we carry ourselves,
and we have TO make our own beds
imagine-and keep the tents clean. And
IL we do not, we get reprimands. Each
morning there is inspection of tents, and
even hairpin or a curl-paper on the floor
counts against u.s. We must have our
suitcases under the beds at certain
angle, or that counts against us. and we
are all working for the best mark for our
company when the final count is taken.
That too, Is an incongruity 1t is really
too funny to imagine girls working like
TroJans for little honor that may come
to their company for two weeks work in
camp.
NO CHOCOLATES, NO ANYTHING.
And to think of the ncongruous thing
jewels, and being prohibited from using
the telephone, except between 8 and 6
o'clock In the afternoon, and having to
get permission to use a phone oven then,
and telling What we want to talk about.
And then, too we have TO get permission
to take off our khaki uniforms, IL we
want TO go into the city, and we have 70
get passes before we are allowed to go
of the grounds. Oh. yes we are not al.
lowed to eat between meals elther-I al
most forgot that. And we can't have any
dates with men evenings or go to dances
or the theatre or be away from the
grounds after supper Being out in the
evening means dismissal from camp, and
that is terri5i- disgrace-another incon
gruity. Why I1isgraceful?
There is :lice place across the street
from the camp, where we can get choco.
lates in nice fiat boxes, which we can
smuggle into camp under our khaki jack
cts
The first day in camp one of the society
danes from Washington forgot about the
mo jewels" rule. She had the most won
derful pearl and diamond earrings, which
were worth, perhaps a thousand dollars
She did not dare take them Off and leave
them in her tent so she wore them with
ner Sc khaki suit. That was another in
congrulty for me to add to my little diary
Of C. C. c. l.
DINING ROOM INcoNGRUITIEs.
But the dining rooms-well. they give
me host of lncongruites to add to the
list In the first place, we sit on wooden
benches and eat OF of bare tables. No
one would think we were ever used to
lovely shiny linen tablecloths and damask
ask napkins.
And the china-well we could use 1t
for ammunition, should we care to. The
glasses we drink from are about the same.
And they all have the initials of the
United States Marines on them. We have
paper napkins, and no finger bowls, and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
THE PIGEONS MATTER MOST
Plucky Lad Worries More Over His
Pets Than His Hurt

Thomas Gallagher. bandaged almost
from head to heels, is as full of pluck
and determination as the surface OF his
body Is of bruises. Thomas is IL years
old and lives at 1889 South Gath street
He is an amateur pigeon fancier and the
roof of his home serves as his cote.
This morning Thomas climbed upon
rear shed to reach his pets. He slipped
and in falling landed on fence, suffering
contusions of the head, chest and abdo-
men, which necessitated his removal to
the Polytechnic Hospital. He was detained
after treatment, much against his will.
and tried hard TO convince the physicians
that he alone understood the proper feed.
ing and care of his pets,
Physical pain went unregarded in
Thomas anguish over the probable suf-
fering he felt sure his pigeons would un.
dergo in his absence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
BIG RATE ON LUMBER CARGO
Highest Charges Ever Are Paid When
Bark Leaves This Port

Carrying more than 100000 feet OF
spruce lumber, the Norwegian bark For.
mica sails from this port today for
Buenos Aires Before the vessel leaves
port her owners will receive s32,654
freight money. This is the highest rate
ever paid a similar vessel for a cargo OF
this nature. The rate is sSt thousand
feet.
A few years ago this same vessel went
from Philadelphia to St John, N. B., In
America, for which she received only ss a
thousand feet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
Driver ACCUSED OF THEFT
napleys of Newspaper Charged With
sailing Copies to Junk Dealers

uaek driver employed by an evening
~i,llPspsr was arrested last night charged
Atceny A junk dealer, Antonio
Auhe. was arraisned with the driver,
Nsel Winn, Of $50 Rodman street, ae-
- el receiving stolen goods Both
~ ~ osia IN 1900 bail for a further hear
nssesaing to the police. the driver sold
ise'..s. irs's papers Intended for gratuitous dis
N,..,a VA. 70 Picentino. The police allege
~, oaasd his wagon daily with cur
s,s,. .a=4ss Of the paper direct from the
s s''...sss ept instead OF cooperating In a
~" ,1.sAeh campaign he drove to the junk
- Aaa sold the papers FOR cash.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
13 DIE WHEN MOVIE
HOUSE IS BLOWN UP
Gasoline Tank Explosion Also
Results in Injury of 30
and Wild Stampede

