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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
"W0MAN IN BLACK" EVADES
POLICE DESPITE WIDE SEARCH
Lieutenant Smiley Believes Attack on
Wife Was Prompted by Revenge

Fruitless search for the '. man who
attacked Mrs. ElizaDeth Smiley, wife of
Police Lieutenant Smiley in her home,
was continued today by police of the en-
tire city without yielding n tangible clue.
Mrs. Smiley let the mysterious woman
into her house, at 1882 North 62d street,
after hearing her story that she was an
old friend of Lieutenant Smiley.
Once safely inside. the woman. who was
clothed from head to foot in black, and
spoke in tones of refinement drew a re-
volver and threatened to shoot her hostess
If she tried to call help. A moment be-
fore Lieutenant Smiley had been talking
to his wife at the telephone but she was
forced. at the revolvers point. to drop
the receiver.
Photographs in the Rogues' Gallery
were scanned by Mrs. Smiley and her
husband without aiding in the attempt
to Identify the mysterious assailant. All
police stations in the city have kept a
careful watch on all strange women. The
theory which is given the most credence
is that advanced by Lieutenant Smiley,
who says .te believes the woman was
Tenderloin character who had seen better
days and suffering from the effects of
drugs, came to revenge herself for some
fancied wrong suffered while Lieutenant
Smiley was In charge of the Tenderloin
district six months ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
SOUTH JERSEY MAYORS
MADE LEAGUE OFFICIALS
Camden's Executive Is Chosen
a Vice President of State
Municipal Organization

TRENTON. Jan. 1e.-South Jersey was
! we'll represented at the annual conven-
tion of the New Jersey League of Munici-
palfties held here today and from that
section of the State several officers were
selected
Mayor Charles N. Ellis. of Camden. was
named as second vice president, ana
Mayor Daniel A. CARRIER, of Richwood;
Mayor NJ. S. Page, Of Chatham; Mayor
f. w. McAllister of Merchantville;
Mayor C. @. Justice, of Pitman, and
Mayor Joseph Rabinowitz. of Woodbine,
were elected TO the Executive Committee
Frederick w. Donnelly. Mayor Of
Trenton, is new president He Is
actively Identified with the Deeper Allan
tic Waterways Association and well
known In Philadelphia.
other officers are: First vice president
Mayor George N. Seger, of Passaic third
vice president. Mayor Clayton Kalkins, of
Plainfeld secretary-treasurer. Clinton. j.
Swartz, Tax Receiver of Trenton. Mayor
Clarence II. +. Hettrick, of Asbury Park
City Commissioner George Il. Brensinger,
of Jersey City; Corporation Counsel
Spaulding Frazer, of Newark; Mayor
George II. Packer, of Bound Brook, and
Mayor william S. Day, of South Amboy,
were also elected to the Executive Com
mittee.
The league decided to have a field sec
retary to travel In the State and have the
municipalities work for better laws. II
will hold a semiannual meeting at As
bury Park on June IA. 1t was shown
that 96 of the larger cities were allied
with the organization.
A State purchasing bureau, now being
in the Legislature by Senator
Edge of Camden, was urged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
U. s. NAVY A PUNY AFFAIR.
ACCORDING TO FLETCHER
Senate Hears Admiral's Report on
Weakness of Sea Equipment

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Upon motion
of Senator Tillman, chairman of the
Naval Affairs Committee. the Senate to-
day made public the report OF Admiral
Fletcher. commander-in-chief of the At
lantic fleet. showing the Is chief weak
nesses of the United States navy.
1t is believed portions of the report de-
scribing the possibility of foreign foe
landing on the coast of the United States
were omitted. .N.
AS given in Admiral Fletcher's report
the weaknesses of the navy together with
recommendations~arc Shortage of Off
GERS: shortage of men, lack of fast arm
ored ships and fast light cruisers; limi-
tation of mobility and sea-golng qualities
of submarines; lack of aircraft; lack OF
radio direction finder; too frequent over
hauling of battleships; necessity OF MAIN
tanning full complement i'm active ships
of the feet: need of additional mining
and sweeping vessels; desirability of mo-
bilizing ships in reserve annually with
the active fleet; need of battle target
practice at long ranges; necessity for in
creased facilities at fleet rendezvous; pro-
vision for division commanders for min
ing division and auxiliary division pro-
vision for more speed in design of fight
ing craft intended to operate with the
fleet; need of antiaircraft guns.
However. said Admiral Fletcher, tar
get practice has improved in the last
year measurably, due to systematic in
vestigatons,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19

