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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24

n strong red-faeed peasant woman wearing
the regulation coat and cap of the motor
man'a uniform II is nothing unusual to see
women driving taxicnbs, but quite the
most extraordinary sight Of all sreeted me
ms I stepped out OF the subway train ~ the
Friedrichstrasse Station a few days ago.
A woman wearing the regulation coat and
cap and wide boomers that reached to her
ankles, ran along the platform, closed the
doors. called out some unintelligibie direc-
tlon. threw UP her arm srnartly in signal
to, the motorman and the train giided
smoothly out Of the station. She was one
Of the new starters" and since then l
have seen many ut different stations. They
are very smart in their practical uniforms,
quick and alert in movement and thorough
iy effcient in their work
The posts OF ticket collector in the Under
ground formerly occupied by men, are now
nlled entirely by women.
These are only a few OF the ways In
which the German woman has quietly taken
her position shoulder to shoulder with man.
and while he lis fulfilling his duty TO his
country out there at the front woman at
home is capably filling his place and Is
working with him for the welfare Of fam
lily, home and Fatherland. BETTY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24
COMMON COUNCIL WILL
GET FAVORABLE REPORT
ON THREE LOANS TODAY
Measures for Transit, Port and
improvement Will Be Adver-
tised for Four Weeks and
Then Passed
COUNT IS COMPLETED

.,otber step toward placing the city in
so.,,,on TO finance transit port and gem
..sI Improvement plans will be taken in
s.,r,non Council today when Chairman
r.0psv. Of the Finance Committee, will
s..sn,,t favorable report on three munici-
=, loans totaling $114,525,0o0 Following
~, report the measures will be advertised
~ four weeks in three daily newspapers
"a ,v,lJ then be passed by Common Council
a a session late in June or early In July.
80 week after the bills are passed by
corn,on Council they will make their final
s.-oarance in Select Council for the APP
80, of members, among whom are men
!st MAYOR Smith has characterized as
pullbacks'" 49,, o,,,,,. ,,os,.u
80, hv the Election Court removed the last
usss.,hIe obstacle from the favorable report
~ advertisement of the bills. The grand
.s.ats are as follows: General loan 14b,475
" sa,,or Of the loan and 42,754 against 1t
nd the transit and port loan, 14s.220 In
ss,,or. with 43,252 against 1t. This shows
majority of 1o2,721 for the general loan
"a ~ 1O596S in favor of the transit loan.
The massage of the resolution providing
a.. ,beladyertisement of the loans as finally
fsa,,ad by the Finance Committee VIII be
I MI a matter of routine. and the question
~ tax increase will not be taken up at this
..,,,e other than the statement that scent
,ncrease will have to result from the split
~ tbe general loan into two parts to cover
,nuncipal improvements and maintenance
and deficiency items.
The division of the general loan, as
.oreed to by the members Of the Finance
rommittee, will result in the presentation
~ three bills today instead of the two orig
,nailv voted on by the citizens. The totals,
Sowever. are unchanged. The first bill to
~ renorted will be the transit loan of
ss7 / 90, 900 1t is, with the exception of
ssw minor changes in wording, the same as
that voted on by the people on May 16.
,rhe bonds to be sold under this measure
run so years.
The second loan is that for general i'm
rroyemerts, including those projects that
are counted as "unfunded debts 1t is for
$40 455. .00O and bonds when sold, will be
sor 40 years. The third loan bill is for
1870, 900, and bonds will be sold for five
year terms.
Action in Common Council today is more
IN the nature of routine than anything else,
and 1t Is expected that the session Will be
o short one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24
WELSH CHOIR SINGS
Gives Varied Program at Annual
Spring Concert


