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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20
POPE BENEDICT TO CALL
CONSISTORY THIS FALL
Pontiff Will Make Important
War Pronouncement-Amer-
lean May Be Made Cardinal
By JOHN HEARLEY

ROME. Sept 2o.--Pope Benedict will hold
another eonsistory in November when he
will make an important declaration regard
ing the war and the prospects Of peace
your correspondent was informed by reliable
sources today.
His Holiness will create several foreign
Cardinals at this consistory. Archbishop
Hanna, of San Francisco, is the only Amer
lean whose name is being considered at
present.
Papal couriers already are en- route to
Vienna and Berlin 10 notify Austrian and
German cardinals OF the coming conclave.
The Italian Government has advised the
Vatican that II does not object 10 the hold
ing of a consistory and will interfere In
no way with the entrance of the Austro-
German cardinals into Italy.
Archbishop Edward J. Hanna, of San
Francisco, Is now In his hfty-ssventh year
and was born In Rochester N. "
He was ordained priest in 1881 and In
1907 was nominated coadjutor bishop OF
San Francisco. but failed 10 receive confir-
nation OF Rome because OF the charge OF
modernism made against him This charge
was later disproved. Pope Plus X ap-
pointed him auxiliary bishop Of San Fran.
cisco October 20. 1919. and on June 4. 1915,
he was appointed archbishop OF San Fran
cisco By Pope Benedict He was appointed
commissioner Of immigration VI California
IN 1913.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20
JOBS IN WILMINGTON
Business Men Tell Chamber of Com.
merce Opportunities

From Wilmington, Del, there comes to
the Industrial Bureau of the Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce, an appeal for ad-
ditional workmen for whom employment
is ready in the Morocco factories, in the
ship yards. in the car foundres, ammunition
plants and in the building trades.
Special stress is laid upon the fact that
mington is unable to make any progress
in the paving work on account OF the in
ability to secure laborers, although the is
$3.50 q day.
The business men of Wilmington have
asked the Philadelphia Chamber of Com
merce to send all surplus labor to them
sand the information is passed along by
the Chamber.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20
r. r. II. DECLARES ITS
FIRST DIVIDEND

Continued from PAGE One
prodding the management with questions.
inquired as to whether the stockholders
were not entitled to some consideration.
Doctor Snyder called attention to the
fact that the public and the employees are
now satisfied, now what about the stock
holders7 Are they not entitled to some
consideration" William ]. O'Brien, another
stockholder. also INDUCED In the discus
sion as to dividend prospects.
Doctor Snyder said also that she objected
90 the company entering into any long
term contracts with the city She said
that she did not know A. Merritt Taylor,
the former Director of the Department of
City Transit. but from the circulars that
she had received she had arrived at the
conclusion that he was a promoter" On
the other hand. she said, Director Twlning
= an engineer.
EARNINGS INCREASED
The eompany's earnings statement for
August. which was given out after the ad-
journment Of the annual meeting and the
dividend action, showed that the manage
ment was justified I'm it's action. August,
which 10 the second month of the new fiscal
year, showed continuation Of the good
earnings
Gross passenger earnings for the month
totalied sz,072,936, compared with $1,si6,-
7e2 In the previous year. while the receipts
from other sources brought the amount up
10 s2,14e.e36, against si.s97.768 in 1915
The net was s926 36s, against $si1,Ol9. The
surplus showed a remarkable gain being
sii.sbz. This compares with deficit OF
ff923 in 1915,
For the two months the gross passenger
earnings were 81, ,204, ,3si, against s3,677, ,f52
Gross. with receipts from other sources
iotaied s4.s64 .7s5. compared with sS,ssT.6ss
Net f1.e19,si7, against S1.655,230 Sur
plus tzss.b3s. This compares with s22,692
last year.
ELECTIONS
At the CnnuaI meeting of the company
WIIliam NJ. Coates acted as chairman and
n 81 Eeifridse was secretary. The annual
report for the fiscal year ending June 80
Was approved. j. J. Sullivan and william
- rfeimerdine. whose terms as directors
( expired were reelected for four years. thu
<ofe east fer them amounting 10 4S2,-
~ sharIs out Of possible 100000. Th'
&Glcers were reelected by the directors
Just prior 10 the meeting stockholderl
- 1hs Union Traction Company met Thsil
unofing was = cut and dried affair. Jamel
X1ckman presided and William j. shield'
11<o1 a. secretary. The directors were re
&11cked without opposition, the only changes
E1Ink the election Of James q. Balfour an'
I6nn c Giipin. They succeed George w
M&lns and Jacob q, piaston, deceased
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20
HENRY r. EDMUNDS BETTER
Recovering Slowly After Being Struck
by Automobile .....

