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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-04
Cotton Cinned in Noxubee.

There were SAT- bales of cotton ginn-
ed in Noxubee county. from the crop Of
1915 prior to January l6. 1916, as COM
pared with 1902 bales ginned prior to
January l6, 1915.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-04
Notice, Trustees.

Notice, Trustees.
Regular meeting at the S%uperintend-
ent's Office Monday, February 7th at
7:3O a. m. Next years work will be
taken up.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-04
PLANTS o. SALE

I oct Bunch of keys-fve in number Reward
AVSs for recove ry. j. ELklNS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-04

Fl, B, Chambers Postmaster.
A special to the Times-Picyune from
Washington of Wednesday last, says:
'The postmaster general today an
nounced the appointment of Howard B.
Chambers as postmaster at Paulette,
Miss
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-04
NOTICE

Hereafter when any alleged pauper dies
within the count J. rcquisition shall be made
upon the member of the board for the district
in which the paupcr died and on no account
will the board allow over So 90 for &C fin
account to be accompanied by affidavit of
some reputable citizen, other than party
furnishing coffin, that the deceased was a
pauper and county legally liable for their
burial.
BY order ofboard Of supervisors. this Jan.
18th. 1915 JNO. A. TYSON, Clerk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-04
The Sfork.

The Stork.
A ten-pound daughter was born on
Monday last to Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Crocker at the home of Mrs. Crocker's
father. Mr.. Windham Coleman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-04
NOTICE-Live Stock Association.

You are urged to be in attendance at
the regular meeting of the association
on Monday, February 7th, 1:3O p. m.
Bushes of Importance needs your at
tention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
BETTING ODDS SHIFT
AGAIN, BACKING HUGHES
"Quiet and Heavy" Says New
York Broker-Explains
Change

NEW YORK, Nov Ia million or more
has poured into the New York betting ring
In presidential wagers 30 far. according to
William Marco, OF Wasserman Brothers.
brokers. He sized up the betting thus far
as being quiet and heavy" with the en-.
phssis on both the quiet and the heavy.
AT the outset" he said. ''the bettors
We're so sure OF Hughess election that they
were willing TO offer almost any odds
For that reason they were giving 2h to /,
or to for quite a while Then Wilson
money became more plentiful and a lot
Of folks especially the little fellows, got
scared and hedged That made the odds
shift around until they got to even money.
Now they've hedged By betting on viii
son, and the odds are shifting again. All
the bets are not getting into the papers
either ! know OF one bet Of $4,000 on
Hughes"
Much IL heard about betting this year,
but Marco. who is reputed 10 know the bet.
ting game from the ground up. says it's
no more open than IN previous campaigns.
The prevailing odds were 10 to S1k today,
with some betting at 10 10 on Hughes and
some at even. Estimates on the bets placed
In the last twenty-fou hours varied from
$4,000 10 $4,000
Tex Rickard said today he has placed
approximately 100000 since the campaign
opened, mostly on Ohio. He offered 10 10 {
that Wilson would carry Ohio
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
FATE OF THOMPSON
IN HANDS OF JURY
Defense Closes With Woman's
Evidence to Show Him In
nocent of Hibbs Murder

The jury In the case of George w.
Thompson, forger. jail-breaker and globe
trotter. accused OF completely in the killing
of Isaac Hibbs, Camden County jail turn
key, retired to consider its verdict at AS
o'clock today, the second day OF the trial
before the New Jersey Supreme Court, at
Camden.
A final bolt was shot by the defense with
its last witness, Mary Mckinley, who testi-
fled that on the day of the killing she over
heard Wilson c. Ashbridge, Thompsons s
accomplce in the jailbreaking July IT,
tell Thompson in the jail that he had
fixed" their escape with Hibbs. Thomp-
sons defense has been that he entered the
jail-breaking plot, believing that their escape
would not be accompanied by violence. 1t
was testified that the shot that killed Hibbs
was fired by Ashbridge, recently convicted
of staying Ellen Dunbar. an actress.
As the jurymen filed out, after receiving
instructions from Justice Garrison, Thomp-
son bent over and kissed his aged mother
and his sister, Mrs Norman Massey.
The case for the prosecution was summed
up by Assistant Prosecutor Roberts. Pros
ecutor Kraft asked for a verdict of guilty
Of murder In the second degree. following
Justice Garrison's ruling that such was
the degree Of murder IL Thompson were
guilty.
The fnai plea for the prisoner was made
by Joseph Beck Tyler, his counsel, who as.
serted that the evidence showed that Thomp-
son was Innocent of any completely in the
shooting and. in fact had tried to prevent
It, The maximum penalty for second degree
murder Is thirty years in the penitentiary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
OIL KINGS REWARD MAY
GO TO CAMDEN POLICE