The Welsh choir. comprising so voices
from the choir OF the First Welsh Presby-
terlan Church, 2lst street and Fairmount
avenue, gave an interesting and varied
program last evening In the Auditorium.
the occasion being the annual spring con-
cert. Edith Myfanwy Morgan, who con-
Quoted, had her chorus we'll drilled and
obtained some interesting effects of light
and shadeS The voices are carefully selected
and In the ensemble reveal the peculiarly
sweet and rich quality which is trait OF
Cymric vocalism. The members have won
precision of attack and graduation of
dynamis from diligent rehearsal.
The program appropriately opened with
Mendelssohn's Spring Song" beautifully
rendered by the combined forces. which
also gave effectively Cecil Fanning's AT
Daybreak" and Donlzetti's 20, Italia" In
addition. the male and female sections were
heard in seasonable and standard selee-
tions.
Assisting in the program were Esther
Louise Binlxer. contralto of the Hermann
Presbyterian Church, and the Philadelphia
Ladies' String Quartet. including Florence
Haenle, first violin; Elisabeth Porter, sec
ond violin; Gladys Mtnton, viola, ana
Reba Stanger, violoneello. Miss Binker
sang, with rich and opulent tone and a
dramatically operatic Interpretation, the
my Heart at Thy Sweet Voice aria, from
Saint Saens, Samson and Delilah," and
group of songs The string auartat was
heard in accompaniment TO some OF the
ehoruses and in separate numbers. Especially
admired was the Interpretation OF "Rosalil," !"
the Danish folk music by Herman Standby
late chief cellst OF the Philadelphis
Orchestra
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24

the tramcar collects your fare, watches to
zee that ell her passengers are safely on
board and rings the bell, with all the 'sa-
voir faire" OF nm old hand. And she is,
by the way far more good-natured and
jolly than her husband used to be. I do
not remember on any occasion ever seeing
"Schaffnerin" in a bad temper and they
certainly have many provocations When
people push and crowd, the sturdy little
'Schaffnerin' pleasantly calls out the Ger
man equivalent for step lively. please" ;
firmly refuses TO allow a cross old gentle
man and two soldiers to get on the crowded
tram, shakes her head good-naturedly,
"Nein, meine Herren, allies besetzt" (No,
sirs, all full. rings the bell and of we go.
She is always firm but good-natured this
rosy checked little "Schaffnerin." They wear
uniform of dark greensh Rray--a skirt
reaching to the ankles, coat and cap exactly
like those of the conductors.
Naturally, only very strong women from
the peasant class are accepted for these
positions, as they can best withstand the
great strain this work entails.
OF late have even seen "motorwomen."
AS was walking down the Charlottenburg
Chaussee the other day team came toward
me and standing in front running IL was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24
HEEDs CALL OF THE OCEAN
Boston Youth Follows Footsteps Of
Fathers Fathers

How the call of the sea will persist in
old seafaring families even to the third and
fourth generations Is shown In the case Of
Kenneth Wing, 90 years old, of Boston. but
who is now in this port as third officer In
the American steamship Lewis X. Thurlow.
Young Wings father Is a prominent pro-
fessional man In Boston, whose family up to
his grandfather for generations back had
followed the sea- They were prominently
identified with the whaling industry at
New Bedford, Mass Kenneth Wings
father intended him TO become a profess
sional man, and as far as possible kept him
from all influences OF the sea. While at
boarding school, and when IT years old.
the boy ran away and shipped on the whal-
ing bark Andrew Hicks. from New Bedford.
He was IS months in that vessel, and left
II on the coast of Patagonia to ship in
Norwegian craft. on his first voyage he
was gone about four years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24
Edward ]. Cassidy, MinstreI. WEEDS

Edward ]. Cassidy. who has been con-
neeted with Dumont's Minstrels In this
city for many years, is in New York today
with his bride, who was Miss Virginia Hem
nings, of 1919 West Lehigh avenue, The
wedding took place yesterday at the home
qf the bride Magistrate George w. Price
oniciated- Mrs. Florence Spruance. a sister
ef the bride. WAS bridesmaid. James Cas-
sdy, brother of the bridegroom. served
ss best man. ABOUT 40 guests were present.
Ar and Mrs. Cassidy viii spend several
days in New York and then leave for
atlantic City Tor the season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24
For Bright Boys and Girls

To prove that there just much In The Encyclopedias
Britannica for bright boys and girls for grown people the
publishers Of the Britannica have prepared delightful little
book full of pictures and interesting scraps OF information.
round in the Britannica This handsomely illustrated book
worth owning and for the asking Some the chapters
"a Game Worth While " "Who's Who at the Zoo "a
Trip to the Art Museum with the Britannica Club e Nature
Club Holds Field Day." Show the Britannica Helped Boy
Find His Life Work.
Only limited number printed.
Cut out the below and send today There only
little time left.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24