Henry r. Edmunds, president of the
Board of Education and dean of the Ad-
mirslty courts, is slowly recovering from
injuries received yesterday when struck by
an automobile, his condition having inn
proved from a comfortable night.
Charles Etter, of 2438 South Broad
street, the driver of the car. will have a
further hearing today Etter said he saw
Mr.. Edmunds alight from the car at Sixth
and Chestnut streets and blamed the acci-
dent on the failure of his brakes to work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20
Small Boy Saves Brothers Life

Quick action on the part of Thomas Dal-
ton, ten years old, of AIT North Twentieth
street. probably saved the life of his
brother James, eight years old, who fell
into a bonfire near his home yesterday
afternoon Thomas wrapped his coat about
the boys flaming clothing and hurried him
in a toy express wagon TO the Garretscn
Hospital The boys burns were treated at
the institution and he was allowed to 60
home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20
Miss Ellen M. George

Arrangements are being made today for
-. funeral Of Miss Ellen n. George. an
resident Of Camden. who died suddenly
- er6ax II the home Of her sister, Mrs.
nn A. clark. 2sl1 High street. Camden.
(Ia1I9e WAS sixty -nine years old, and
lie sister u Fred " George. clerk
&1<[1or Of ~ Camden County Board
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
HELP wANTEp-MALE

BOY. bright, gentlemanly, 10 years Of age. for
office work; permanent position. with advance
ment. Apply Main Betting Co, 124l Carpenter,
ERRAND BOY wanted, good chance for adv.
Williams. Brown Earle, elb Chestnut ST.
r., E, RENT-sUBURBAN
FOR RENT from Nov 4 for 0 months. dwelling
garage and stablai hot-water heating; on
Meeting House road. mile from Rydal Sta
tloni ~ roomsi baths. 42s' Ledger
Office
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20

FOR sTRIKISG HIS WIPE during a
quarrel, william Brannin, 2s years old,
b23 North Front street, was held for court
in $500 bond by Recorder Stackhouse. Mrs
Alice Brannin, the wife, testified that she
was holding her two months old baby in
her arms when her husband struck her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20
xSocKEp INTO A BUsHEL BASKET

KNOCKED INTO A BUsHEL BASKET
when she demonstrated with a drunken
customer, Mrs. Rebeccah Ditch, owner Of
a grocery at 325 Atlantic avenue. caused
the customers arrest. He was Herman
Horner, 323 Atlantic avenue, and Recorder
stackhouse imposed thirty days in the
Camden County Jail as his sentence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20
CAMDEN

JOKING WITH men at various bars by
pretending that he was holding them up,
Alexander Logan. 1928 South Seventh
street, became sober today when Recorder
Stackhouse sentenced him to serve ninety
days in the Camden county Jail on a charge
of carrying concealed weapons Policeman
Frank Wagner had arrested Logan while
the latter was playing his joke last night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20

DAYTON, o., Sept. 2O.-Five hundred
members of the National League Of Post
masters are here today in annual conven-
ton. The association includes postmasters
Of the third and fourth class of the country
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General James
!. Blakslee, of Washington, ID. c., will make
an address
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20

Ell PAsO. Tex, Sept. Observation-Disclosures
Field Hospital Number /, Troop b, Rhode
Island Cavalry, and the Rhode Island AM
bulance Company are to entrain for their
State camps at once. Troops from Tennes-
see have arrived to replace them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20

QUARRELING WITH his wife, Frank
Shinn, forty-ive years old, 40S North
Percy street, became violent, the police say.
Mrs. Shinn was taken to ST. Joseph's Hos
pital today Policeman Fox, OF the Tenth
and Buttonwood streets station, seeing the
ambulance drive away inquired about the
trouble and then arrested Shinn. He was
arraigned before Magistrate Beaton today
and held for court in, $1,000 bond.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20

GEORGE W. HoRRIs has resigned ms
president of the City Club because of his
duties in connection with the new Farm
Loan Commission, The board of directors
accepted MIR, Norris's resignation with a
resolution of appreciation and regret and
decided TO give pubic dinner to him upon
his return from the West.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-17
HOW TO REDUCE
YOUR WEIGHT
A SIMPLE. SAFE, RELIABLE WAY