NoRFoLK, va, May 11.--At least 10
negroes are dead and 30 others burned
as the result Of an explosion, apparently
from a gasoline tank which supplied oil
for the lights. in Wallacetown, Va,
moving picture show
The frame building in which the shdev
was held went up in pun of smoke, and
in the stampede to escape the sheet OF
flames many were trampled under foot.
wallacetown is a small settlement IL
miles from Norfolk, on the Dismal SWAMP
Canal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
By a Feminine Rookie"
,PrifteR for the EveniH0 LEDGER


Truly. l suppose L must have queer
sense of humor. but 1 can't help IT, So
while am here in the Chevy Chase Mill
! tary Camp for Women I am going to
Keep diary of the strange" things that
happen in camp. BY strange things I
| mean the incongruous things, things that
we have to adapt ourselves to while in
camp; things that are just different from
anything we ever had in our homes. I'm
calling my diary Chevy Chase Camp In
congruities," or c. C. C. l. for short.
am not going to mention any names
That really would not be nice But when
one ir real feminine rookie" in the first
woIht-'s military camp In the worlds his
tory (that is what the papers say about
us> one must take home some sort of n
chronicle.
Some of the girls are keeping regular
diaries of the events and classes day by
day. Some are keeping notebooks on the
lectures given by the famous men and
women who come out here each day from
Washington. the nations capital to ad-
dress us. Then too, some are just keep
ing memory books. But fhy c. c. C. L.
is to be something different. 1t Is to
herald to my friends at home some of
the queer things that happen.
Everybody who comes out here praises
the way American women adapt them
selves to circumstances. l had heard
about all this in lectures at colleges and
had read about 1t in various magazines,
but had never actually believed II all.
Now l am sure II is true.
Why the very first day in camp. when
we were registering, I saw women wait
ing patiently in line who had never
waited for anything or anybody before in
their lives. They were women who would
not even wait in store for clerk or In
a tearoom for a waitress. They would
get UP and leave. but here they stood in
line and waited and waited in the broiling
hot sun, and 1t was hot too
one of the most startling incongruitles
was to witness the Washington debutantes
and society buds come. out=in their limou-
sines accompanied by their chaufeurs and
maids. Some of the maids brought their
mistress poodles to say goodby or course
no one except the rockies and officers are
allowed over the hedge fence around the
camp, So when these new students ar
rived they were brought as far as the en-
trance by the servants. Then, sometimesN
a maid waited for the last instructions
and the chauffeur handed the baggage
over the hedge, and the girl entered the
camp. From then on she was on her own
resources. No more maids, manicures and
conveniences.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
MONSTER CHORUS FOR RALLY
Church Societies Meet in Convention
Hall Tomorrow Night

!, 4 chorus Of $500 young people from
raliadslphla and vicinity and Troop /
poy scouts band will furnish music to-
lsifoH night at Convention Hall, Broad
~ Ausgheny, when, thousands gather
~ sne nrst annual rally in Philadelphia
snaer the auspices OF the Federation of
s.,u ssuns Peoples Organizations of Phila-
las speaker tomorrow night will be
ssaAf0F Wesley L. Jones. of Washington
es'r e,am, whose subject Is "A World Wide
senensnse TO Our Young People"
gIseIor Wilmer Krusen win preside.
'~sn VI open at o'clock, but the rally
"spsF does not begin until o'clock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
WIFE SUES DEACON;
NAMES SECRETARY
Sacks Divorce From DR.. Ellis B.
Guild, Noted Christian Phi
losophy Lecturer