Major Wallace wihrhelI to LeefaIa -
Wartime Experiences

Major wallace WInehefl. OF the sAEvaz.sn
Army. who bornbarded cabarete and ea9ss
IN Brussels, Belgium; viii give an adHfest
today at the Salvation Army Cofns Eih
and Vine streets, concerning his adventures
abroad. Several months ago the AmsfIdah
salvation Army commissioned Mdfdf
wincheli to go to Belgium for the pufp6ss
Of distributing relief supplies. Ths Ger
mans refused his passport and charged htIn
with being spy. He finally got IN. hoH.
ever. and mingled with German tfooue rms
Belgian people His experiences during hlH
bombardment OF the Brussels cabsreta and
cafes are said to be both amuslnk nnd
tragic.
on his return, crossing the North Bea, ne
witnessed Al torpedoed vessel sink. and waa
In a meeting In London broken Up ~
Zeppelin raid. When he arrived IN his home
town, Jersey City. he was honorcd BY an
official welcome under the auspices of TIE
Chamber of Commerce..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24
WAR GIVES TO WOMAN
OPPORTUNITIES OF MAN
Berlin Sees Her Take Place by
His Side in All Lines of
Business

The following letter was written by an
American woman In Berlin:
Through the vicissitudes of war woman
has come very much to the front in these
days. and has taken hold In all spheres of
work with an astonishing adaptability. A
stronger force than suffrage has opened the
doors to equal rights and all positions in all
fields of endeavor are now open to woman.
And she has not been slow to seize her
opportunity.
But here again II was higher Impulse
ton---the love OF the fatherland and the
wish to help shoulder to shoulder with hus-
band. father, brothers and sons who are
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24
GRANT FOREST LICENSES
Anti-liquor Forces Fail in Battle to
Make the County Dry

TIoNEsTA. Pa. May 81. = President
Judge Hinckley and Associate Judge Nor
gan last night granted all four license ap.
plications in Forest County, A hard fight
was waged by the anti-llauor forces Specific
remonstrances were filed against each APP
plicant with exception OF the new Key
stone Hotel at MaFienville,
! Associate Judge Carlson. who was elected
by the drys last fall, was in favor OF maxi
ing the county dry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24


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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24
Lamar and Fay % Prison Friday

NEW YORK, Nay 24.LDaYld Lamar.
sho was sentenced to two years IN the
Federal Penitentiary AZ Atlanta for impeF-
sanatinE A. Mitchell Palmer. then Rep
fszentatiYe IN Congress, viii arrive IN this
qlly today
Marshal Mccarthy vii take Lamar to
=H# Eomhs, Hherz be ssEH spend tomorrow.
g - taken e tie Atlanta nHlsaa Friday
zI|Hza2on vita Lieutenant robert Eas. Ihs
szEHan boaa plel9er
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24
Are
you
going
to do
the
same
thing?
Your Last Chance
Your Last Chance
Two Handsome Books Free

Picture to yourself trying to give another idea q
this book which consists of % volumes pages
10000 articles and total Of 600 words 1t is very
much like trying describe the earth In page two But the
publishers of The Encyclopaedia Britannica have prepared
very remarkable book 100 pages which does attempt give
lea of the wonderful variety and real human interest
of these volumes. It is illustrated with nearly 200 pictures
directly from the Britannica ITSELF and gives you hundred
interesting bits of information revealing The Encyclopaedia
Britannica from hundred different points of view gives
portraits of 70 of the celebrated scholars and men
of science travellers and explorers who have made the
Britannica and tells you too of the long array of great
like Sir Walter Scott DeQuincey Macauay and Huxley and
of others who have contributed the Britannica In
days. It tells the story of the beginnings of this famous
back In the days of King George ILL., and how quickly took
rank as the greatest of all encyclopedias
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24
Finger on Right Hand Worth s227.5o

PATERSON. NJ J.. May 24.-The frs,
finger of a mans right hand is worth
s22T.s so, and the fFst joint OF the second
finger $3.50, according to an agreement
hlsd between employer and employe with
County Clerk John ]. Slater, in Paterson
Yesterday, 10 avoid a suit under the New
Jersey employers liability law. John Tut,
Jr, lost these while working In Samuel 4.
Johnson's Union Box Factory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-09
FREAK WAGERS ON RECORD
Offer Proof That Men With Gambling
Instincts Will Bet on Anything
Under the Sun.