lineup full OF heiIhrish French army
brandy. They took friends of the same
size themselves, and they seemed to think
that | could tell them far more interest
ing things than they could tell me.
Had been in Paris lately2 Was Il cold
there2 What was on at the theatres7
Was II true that the President OF France
had resigned? They nad heard so. They
had heard, out there in the bleak Ser
bian mountains, that France was without
President and that the Cabinet and
Government had gone TO pieces II wasn't
SO That was fine Everything was all
right along the western front. Did
know that within two days the French
were going to blow up the bridge across
the Vardar, near where we were sitting?
They are l crossed the bridge today
and saw the dynamite in place." said
one soldier 1T will make an awful
bang, one of the engineers told me-"
Are those American mules?" / asked
pointing to tethered animals
mo, Spanish. explained n sergeant
American mules are too mean. Missouri
mules-1 know them. They bark and bite
like dogs, as well as kick. You American
mules are dangerous at both ends But
these Spanish mules have one safe end,
because they don't bite"
Sleep was almost impossible. because
20 feet away from our heads railroad en-
gines were putting and shunting through
out the night. and occasionally a huge
train of supplies from Krivolak roared
past, shaking the earth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
SYMPATHY FOR TIRED
LOOKING PIG COSTS SIG
John Amatis, of Richmond, Re-
grets Bargain With John
Kaslovsky

Sympathy for tired looking pig cost
John Amatis, of 1924 Richmond street, sl9
Amatis bought two bulky pigs from
John Kaslovsky, a farmer living in the
Neck. He hauled the porkers all the
way to the Richmond street address, and
after giving them n cursory glance.
Amatis paid Kaslovsky S3S for them, he
said.
But shortly after the departure OF
Kaslovsky, Amatis noticed that both pigs
looked tired. and ono of them was espe.
cially wabbly. Furthermore one of the
animals appeared to be cross-eyed and
walked opposite to the way he looked
This puzzled Atnatis, who concludd that
the pig was suffering from aphasia or
some weird ailment II is known that the
pork of eccentric pigs cannot be depended
upon. Therefore, Amatls Informed Chief
MARITIME of the Department of Meat In
spection. He discovered that both pigs
were decidedly uncertain and ordered
them killed.
Kaslovski was arrested and brought be-
fore Magistrate Collins
The testimony of the men who figured
In the pig transaction was rather com
pllcated. So, by way of making a COM
promise, the Judge ordered Kaslovsky to
return the price of one pig, s19, to Amatis.
Kaslovsky was also fined $3.50 to pay the
costs.
Other defendants, who were fined s.
and costs for various violations of the
food laws, were Joseph Spiegel of 29OO
North 5th street; b. Laszowich, 2e09 South
Tth street; Pasquale Ingineto, $50 Chris
tian street; Sophia Sander, Ills Reed
street; John Klar, 1O11 Reed street: NJ
Dorfman. 1923 South 18th street. Hyman
Blum. of 1442 South street. one of the
batch of AZ paroled by Judge Brown. In
the Municipal Court, two weeks ago OBJ
jected SO strenuously to IS fine that
Magistrate Collins raised IL to 500
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
ToDAY's MARRIAGE LICENSES

Alya Harmer, IT,. 4T4s, umbria ST., and Eliza
Ezra X Wismer, Centre Valley. Pa. and
Ruth Nelson, 2fs $. S2d st. o., 49,, 60,
SITS, and Marie o. Keller 23l3 Green st.
George W. Martin New York city. and Agnes
George W. Rose 2037 r. Russell st., and
Annie Vollrath 10i7 Fullmore st.
Harry ]. Newman Sl3 $. 9Th st.. and Mary
Winegrad. S0T Passyunk ave,
John r Dougherty, 532 n. Douglas ST., and
Elizabeth McMonagle. 1871 y. sd st.
Thomas f. Callahan. Norwich, Conn, and
Margaret Steiman, 1923 Arch st.
r.. Vache, 1720 w. Venango St
Benjamin A. Haitman, 2220 ". Front st.. and
Rose Schecter 500 N. 10th a..
Getson, 30T Wharton ST.
William, Berger, 23le s. 1ith st.. and Henrietta
Poland, 800 Euclid ave.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
Healthy Reaction

Fortunate are they who react healthily.
They have an easy path through life, no
matter what they may meet. The habit
of reacting healthily from the small trials
gives them power to vanquish the big
tests even the calamities
And pitiful are they who react un-
healthily. Every day of their lives they
inflict torment on themselves, no matter
how favored they may be by fortune.
Their practice of reactlng unhealthy
from small things makes them easy VIC
Tins of the big trials.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
BOYS DEATH ACCIDENTAL
Coroner So Rules in Inquest Into
Shooting Case