Continued from Pago Ons
murder in his cell in the Camden County
jail today he refused to give Captain OF
Detectives Shregler. of Camden. any inkllng
as to why he killed the lawyer
"Just had a reason-and a good reason
at that" was all that Brown would say
when pressed to tell why he murdered
Rice,
Rice was middle-aged. He had lived in
Cleveland for sixteen years. His wife and
four children were in Cape Cod, Mass.
when he was killed. About two hours be-
fore the body was found Rice was seen
by trolley car conductor. Near the body
a red bandana handkerchief was found.
He was shot twice and also stabbed sew
eral times in the left arm, His papers and
money were not disturbed
The first reward for the arrest OF the
murderer OF Rice was offered by William
Nelson Cromwell. Later Rice's law part
ners also offered rewards and shortly after
ward came rewards from John d. Rookie
feller. Myron T. Herrick and other promi-
nent citizens of Ohio
Mrs Rice and her children went to New
York after the murder where they have
their home. .
When Captain Shregler was asked today
whether he thonght the negro was telling
the truth, he said:
Everything points to one thing. and that
is that the prisoner is telling the truth.
IL he is a liar, then he is the greatest bug
that ever fell into our hands"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
CHARITIES REMEMBERED
Request to Institutions and Churches
Made in Wills

Charitable bequests included in the will
OF M. 1nez Casey, 24S De Lancey street,
are $500 each to st. Thomass Protestant
Episcopal Church and the Home OF the
Holy Child; 5000 each to the Union Day
Nursery and the Frederick Douglas Hos.
pital. and 500 each to the First African
Presbyterian Church and the Pennsylya-
MIA Hospital The will, probated TO-DAY.
disposes OF property valued at $500.
Beauests or 500 each TO the German
Hospital and the Luthern Orphans Home
are contained in the will OF Jacob r. wild
mayer. 1900 North Newkirk street. who
left effects valued at s13.500. The bulk OF
the estate goes TO relatives
Other Wills probated were those Of We.
rena Klein, 4S2 Memphis street. who LEFT
an estate valued at s16,6l5; John A stairs
1900 South Forty-third street, $4,000. and
Thomas j. Hogan. 91l Wood street, S2Osg
The personally OF the estate OF Martha
A. Poole has been appraised at ss44O. Har
riet y. Lutz. s4ls277 and Elizabeth Burd.
sail. $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
NAVY DEPARTMENT
RECEIVES PROPOSALS
FOR FIGHTING CRAFT
Bids Opened for Three Scout
Cruisers Authorized by Law
and for Many Coast-De-
tense Submarines
PASS ONE wARsHIP OVER