In the good old days" extraordin-
airy wagers were more common than
they are today. In 1910, for instance,
London Answers says, Lord Digby
Staked $50 that he would walk five
miles round Newmarket Heath in a
certain time, barefooted and stark
naked, and had the misfortune of los
ing by the narrow margin of half a
minute, the king and all the court be-
ing witnesses of the performance.
In the latter half Of the eighteenth
century n Liverpool scientist bet a
brother scientist that he would read a
newspaper by the light of farthing
dip at Il distance of 80 feet. The
wager was cheerfully accepted. The
first scientist merely coated the inside
of shallow wooden box with sloping
pieces of looking glass, so as to form
a concave lens, placed it behind the
farthing dip, and easily read the small
print at the distance named. The win
ming of the wager was witnessed by q
Liverpool dockmaster who ultimately
applied the idea to lighthouse re-
quirements and evolved the modern
reflected light.
About two years ago, during a
yachting trip Of members Of the Mer-
sey docks and harbor board, 4. w.
Wilmer, a leading Liverpool cotton
broker, was presented with a pair of
wooden shoes for his birthday, and
another member of the board offered
to contribute sum of money to two
charities if Mr.. Wilmer would go to
the cotton exchange wearing them.
For sweet charity's sake Mr. Willmere
appeared on change wearing the
wooden shoes and the stakes were
handed over to him.
Perhaps the limit was reached in q
certain town in Canada, where q man
propelled a green pea with q tooth
pick for about eighty yards along the
pavement within half an hour of the
stipulated time and won his wager.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-09

On July "a, 1916, Senator Page
addressed the Senate upon this
great educational measure. On
July 31st the bill was passed
by the Senate, and yet during
the time that this bill was Under
consideration and being placed
upon its passage, a hundred col
umns, more or less, of paid ad-
vertising and many thousands of
circulars were being sent broad
cast through the state of Vermont
criticizing Senator Page for ad-
dressing the Senate, and declaring
that there was no necessity for his
speech because the bill was not
before the Senate, and would not
be acted upon at this session, con-
GLIDING with the query: "Why
then a speech on the bill by Sen
ator Page at this time for any
other reason than for distribution
to the voters of Vermont for
campaign purposes?"
The ignorance Of the writer or
his wilful purpose to deceive
must be apparent. Senator Page
delivered his address upon one of
the greatest pieces Of constructive
legislation before the country, in
the formulation of which he has
given many months Of his earnest
labor and best judgment, and
seven days later the bill was
passed by the Senate with the
open declaration Of Senators, in
GLIDING Chairman Hoke Smith
himself, that Senator Page was
the leader in this great measure.
Gould anything have been
done with a more deliberate
purpose to deceive the voters Of
Vermont ?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-09
GOOD WAY TO DO BUSINESS.
Wilfred F. Root Sells Reliable Remedy
at Half Price and Guarantees a Cure

When one can buy gold dollars for
fifty cents, it is good time to pur-
chase.
In ordering a soc bottle of DR.. How
ards celebrated specific for the cure
of constipation and dyspepsia ut -
cents, Wilfred =. Root is giving one
of the greatest trade chances ever of
fered to the people of Brattleboro.
Even though offered at haIf-pricc for
introductory purposes the specific is
sold under a guarantee to cure or the
money will be refunded.
If food does not i gest we'll, if there
il gas or pain in the stomach, if the
tongue is coated or the breath bad. if
there is constipation or straining, DR..
Howard $ specific will cure you. If it
does not, you have Druggist Root s per-
sonal guarantee to return your money.
DR.. Howard's specific gives quick re-
lief and makes permanent cures of
constipation, dyspepsia and all liver
troubles.
These are strong statements, but Mr..
Root is giving his customers n chance
to prove their truth at just half the
regular price--siXty doses for - cents.
If they are not found true, all You
have to do is to ask for your money.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-09
WATCHED GRAVE 40 DAYS.
Tried to Detect Whether Woman Had
Awakened in Her Casket.