The Coroner's inquest today into the
death of Dominic de Padrone, 10 years
old, of 1887 South Juniper street, which
occurred last week from gunshot wound,
resulted in verdict of death by gunshot
wound, probably accidental"
The wound causing the boys death
came from a bullet from the revolver of
Emilio Jesoni. of 739 South 9th street.
after II had first passed through the lat
ter's body. Jeson was constable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19

a galaxy of political stara wm 'e5
on tne program of the banquet appear
tne $50 ward Republican Conn1si,,,ssen y
Wnnt,,a,o nisnt az saxonla Hail, I'd street %
occasion viii be John n. Mctsiny,nor nynor Of "a.
iican City Committeeman srn,s.y ssy' Kepu6.
ward Among the speakers Su ,ne M
ator Ware, CONGRESSMAN Costs,ia ne Sen.
Smith. Clerk of Quarter ssssiS,s sD, Senator
ningham and Sheriff Ransley. '''Ons Gun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
CUMMINS CONDEMNS
BLOODY GOLD OF
TRAFFIC IN WAR"
Iowa Senator, in Fiery Speech,
Demands Government
Manufacture of
Munitions
HUGE PROFIT OF MAKERS

WASHINGTON, Jan. t9.-"I, for one
am not willing that Americanlsm shall
be defined and standardized by million
are munition-makers, or tho brokers
bankers or hackers who share their blood
stained profits" with these words, Sena-
tor Cummins, of Iowa, formally declared
war on war-profts today in the Senate
and demanded that the Government get
ready to manufacture its own munitions.
Up to October 26 1915. ia new munitions
manufacturing concerns had been organ
lied in the United States since the out
break of the war, he declared The in
creased value of stocks of the principal
war munitions manufacturing companies
amounted to approximately 1892. 600 900, he
estimated. Ammunition and firearms ex-
ports for the first Is months of the war
were valued at Sl61, 900. he stated.
He furnished the Senate with this table
Of war contracts of large ooncerns
American Car and Foundry. ...... ss5, ,0O0. 900
American Locomotive ............ go. OO0. 900
American, steel FoupIdries: ........ ,I5,900' 900
Crucible steel Of America ..,...... 10,000.00o
New York Air Brake .,........... 5000, 900
Westinghouse Air Brake ,...a.... 20,00o.0oo
Bethiehem steel Company 1000 shells ,ner
day. together with field guns and other like
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, $4,000 tons
Of steel rounds
This does not include" said Senator
Cummins, the contracts of the Alls-
Chalmers Manufacturing Company for
shrapne shells or the du Pont Powder
Company for explosives, or the Electric
Storage Battery Company or the General
Chemical Company, or the General Mo-
tors Company, or the Lackawanna Steel
Company, or the Tennessee Copper Com
pany. all of which are immense concerns
and have been largely engaged in the
some general business"
Senator Cummins urged support for his
resolution directing the President to ap-
point commission of five Senators to
investigate the feasibility of Government
manufacture of all war munitions He
explained that he was strongly in favor
of adequate preparedness, but declared
that it ought to be made impossible for
any one to make money out of war.
"The men who die and the women VINO
mourn In war have the God-given right
to public sentiment untouched and un-
modified by those whose Golfers are filed
with the bloody gold of traffic In war"
declared Senator Cummlns II agree that |
war may come. but If II comes 1t |,
must be the result of calm. dispassionate |
and loyal purpose to meet the awful |
'courge, because there is no other way |
If defending our civilization, our insttu-
ions and our honor
at ought to be made impossible. so far
Is the power of the Government can be
,Xerted, for any man or corporation to
make money out of war"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
Charter to s7,oOo,OoO Linen Concern

DOVER, Del, Jan. l9.-The Interna-
tional Linen Ginning Company, to en-
gage in the treatment and manufacture
OF flax and linen fibre, etc, was incor-
porated at the State Department here to-
day with a capital stock of S70O0,000. The
incorporators were George w. Dillman,
NJ. L. Hortyiand X. f. Longfield, of Will
mington, Del.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
Killed BY 2. Z. Z. Train

Eugenio Cola. AZ years old, 1926 North
Randolph street, was struck and killed
today by Pennsylvania Railroad train
near North Philadelphia station. He was
walking along the tracks at a point 1000
feet west of the station when the train
struck him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-19
POKER AMUSES
MEN RETREATING
UPON SALONICA
French Quit Krivolak After
Vain Effort to Reach Ser
bian Right Wing
BANQUET HALL FALLS

FoiloiUiro Is the sfrth fnstdimcut Of
William a. Shepherds urcersorcd story Of
the Allied retreat from Serbia. IN the
previous instdfnert Shepherd told Of hts
stoppfnO for the Hi0ht at a French hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
MOLINE OBITUARY
. OIOf Hansen.