A SIMPLE, SAFE, RELIABLE WAY
People who are overburdened with
superfuous fat, know only too web the
discomfort and ridlcule that over.
stout people have TO bear.
II you are carrying around FIVE or ten
pounds Of unhealthy fat you are IN.
CANS and are carrying burden which
destroys the beauty Of your figure
There is no need of anyone suffering
from superfiuous fat. II you want to
reduce your weight in a simple, safe
and reliable way, without starvation
diet or tiresome exercise. here Ia a test
worth trying. Spend as much time as
YOU can in the open air. breathe deeply
and get from the Mcbride & VIII
Drug Company, or any good druggist,
a box of oil of korein capsules; take
one after each meal and one before re-
firing at night
Weigh yourself once week so as to
know Just how fast you are losing
weight and don't leave off the treatment
or even skip a single dose until you are
down to normal.
Oil Of korein is absolutely harmless.
Is pleasant to take. and helps digestion.
Even a few days treatment has been
reported to show a noticeable reduction
in weight. footsteps become lighter,
your work seems easier and a lighter
and more buoyant feeling takes posses
sion of your whole being.
Every person who suffers from su-
perfiuous fat should give this treat
ment a trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-17
uuICk RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive Tab
lets, the substitute for ealomel.
DR.. Edwards, practicing physician
for II years and calomers old-time en-
envy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients for
chronic constipation and torpid livers-
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but healing, sooth-
ing vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the keynote of these
little sugar-coated, olive-colored tablets.
They cause the bowels and liver to &C.
normally. They never force them to
annaturA action.
If you have a dark brown mouth
now and then-a bad breatf--a dull.
tired feeling sick headache torpid
liver and are constipated, you'll find
quick, sure and only pleasant results
from one or two little DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two ever,
night just to keep right. Try them
10c and 25c per box All d-"0r's's.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-17
SUGGESTED METHOD OF
COMBATING LIVING COST
~ USE OF CORN MEAL

High cost of living. especially OF
white flour and potatoes, mas brought
the suggestion from the home econ
omics department at Ames that more
use be made of corn meal. Since the
most important substance in ootn
white flour and potatoes is carbohy-
drates and since corn meal contains ~
per cent carbohydrates and also a high
per cent of fat, the department says
it is possible and advisable to use corn
meal for breakfast dinner and supper.
The possibilities OF corn meal are pre-
sented in some receipts:
Corn meal souffle - One-third cup
corn meal. one cup water. one-half
cup milk. one teaspoon salt. three eggs,
two slices bacon. Cook corn meal In
double boiler. shred bacon, fry and add
to corn meal; add milk, salt and egg
yolhs beaten until thick. Add whites
of eggs beaten stiff and cut and fold
mixture together. Bake in moderate
oven.
Tamale ple-Two cups tomato sauce,
TWO cups chopped cooked meat, one
teaspoon salt, one small onion, on1
sweet green pepper or pimento
chopped. Ione-haf cup corn meal
cooked in one half cup boiling salted
water. one-half hour, one-hah cup
grated cheese. TO one cup tomato
sauce add meat, salt onion, pepper
{well cooked) and corn meal. Put In
pan. sprinkle top with cheese and
bake. Serve with remaining sauce 70
which has been added one-fourth cup
chopped olives. One cup brown meat
sauce may be substituted for tomato
sauce.
Peanut and corn meal corquettes-
One and one-half cup water. one-hai
cup corn meal, one teaspoon salt, one
beaten egg, one-half cup ground pea
nuts. bread crumbs to make manage
able mixture for crumbling, one egg
yolk. two tablespoons cold water,
toasted bread crumbs. Cook corn meal
in boiling sailed water one hour. Add
beaten egg peanuts and bread crumbs.
Cool and shape into croquettes. Roll
in toasted crumbs. Dip in beaten yolk.
which has been diluted with the cold
wafer Roll in crumbs and fry in deep
tat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-17
FIGHTS FOR FORTUNE
WOMAN SEEKS SHARE or BIG ES-
TATE ON SENSATIONAL N
GROUNDS.
CLAIMS TO BE CHILD
OF THOMAS SiNGMASTER
Dora Trier Asks Recognition as lliesi-
innate Daughter Of Late Member OF
Noted Firm Of Horse Importers
Mrs. Mary Rowe, Mother of Claim
ant, Says Singmaster Is Father.