EAST ORANGE, \. j., Aug. Mrs.
Joanna Mitchell Thompson, who died
April II, had a terror Of being buried
alive, so in her will she directed that a
friend, Stephen Baldwin, inspect her
body daily for 40 days after her sup
posed death to make sure no sign of
life returned.
The health authorities and the man
agemcnt Of Rosedale cemetery objected,
but the body, after unusual precautions
to make sure that death really had en-
sued, was hermetieally sealed in a cas-
ket and buried in a concrete grave. Each
day for 40 days Baldwin sat beside
the grave, with his ear close to the
ground, listening for a sound from
within.
For this, under the terms of the will
filed for probate he will receive $500, if
it he decided that by so doing he car
ried out the instruction of the testatrix.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-09
MRS. ADELAIDE P. wHITTEMoRE.
Was Resident of Guilford and Member
of Centre Church.

Mrs. Adelaide p. (Fostcr) White
more, widow of Daniel Whittcmore, died
in the Brattleboro Retreat July 81 of
dilatation of the heart. She had been
in the Retreat three weeks. Mrs.
Whittcmorc was born in Athol, Mass,
June -, lS4S, and was a daughter of
Samuel and Parney Foster of Athol. She
married Daniel W. Whittcmorc in 1866
and lived in Swanzey, y. H., later com
ing to Marlboro (Vt.), where they lived
/ 1 years. In 1892 they went to Athol,
later returning to Brattlcboro, where
she lived several years.
Mrs. WhittcmOrc had been i'm i'll
health several vars, failing fast the past
year. She had always lived a very active
life. She was a member of the Centre
Congregational church of Brattleboro
For the past 10 years she had made her
home with her son, Il. \. Whittcmore
of Gulford.
Mrs. Whittcmorc was the mother of
ii children, of whom five have died, one
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-09
Rather all" Story

Two travellers just back from their
holiday trip were disputing as to which
had experienced the greatest cold
Said one:
I'm the part of Ireland where l was
the ground is frozen so hard that when
they want to bury Il man they Just
sharpen his feet and drive him in
with a pile hammer"
The other replied:
Eyes, l know that place. Didn't
stay there long; found it not bracing
enough for me. Went on to a small
town farther north. The hotel where
| was staying caught fire. No fire es.
capes or ladders in that primitive set.
Element. Staircase burned away. Luck.
lily kept my presence of mind. Emp.
tied my bath out of the window and
slid down the icicle."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-09
Plants and Saints.

certain plants were connected by
our ancestors with certain saints. on
account of their coming into flower
about the time of the occurrence of
those saints days. In this way the
snowdrop was called the ''purifcation
Hover" from its blossoming about
Candlemas; the crocus was dedicated
to 81. Valentine; the daisy to st. Mar
garet (hence its name marguerite)
the cardamine, or lady's smock, to the
virgin, It's white flowers appearing
about Lady day. There was also the
Lent lily, or daffodil; the Pasque
hoWer' or anemone; Herb Trinity,
Herb Christopher, ST. Barnaby's
Thistle and the Canterbury bell, In
honor Of st. Augustine Of England. >
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-09
Justice: IN Europe They Wouldn't Arbitrate'

son and one daughter being killed. Her
husband died 10 years ago.
Besides four sisters and two brothers
she leaves four sons, b. A. Whittemore
and James Whittemore of Guilford.
Theodore Whittemore Of Unionville,
Conn, and Orville Whittemore Of South
Royalston, Mass, and two daughters,
Mrs. Fred Rumrill of Canton, Conn, and
Mrs. Arthur f. Wyman of Manchester,
this state.
The funeral was held in Athol and the
burial took place in Silver Lake Gem
etcry, Athol, where her husband and
three children are buried.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-09
Outsanu the ArchanueIs-

In nearly every town in the land
is told the story of its particular
bumptlous citizen, whose arrival in
heaven caused the Supreme One to
advise the one on his right to arise
and let the newcomer sit down. But
this epitaph may be read on a tomb
In cemetery at Madrid: "Hic facet
Juan Pinto, the Spanish Orpheus.
When he arrived in heaven he Joined
his voice with those of the archangels.
Scarce had he heard it than the AL
mighty exclaimed, BE silent, all, and
allow the illustrious tenor, Juan Pinto,
to sing alone"