WASHINGTON. Nov The Navy De-
partment failed this afternoon to receive
bids for construction OF all OF the four
scout cruisers authorized in this years
naval building program. Bids for construc-
tIon ot only three vessels were received
They follow;
Seattle twash) Construction and Dry
dock Company, one scout cruiser with a
shaft horsepower OF 5000, delivered In
thirty months. S4.e75.0oO. 4St
The Fore River Shlpbulldng Corpora
ton. 20 build two scout cruisers OF 10000
shaft horsepower TO be delivered In thirty
hte and thirty-six months, respectively. for
si.eo0,00O each. This bid Is. based on
present prices OF materials and labor. IL
there is an increase In prices, the company
stated. the Government mist stand the adj
ditional cost. and II prices decrease the
Government will benefit. The Federal Trade
Commission Is specified as Judge OF price
increase or decrease II the company's bids
for battleshlps and battle cruisers are
accepted the company will be unable TO
build the scout cruisers. Il was stated.
Union Iron Works, San Francisco, offered
20 build two scout cruisers for the actual
cost with fifteen per cent profit with any
notifications in structure or design the de-
partment wishes. "tF l
The Electric Boat Company offered TO
build twenty-four or more coast-defense
submarine boats. limited by the depart
ment 20 a cost of $1,000 each. for $685.
900 each, the boats TO displace $40 tons each
The company specifies delivery OF two sub
marines in eighteen months and two every
month thereafter. Ten Of the ships are to
be built on the Pacific coast and the re-
mainder on the Atlantic.
The Fore River Companys plant at
Quincy. Mass, and the Union Iron Works
Company. San Francisco, are suggested as
building sites. The company offered to
build three ships at navy yard at a cost
for supervision OF $4,000 exclusive of the
engines or s62500. including the engines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
CHIHUAHUA CUT OFF
BY VLLISTA BANDITS
Lines Severed North and South
to Block Carranzista
Advance

EL PASo, Tex, Nov 1.-Chihuahua city
Is cut Off from both the north and south.
according to reports reaching here today.
Villistas' who already were in control OF
.ne raiiroads TO the south Of chihuahyaf
have burned seven bridges between Ipor'
casita and Santa Rosala and have mbved
into position to prevent General TfevIno i
carranza forces from coming to the border
IL Is said they have blocked the railroa =
fifty miles south of Juarez.
Viinsta sympathizers here report a de.
,carranza chief. near Bachimba cans,o, !.
one report says that Maycotte was killas
in the engagement "''iea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
BENSON PREDICTS 2O-CENT
LOAF; URGES FOOD EMBARGO
Socialist Candidate Declares Specula-
tors Are Stripping Country

TULSA. okla. Nov. Twenty cents a
loaf for bread was predicted by Socialist
Presidential Candidate Benson here unless
Congress declares food embargo.
Secretary Redheld said the cost Of living
was Increasing because 20 900 900 Europeans
have ceased to produce and Europe Is. there.
nance" said Benson
lie declared Secretary Redheld did moi
explain why Europe was allowed 10 do thIs
TO the harm OF Americans '''''
The truth is Benson continued "thst
II Is greatly TO the profit OF food specuIators
70 cont. ue stripping this country Of its.food
as result goes higher. Before snrIns
hour VIII be more than SIS a barrel We
therefore have In prospect not only ths
nfteencent but the twenty-cent loaf of
bread, with meat and other articles of food
In proportion"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
VIM AND ZIP TO WIND UP
or. CAMPAIGN HERE
Final Hughes Rallies Begin To-
night-Parades to Precede ,
Meetings