Washington. Ia, Nov l7.-Declaring
herself to be the illegitimate child OF
the late Thomas Singmaster, who died
recently without having left WILL
Dora Trier. aged -. is making. des--
perate fight for a share of the vast
ISingmaster estate. ~
The sensational case, which prom
;ses TO be among the hardest fought IN
the history of the local district court,
was actively opened before Judge j. r.
Talbot Wednesday. Widespread at
tention has already been attracted 10
the case. the prominence OF the sing
master family and the unusual clrcum-
stances surrounding the case compeii-
ing an inordinate interest. The case
was instituted by the Trier girl against
Mrs. Catherine Singmaster and three
minor children She demands the
right of inheritance on the grounds
that she is the illegitimate child OF
Singmas1er
The mother. Mary Rowe, lived al the
home Of Thomas Singmasters parents
in the late SOS. In April. 1889, she
gave birth there to a child. The babe
was named Dora She charged Tom
Singmaster then unmarried ana llVlns
at the home. as the father.
Fight For Million Dollar Estate.
The late Thomas Singmaster was
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sing1nas-
ter. who with his brothers were widely
known as leading importers OF fancy
thoroughbred horses in this country.
The Tom Singmaster estate includes
1898 acres OF the best land in heokuH
county. $50 acres located in Washing
ton county. 40 acres in kearney county,
Neb., valua bic lots in Richland and ke-
ota, $4,000 in personal property ana
bank stock that is reputed to be worth
several hundred thousand dollars.
Much Of the land included in the estate
is worth over $500 an acre. The estate
is valued at approximately SlO00,000.
Sensational Testimony Presented.
The opening of the trial was attend
ant upon some sensational testimony.
Thursday morning the defense had an
inning. attorneys for the estate intro
ducing evidence in which the alleged
relationship between Singmaster and
Dora Trier was strenuously denied.
Witnesses included a number OF
prominent Keota business men. kedta
had been the trading and shopping
center for both Sin master and Miss
Trier John Gretter. of Keota. was the
last witness called just before moor.
yesterday. He swore on the stand that
he had a conversation with Singmaster
in 1898 in which the latter advised him
70 be careful of his associates or he
| would probably get into a tangle as it
had me and Which has cost me lots OF
money
Shortly before Singmaster died GTet-
Ter says he sought 10 have him make
out a will. This Singmaster refused.
Gretter declared making the statement
that there was plenty for all
Mrs Mary Rowe, mother Of the girl
who is suing for share of the vast
Sins naster estate, testified thru a dep
osition submitted to the court yester-
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-17
SPRAY TO AVOID BIENNIAL CROP
Home Orchards Which Know Not
Spray Nozzle Poor investment.

"A noticeable feature in connection
with this years apple CROP says a
member of the horticultural depart
ment at Ames, "is the fact that most
home orchards are woefully unproduc-
tive compared to commercial orchards
of the state. Last year this was not
SO much the case. which means that
hcma orchards for the most part are
producing only biennial CROP
The secret is, that for an annual
crop the orchard must be annually
SPRAYED. If up-todate spraying and
pruing practices are unknown in d
certain neighborhood, request to the
agricultural extension department al
Iowa State College will bring demon
stration in that line to that neighbour
hood next spring, but on account OF
The heavy demand for such it should
be arranged for now.
The experience of II. VI. Underwood
who owns an orchard al Bagley.
speaks for itself. He called for such
demonstration last year. This fali,
for the first time, his orchard has re-
turned a substantial profit. Nine other
orchards were treated this year by the
extension department and they tell
precisely the same story.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-17
TO KILL COMMON WEED PEST.
Cultivation One Nay to Get Rid Of
TRIBE Ayned Grasses.

This weed overruns my pasture.
What can l do to kill it?' writes a
farmer in southern Iowa to the botany
department of Iowa State College, en-
closing sample Of triple awned grass.
These weeds often overrun hun
dreds of acres of good pasture writes
the head of the botany department.
The triple awned grasses are ANIMALS
and come up abundanty after the
clover crop has been harvested or the
blue grass pasture is closely cropped.
They may be easily exterminated by
cultivation. In the pasture where cul-
tivation is impossible. a good growth
of blue grass should be encouraged. In
addition, white clover should De
planted. / would also suggest that the
meadow or pasture be moved to pre-
vent the formation of seed. The seed
is not long lived and by cutting the
grass when the plant is in bloom seed
production is prevented"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-17
A CHILD Does
LAUGH And PLAY
If CONS7l|II|PA TEDI
LOOK, MoTHERl Is TONGUE
4 COATED. BREATH FEvERiSH
s;l. AND SToMACh SOUR?
"cALlFoRNiA SYRUP or Fias'
CAN'T HARM TENDER SToM-
AcH, LIVER, NOVELS.