Olof Hansen, SO years old, died in
his home, 1905 Third street, at 3 yes
terday afternoon after an illness with
lung trouble extending over four
years.
He was born in Larwick, Norway
Jan. /, 1857, and came to America with
his brother 81 years ago. Mr.. Hansen
came directly to Moline and was
resident of this city constantly up to
time of his death. He was employed
as a carpenter in the Deer efactOry,
having served for "a years and retir-
ing four years ago. His marriage to
Jennie Munson took place in Moline
May 80, 1890 Mr.. Hansen was
member of Moline camp, No. So, M
w. A.
Surviving are the widow and six
children: Martin. Hans, OlOf, An
drew, Carrie and Marie. All are at
home. Funeral services will be held
in the Knox chapel, this city, at 2:30
Sunday afternoon Interment will be
in Riverside cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
DINNER-DANCE AT VILLA yELIE.

Seventy-five young people from the
trl-cltieS were entertained last evening
at Villa Velie on the Rock river road
Miss Marjorie Velie and Willard Velie
entertaining for their house guests,
Miss Florence Folds of Chicago and
Thomas McCutcheon of Pittsburgh,
Newcomb Baker of New York and Hall
Smith of Kansas City, the young men
all classmates of Mr.. Velie at school
at RoXbury, Conn. Dinner was served
at tables placed on the porch, in the
dining room and breakfast room, hav-
ing table centerpieces of Blue larkspur
and pink roses that filled big baskets.
Venetian lamps shaded in rose pink
were at each end of the tables After
dinner dancing was enjoyed in the
ball room on the first floor, where
Bensons orchestra of Chicago fur
nished the music. Mrs. Velie received
with her son and daughter. the young
women of the company wearing lovely
summer frocks of delicate shades,
making the picture a beautiful one
Preceding the party at Villa Velie,
Mrs. John Deere Cady was hostess at
an affair to honor Mr. and Miss Velie's
guests, also Charles l.. Quincy of
Buffalo, n. Y, and Miss StOneman of
Detroit, guests in the c. p. Skinner
home.
Wednesday evening Dwight Wiman,
who is home on furlough from the
Yale battery in which he recently en-
listed. was host at Overlook, when he
entertained 16 tri-city young people
Pink and white decorations were used
throughout the house and
in adjoining the table
At noon yesterday Mrs. William But
terWorth entertained the young people /
at a lCnCheOn at HiIlcrest, covers for /
a dozen being laid at a table beauti-
fully appointed, with a center bouquet /
of roses witt end bouquets of vari- /
cOlOred sweet peas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
CARLSON DELEGATE
FOR ELKS OF MOLINE

Mayor Martin r. Carlson has been
elected delegate of Moline lodge of
Elks TO represent the local organiza-
ton in the national convention in Bal
tImOre, when more than so 900 broth
ers Of the purple will attend the SEES
SiOns. A number of lodge members
from here have also decided to take in
the meeting and will leave in company
with the delegate
Sessions OF the Baltimore gathering
viii extend from July 10 to Is. In
addition to the election of officers for
the ensuing year the gathering is eX-
pected to be an epoch-making one in
constructive plans which will be made
Ter advancing the projects which EIks
over the entire country have under
taken. Local representatives Will go
TO Chicago and from there to Balti-
more in company with several hun
dred other members of the order
Progress of the big brother move
ment. which is being given principal
attention by Moline lodge this year,
was reported as encouraging at the
meeting last evening. Six boys were
helped to find someone who will take
an interest in them yesterday through
medium of the cards sent out TO mem
bers recently. a large number have
been returned signed signifying that
the members are willing TO participate
in the boy campaign in Moline. Prac-
tically entire membership is expected
TO be enlisted by end of the month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
MERCHANTS TO PLAY
ANNUAL BALL CLASH