The whIrlwind finish 20 the Republican
campaign In Philadelphia will be started
tonight Biz rallies will be held In West
Philadelphia and In the Seventh Senatorial
District. and. preceding the two meetings
thousands OF active Republicans will pa
radc with rednre. torchlghts and bands
The parades viii be the irst OF tho kind
held In this city In many years Not
since the Mckinley Bryan campaign OF
1926 have so elaborate plans been made
for winding up n campaign. Tomorrow
night other meetings and parades win be
held In Germantown and in F'rankford and
kensington. Friday night the Republicans
OF tho entire city and delegations from
eastern Pennsylvania. southern New Jer-
sey and Delaware and Maryland will gather
at the Academy OF Music 10 join In a
monster rally. The campaign viii close
with mass-meeting In South Philadelphia
Saturday night
More than $4,000 tickets have been dis
tributed for each OF tonlghts meetings.
The West Philadelphia crowd Is expected
TO be so large that two rallies will be held
there simultaneously. Both will he held
at Fifty-second and SAMSON streets.
Tho rally in the Seventh Senatorial Dis
trict will be held In Moose Hall. 1912 North
Broad street Mayor Smith will preside at
the meeting and will be one Of the prn-
cipai speakers.
Marching clubs win form torchlight pro-
cessions and march to the meetings to-
night. In West Philadelphia the Republi-
can clubs in each ward will go 70 the raj
lies separately. They will time their
rival so that they will all meet at Fifty
second and SAMSON streets at the same
time. about o'clock. Each club will have
a band.
Six bands OF music have been engaged for
the parade that will precede tho rally In
Moose Hall. Marching delegations from
the Fifteenth. Twenty eighth. Twenty ninth,
Thirty-second and Forty-seventh Wards
will parade prior to the meeting.
The speakers at the West Philadelphia
rallies will include Congressman Scott,
Ware, Darrow and Graham. ex-Attorney
General Hampton L. Carson and ex-Judge
William w. Porter.
Congressman Scott, Ware and Edmonds
will be the principal speakers at the North
Broad street rally
No ward meetings for workers were held
last night because OF Halloween. Tonight.
however there will be meetings in half
a dozen words. in addition to the big sec
tional rallies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
CALIFORNIA FARMER
BOYS SEE PHILADELPHIA
Twenty-seven Youthful Agricul-
turists From Golden State
Visit Historic Scenes

Twenty-seven boy farmers from the
State OF California are seeing Philadel-
pha today as guests OF members of the
Chamber Of Commerce and others.
They arrived here fus, night In Broad
Street Station at 6:23 and took UP quarters
in the Bellevue-Suatford Hotel Follow
ing a supper they listened 20 an address
by Edward ]. Cattell. city statlstician.
Today's program for the youthful farmers
of the Golden State consisted OF a sight
seeing tour of the city, during which they
visited Independence Hall. Carpenters Hall.
Betsy Ross's House and other places Of his
toric interest and the Wanamaker store and
Curtis Building
After an automobile trip through Della
ware County. during which they visited
the biggest farms in the county, the boys
had luncheon at Glenoch, and then returned
to their hotel. They leave this city at S.32
o'clock tonight for Baltimore. where they
will be entertained by the Chamber of Com
merce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
JUDGE AssATLs MAGISTRATES
Commitment of III Man to House of
Correction Rouses Ire Of Court.
inhuman, He Saws

III II inhumsn the way citizens OF this
Commonwealth are treated" said Judge
Brown. In the Misdemeanants' Court today
after dischargins defendant brought be-
fore him who had been committed 10 the
House OF Correction after asking TO be sent
10 hospital 1T is shame the way com
mitments are made 10 the House OF correc-
ton without regard 10 charges that are
preferred"
The defendant brought before Judge
Brown had asked the police OF the Fourth
and Race streets station TO give him a,
nights lodging and 20 be sent 70 q hospital
me nekt DAY Instead Of sendlnE him 70 the
hospital, however Magistrate Elsenbrosvn
committed him 10 the House Of Correction
Tor period q three months on q charge
pf fatf4nc<. Il ~ss testified that doctor
n*o tpiu me @4<!<-f4te that the man did
Dot ur<u W@1<r&I t-44<uf0t After his
<oUmI<u>n< to>e<er I< WAS con01e6 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
CUPID ENTRAPS GIRL
OF Is AND YOUTH OF 10
Minors Get License to Marry.
Other Permits
Granted