NEW YORK, May IL. - DR.. Ellis B.
cvlId. deacon in the Mount Morris Baptist
church and one of the best Baptists in
tha East, was sued for divorce today by
MA Clara ID. Guild. wealthy Boston
vruuan, who named her husbands young
vcretary and Sunday school pupil, Mrs.
sarah T. Hastie. as correspondent.
Doctor Guild, a noted lecturer on
Christian philosophy, asserts that his re-
lsiions with his secretary were purely
piionic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
ROOSEVELT LEAGUE OPENS
'aaaaFters for Enrolment Estab-
7aed At 1888 Walnut Street

as|,..s aaatsers have been opened at 1888
~ stleet ~ the Roosevelt Nom Par
l1l,'s zee 20 obtain the enrolment OF
s. petitions that will be sent TO
a,ss'.e si,'ssAglleah gh National Convention de-
h, aaas me Colonsls nomination. This
aans - A,aissaslphia branch OF a similar
lIrE ii nat Is being conducted IN an
s''sFa n New York W 'A''' As@u-
90 ssssrtAry OF the new organization
sse EneFson. He Is said to be 4
nS. s'eton Politician, who has held
-. - ehees IN that city under sev-
@saaellean Mayors ~ sf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
LOST BOY FOUND IN GARAGE
Four -Year-old Relative of Byron T
Herrick Imprisoned by Playmate

CLEVELAND, o., May 11.-Clay Her.
rick, Jr, 4 years old, relative of Myron
T. Herrick, was found asleep in a gar
age next door to his home In Cleveland
Heights, fashionable suburb today after
an all-night search by police and neigh
bors The boy when awakened told how
Alice Elliott, a playmate, had locked him
in the garage following a quarrel.
Two thousand school children were dis
missed to help search for the youngster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
STARTLING TRANSPORTATION

And you should have seen her trans
FORMED a few minutes later. When she
came in. she wore soft fluffy clothes, and
high-heeled little slippers, and lovely
dainty 81 stockings. She looked JUST IKE
an aninp 81 fashionplate. But after she
had regi,, cred, and S1fen she came forth
in her soldier togs. you should have seen
the transformation.
WHY. her whole outfit did not cost as
much as lust her shoes in the other cos
tune. AS soldier, she wore nannel
shirt costing $3.50. a suit costing So, a
hat. s2.5O; trimming, 20 CENTS and high
boots, And the hat and suit were Just
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
Ready to Build ChaIfonte School

CHALFONTES Pa. May 11.--Work on
a new public school building will be
started as soon as the State approves the
plans of the architect for the structure.
Nine bids for the contract have been
received.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
SENATOR WARE ANSWERS.

swer. asserted that Penrose is supporting
Charles A. Snyder, of Schuylkill County,
for the Auditor Generalship because he
wants a man who will "serve the special
interests"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21

Petition Dl,rissed
Omesrs To Be sssmlred.

MARINE OIL ENGINE COMPANY Benisrir
sWartk receiver % tho Marine oil Ensins Company
o, 20 Church e.. has obtained an order for the 81
Animation %, m. following Officers u the company
c0rlcer-,iug fhe assets. ". X. Hayme president
william ! Narlr secretary A '. Dusan. ueas
urer. AMI Mr. sheppard manage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21
Market Waits Again.

Liquidation Of securities was almost
as conspicuous for its absence IN yes
terday's market as IL was for its pres
ence the day before. Whether the
Street had arrived az the conclusion
that mobilization did not necessarily
mean war or whether IL felt that after
all hostilities with Mexico would not
prove disastrous 70 the stock market,
Y was quite evident that holders OF
securities we're increasingly loath to
part with them and offerings dwindled
accordingly Business dropped almost
half from the turnover Of the day
before. approximating 100000 shares
against 100000 on Monday. At the
noon hour, when the Presidents note
20 Csrranza was being printed on the
news tickers. fewer than 10000 shares
changed hands. The majority opinion
in the Street yesterday was that in the
event Of actual war with Mexico stocks
would have another sharp dip. followed
By a sustained recovery. A decline
could not proceed very far, Il was held,
because Of the large number of specu-
lsiors who have been waiting for weeks
10 get into the market at lower prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21
REORGANIZATION
&. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Co.
r. General Creditors;