Three-Eye league park will be the
scene OF battle royal next Tuesday
afternoon when merchants of Fiji
teenth street will cross bats with their
Fifth avenue rivals in annual conflict
The game Will be called at in the aft
ernoon as curtain-raiser to the Mo-
lne-Davenport Three-Eye game and
fans will be privileged to witness both
conflicts for the one price of admis-
sion, 25 cents.
The league game will be called at
the usual hour, 3:45, and between the
Two conflicts the pennant won last
season by the champion Plow Bows
VIII be t1Oated to the breeze. Mayor
Carlson will make n speech, the pIav-
ers OF the Moline and Davenport teams
VIII parade 10 the flag pole that has
been planted Just west of the club
house, and there will be music.
Merchants, at a meeting held yester-
day, made preliminary arrangements
Tor their annual battle, and secret
practice OF battery possibilities Is al
ready under way.
What do We care for the higb
price OF oil? Business has been good
and we are laying in large supply of
lubricant TO take the kinks out of the
arms or the ancient wings OF Ell
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
ONE COMMERCIAL
BODY is PLANNED
Organization of Local Chamber OF
Commerce May Result from Merger
Being Promoted.
CHICAGOAN HERE TO ASSIST
Committees Are Named by Greater Mo-
line Committee and the Club TO
Discuss Feasibility.

Plans for organization of an assOci-
alton of commerce for Moline in which
shall be combined all existing COM
munity welfare organizations of the
city are now well under way A com
mittee which has the formulating of
plans in charge met yesterday after
noon with II. Van X. Chase, president
of the city development bureau of Chi
cago whose bureau will direct the
merger campaign.
This committee on organization
originally consisted Of seven men: A.
G.. Abraham, II. A. Jansen and G.. A.
ShalIberg from the Greater Moline
committee; w. J. Ball n. r. Greene
and a. T Foster from the Moline Com
mercial club; o. T. Anderson, named
by these two groups as a seventh mem
Der. These men got together Wednes-
day and decided that the committee
should be increased to a membership
of Il. These four men were then APP
pointed as the additional members: G.
A. Stephens, William Butterworth.
Henry E. Lundt and George FitzGib-
bon
Organization plans will be outlined
by Mr.. Chase and the committee of II,
and action by each of the several ex-
listing community organizations will
be requested. The va 9 of concen-
trated effort is to be emphasized and
each organization is to be invited to
come in"
Name Not Yet Decided.
First of the bodies before which or
ganizatiOn plans will be unfolded will
be the Moline Commercial club, and
special meeting of the membership has
been called for Wednesday evening of
next week for this purpose. Meetings
Of other organizations Will follow No
name for the proposed merger organ
zatiOn has been decided on, and its
depends entirely on action
Of the membership of these organiza-
ions now existing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
CITY SHOWSLES
IN SCHOOL COUNT
Ages Of 6 and 81 Takes Place
in the Past Year.
CENSUS PROVES A BIG SURPRISE
Explained by the Departure of a Num-
Der Of Belgian Families for
Other Localities.

The city school census. just COM
pleted for the year 1916, shows de-
crease Of 222 in the children between
the ages of 6 and p, in comparison
with figures for last year. The re-
suit is surprising in view of the fact
that the school enrolment of the past
semester was larger than that-Of the
preceding year.
Most of the loss is in the number of
male children, decrease in girls being
only 40. The total of last year was s.
049, of this year, 1927. The total num-
Der of girls last year was 1858, of this
year, 3,S14 The total number of boys
last year was 4,1S6, this year, 4,013.
This leaves a difference of 173.
The most startling loss suffered by
any district was that of Lincoln school,
where there was a decrease of 354.
In comparison with 1921 for the pre-
ceding year only 1,467 were reported
there at the last census taking. Two
other schools also lost heavily. Nc
KinIey showed a decrease of 176 and
Grant Of 80.
The only big gain shown was in the
Washington school district. There the
figure OF 701 looms up again the former
record OF $50. This gives the district
a gain Of 141 All the other gains were
comparatively small.
Although the total loss for the city
was large. township IS showed a gain
of 1876. This leaves a decrease of 35S
in township It. Inasmuch as the lat
ter is south of Twelfth avenue the fig
ures tend to show that the population
of Moline is migrating northward.
Houses Empty in Lincoln District.
The census takers report that many
Of the houses in the neighborhOOd of
the Lincoln school are empty. For
merly these homes were occupied by
Belgian families.
At the same time il is stat ID that
the number of Belgian families living
nearer the downtown section is con-
siderably greater than previously. |
This increase, however, does not keep
up with the loss in the more southern
section, so that it seems reasonable to /
presume that the decrease in the total /
census number is due to Belgian fam
lilies leaving the city.