Mother! Your child isn't naturally
cross and peevish. Sec il tongue 10
coated; this Is sure sign its little
stomach. liver and bowels need q
cleansing at once.
When listless, pale, feverish, full Of;
cold, breath bad, throat. sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom-
ach ache. diarrhoea, remember. q gem
tleiliver and bowel cleansing should n
ways be the first treatment given.
Nothing equals California Syrup OF
Figs for childrens ills: give tea
spoonful, and in few hours all the
foul waste. sour bile and fermenting
food which is clogged in the bowels
passes out of the system. and you have
a we'll and playful child again. All
children love this harmless, delicious
fruit laxative" and it never falls to
effect good inside Cleansing. Dr.
rections for babies. children of all ages
and grown-ups are plainly on the bot
tie. 80 10 Z 5.sts sissfss 81 q
Keep 1t handy in your home. "A lit
tie given today saves a sick child to-
morrow, but get the genuine Ask your
druggist for q 50.cent bottle Of .Calt-
fornia' Syrup of F1gs." then look and
see that It is made by the California
Fig Syrup Company"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-17
Brooklyn.

Brooklyn.
DR.. E. ]. Schmitz, Of Brooklyn. and
Miss Rosetta NJ. Rathmei, OF Wash!ns-
ton. Iowa, were united in marriage.
DR.. Schmitz was reared in Brooklyn.
and is q successful dentist.
Ames.
Many a child in Ames was made
happy by the announcement that
municipal Christmas tree Will be con-
Quoted here by the Arnes Women
Club. The decision was reached at q
general meeting Of al! the divisions OF
the women's club. Cooperation IN
making the holiday affair a success VIII
be sought from the Ames Chamber Oh
Commerce as well ss other booster or
CARNATIONS.
Shenandoah.
w. D. Jameson, Of Shenandoah,
probably will be secretary Of the ma
tional democratic headquarters at
Washington, D. c., 20 an office which
is said 70 pay. $1,000 a year. Mr.. ia
mieson, who recently resigned as post
master, a $4,000 JOB, had an active part
in the recent campaign. being the ac-
tuai head Of the democratic headquar-
ters in New York His Shenandoah
friends have been wondering what the
administration would give in the way
OF recognition for the services.
Shenandoah.
The s5-an-acre land on either side OF
the road which was originally planned
to be the main street Of Shenandoah is
reported to have sold for $3.50 an acre
and is four miles from Main street. too.
The pioneer settlers thought IS an acre
was too much to give, SO they located
Shenandoah on \ the worthless
swamp.. Latimer Bros. have purcnas-
ed Of E. S. WEIGH the eighty-acre tract.
unimproved. that adjoins the Latimer
place It is four miles south OF town.
near Manti, which was the site OF the
! early village.
Fort Madison.
Forty-seven employees Of the Brown
paper mills Of this city are no longer
| worrying about the high cost Of living.
| There's a reason. A. P. Brown. presi-
dent of the mills, is also mayor OF Fort
Madison. He knows what it costs to
| live now, especially man with fa1p .
| lily. He Is interested in the welfare OF
his mployes and the other owners OF
the mills display a similar feeling. So
| move was started to enable the
Brown employees to live and to work
| without worrying about the high prices
| Of meats, potatoes, bread and other ne
cessities Of life. The increase amounts
| to Is per cent
Abba.
ETC. .Conwell and family came from
Omaha recently in their automobile
and have. been visiting at the home OF
Mr.. Conwell's parents. They went out
for ride and O., U. Conwell also took
| his family in their new car. The ITO
cars were travelling not far apart when
the machine driven by the Abba man
got out Of the beaten track and en-
countered an obstacle that caused IL to
leave the road and turn turtle. Miss
Gladys Conwell who was one Of the
party, was pinned underneath the car
4 and when the weight was lifted 1t was
feared for a time that her neck was
broken but fortunately she suffered
\ only bruises and nervous shock.
jefferson.
1 Contractor J Ss.:: Peter Johnson and
men are busy al work making some
radical changes in the interior Of the
opera house. placing large steel trusses
in the ceiling and removing the iron
pillars that have always been in tn