To
undersigned Representation Managers under Plan and Agree
the of ST. Louis and
qSo Railroad Company have executed Creditors Settlement Agree
which filed with
Of Mississippi
Railroad who presented their claims
'o Of the District Missouri entitled North
Complainant, Railroad
r, Defendant Equity. No 4t74 Consolidated Cause na
~ ~ the consolidated said and whose claims
with by said Plan become parties the Creditors Set
depoSng their claims
d the undersigned with Central Trust Company OF New YORK at
Valley Trust
M at its the City of St Louis before August 1916
will be issued of assignments de
POSTED
~ WILL the couSummaton Of the reorganization and the final eS
allowance Of their claims receive in full payment for their
stock of the New COMPANY described IN the
S each 500 OF their claims finally established
exclusive of interest after May ~ 1913
Preferred Stock cerdcate) $50 value
cerhaeS) value
>,rr will he delivered for fractional amounts.
Co Plan and Agreement the Creditors Settlement Agreement
the prescribed Of assignment he obtained from either OF the
5sgred Central Trust Company Of New York or Mississippi
VALLEY Company
Dated York. June 70. 1910
IS W SELIGMAN & CO, SPEYER & CO.
New York PINT rec New
Reorsdn Managers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21

Rcceipt5. 2b.45l cases. Frc3n gaIn'T.u'
235M24ibc: frsts, 22t.M23i2c. seconds.
2IGd22Ic thirds and poorer. i9n2lc
dirties. No /. 2Oi4N2lisc: No and poorer
lsiam2Oc checks. good TO choice. dry. lsla
02Oc. undergrades. lsiaftl9c: state. Penn
and nearby. hennery whites. ine 10 fancy
cred whites. ordinary to fine. 25m &c: West
orn and Southern. gathered whites. ZoH
26t2c: state. Penn and nearby, hennery
browns, 27c gathered brown and mixed col
ors. 23i5d26c duck eggs. state and nearby
Indian Runner, 2sd30c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21
MARINE PLAN
ABOUT COMPLETE
Problem of Representation
on New Board Has
Been Settled.

An early lifting OF the receivership
OF the international Mercantile Marine
WAS seen yesterday in the announce
ment that the various committees had
agreed upon practically all tho details
of the reorganization plan. What has
been an important cause OF delay-the
personnel of the new board Of di-
rectors-has at last been settled.
The board will be increased from
fourteen to fifteen members. The pre-
ferred stock holders committee, OF
which James n. Wallace is chairman
will have five representatives., the
British government three. j. 7. Morgan
e. Co. two, the common stock holders
committee two, the American lnterna.
tional Corporation two and the bond
holders one. The directors represent
ing the senior issue of stock are SEIZED.
uled to serve for three years. and those
representing the City Bank interests
the bondholders and the junior share
holders two years. The terms of the
Morgan directors and the British gov
eminent probably will be only one year
Unless present plans are changed
James y. Wallace. Charles II. Sabin
Henry Evans, Frederick Scott and
Harry Bronner will be the members OF
the preferred stock holders committee
who will serve on the board. Their
terms were made for three years so as
10 give them sufficient time TO urge the
payment of the so per cent back divi-
dends on the stock. This matter will be
adjusted, however, by the full board.
II is believed that Otto T. Barnard
will be the director chosen TO represent
the bondholders, Frank A. Wandering
and Charles +. Stone to represent the
American international Corporation
and John w. Platten and Donald G.
Geddes to represent the common stocl
holders. II. =. Dawson and Charles
Steele are believed TO be the two that
will represent j. p. Morgan Co.. T.
G. Grenfell, II. A. Sanderson and the
Right Hon. Lord Pirrie may represent
Great Britain.
The reorganization plan provides fol-
an issue Of $40,000,000 new twenty-five
year 6 per cent collateral trust sink
ing fund bonds, which will be exchange,
for similar amount of the existing
S77,O00,000 bonds and accrued interest
To meet the greater part of the re
naming s37,000,000 in cash, funds vii
be taken from the treasury. If all thii
requirement is not met from cash re
sources. an issue of notes may be re
sorted to, the amount reported bein,
s10,000,000, to run for five years, al
per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
BARGAIN HUNTERS GAIN
AT REALTY AUCTION
Seven Bronx Properties and Ia
Mortgages Bring S156,775.

Seven Bronx properties and fourteen
mortgages, being the remaining real es-
tate assets of the defunct Northern
Bank, brought sl56.775 at auction in the
Veeey Street salesroom yesterday.
Henry Brady, the auctioneer, conducted
the sale under supervision Of Eugene
Lamb richards, State Superintendent
Of Banks.
Bargain hunters were out in force,
ard some unusually rare chances were
readily seized by a number of we'll
known traders in the local real estate
.ield Leonard Well got the big apart
mert house at 1898 Bristow Street. with
q frontage of over 80 feet on Bristow
Street and Of 100 feet on 10th Street,
for Sl,27j over prior mortgages Of $54.-
20 Ms. VI. Neuschafer became the
owner o. the fine four story fiat at the
northeast corner Of Marion Avenue
and l95th Street on bid of S24,S0O
y strin of land 4s.4 by feet. at the
southeast corner OF Overing Street and
Maclay Avenue, went 20 Emanuel G..
Bach cor $50. Irving Woodwork got
10 block bounded by Heregs, Iurnbull
and Ha,c,ony Avenues and Westches-
l'' NTet = LOT SJ,JOV. hr. W oou"ort IN
vas also the fortunate bidder for the
northwest corner Of l7sth Street and
Hughes avenue. paying $1,000 for it.
On b'i Of 81 $50 he also got vacant
rio, Oh the easterly side OF Maclay
Avenue. about as feet south OF Over
ing Street.
sine iicst mortgages for S35, $50 were
sold for $4,000, and five second mort
s9ges, ,.ith a face value OF s9950,
were sold for S9,950.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21
MINING.
RRIFF WALL STREET NEWS

Stockholders Of the New York Title
r,s,,ronca COMPANY and the New York
Mortgage and Security Company ra,l
Aed Yesterday the agreement made by
tba directors of both companies 70
merge. The new corporation VIII be
known as the New York Title and Mort
oaoe Company. The combined assets
~ both institutions now constitute
guarantee fund for the holders OF the
company's policies, either OF title OF
mortgage insurance.
Hallgarten & Co. and Eugene Meyer'
ir., e. Co. announce that suoscripl'o
lets for the 100000 600 Cosdon on and
Gas Company's three-yesr per zen.
convertible mortgage notes have oeeh
closed. tho issue having been heavily
oversubscribed
The Stock Exchange seat Of the late
+. T. Slayback was sold yesterday LOT
SG5 900. George c. Thomas, MEMBER OF
the Consolidated Exchange, was the
purchaser.
Gold coin amounting 20 $3.50 600 was
withdrawn Yesterday from the Sub
Treasury for shipment 70 Cuba
JONu =. van Nitdl' WV P4N 4
the National Park Bank, was appoih,eu
Yesterday director, succeeding the
late John c. McKeon.
Directors of the Atlantic Nations
Bank declared yesterday an extra divi-
dend Of ] per cent in addition 70 inc
regular semi-annusl dividend OF 8 per
cent.
The Coffee and Sugar Exchange VIII
remain closed on Monday, July 3.
Directors Of the Westmoreland Coal
Company have declared quarterly
dividend Of per cent, payable July j.
Heretofore the company paid diVldeno,Ss
semi-annually, tho last having been 3's
per cent, on April !.
The following officers have been
elected for the Continental Sales DIS