A marriage license was issued today TO
fifteen-year- Viola Esher and her nine
teen-year-old sweetheart Theodore Hartner
OF 3052 North Ninth street.
Because the whereabouts OF Miss Esher :
father are unknown. her mother, with whom
she lives at 2226 North Sixth street. was
allowed to sign the consent paper. Young
Hartner who Is an upholster. obtained the
consent OF his father.
other licenses issued today we're
c4fsS MsG" q asS srG SrueS es s.. and Marie
william R Allen, ,o7sS Wayne y ,.n ave. and Elsie
EDWARD W. s''SyfIr weary. ~ isas swain st.. and Helen
waisrS ISmS' KessIer, sI iss 1852 s. 9TH St. and Bsckie
paSis Essf dSams SSa %ilssr bstmore Nd and BERTHE
jacob 1s spsc,aT se'sI ioSs s. "a ST. and sarah Lch-
FRANK ssSss's 8 KssSSPsdy lsao Grssnway ave. and
wS wi:sS%r@spS. gSSS gSSSoiS: itSseinS y y s.ro.. !, ana
sarah sIHS 9gIISn Sst sBTsSs rsSn '. and Mar.
'0ssPs, ssps, csss.lbsnry ls Si, n Fancy St Au war
John ". Jones, 1853 war9ock. 81, and Harriet
wS,sr sgs spgS5asasId pr ave-, ave -,
inSiR %iss Wilson, sesi Wallace - ,.',,' anD
FrsScis cf Ssp oaingsa set 8 ie,h ST.. and
JoSP ssrdsai - .sSSSS sSS lS'S 81. and Helen
Wenona Dowdeli 0ia n Moss 81
Patrick Keenan, 1884 81 Broad ST. and Eliza
beth VI ieddy. 1898 NJ 1ith 81
Fred 0rsens; 3eas cuthbert a., and Edith J.,
MsE = wslEsr ,Jio2o Paramount ave. and
Frank Ardary Craig, 2O3O Chestnut st.. and
Florence r. Firahmuth. Normandie Apts.
Coxxi, 1915 McClellan 81
Henri = eeTEs 1901 N Broad st. and Mary
Jo.ep6' A Eroseh SSois sssber, s., and Marion
John slrSchblne 2saa Pine 49, and I.ouisa Trns
Etiore p. RsreIi. AT H. 5sd It,. and Resale Van
I. standbrldge, 2sI 5. $50 ~.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
GABRIEL GETS INspEcToRsHrp
Business Partner of Brumbaugh Mar
Wins Fight for Place

HARRISBURG. Nov. i-AppoIntnoan, :,
Ralph Gabriel, of Wilkes-Barre. as food in
spector for Luzerne County. was announced
today The appointment was denied last
week by Secretary OF Agriculture Patton.
Gabriel who Is a business partner NJ
Charles ~ Loveland, Brumbaugh nations1
delegate, takes the place OF NJ. ]. Walsh the
Oldest inspector in the food and dairy diy,
sion OF the Department of Agricult,,ra
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
Argue About ReyoIvers; Bow sho,

One of two negro boys who were arg,,ins
last night about the merits OF their re-
volvers Is IN dangerous condition TO-DAY
from shot wound In the abdomen. Le fsov
Webb. seventeen years old, 10 North Thlr-
teenth street. Is In the Hahnemann Hos
cover Theodore Johnson. sixteen wears
old Paramount avenue and Twenty-ffth h
street. was srraigned before Masis,rats
Beston IN the Central Police Court today
and held 70 await the result Of Webbss IN
juries He said that he attempted to puIl
@ psck the nAmmer OF the revolver when Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01

United States Senator Boles Penrose. as
a birthday greeting, today sent broadcast
through the state An appeal 70 merchants
and business men 10 consider carefully the
extravaEance OF the Wilson a0ministfa
tion. The Senator himself Who WAS born
November 1. 1850. spent the nfty-sIxth an
nIvefzary Of that event BY WORKING With
Ioor7 than usual <i<or a Hepublioan <a-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
Days Campaign Program
of -Four Candidates

DEMOcRATIc--President wilson
~ en- route TO Buffalo for night
Republican Charles +. Hughes Is
scheduled 10 speak In Terre Haute,
Ind.
Socialist l. Allan L. Benson will
speak at Wichita. Kan, tonight.
Prohibition. Franklin Hsnly is
campaigning in Pennsylvania.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
Fall Downstairs Proves Fatal

NORTH WALES. Pa. Nov 1.-wiu,s,n
Aasir; Nor'h wales halter, who fell down
died today without regaining conscio,s,
ness. Vsa-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01
News at a Glance

PITTSBURGH, Nov. i.-Announcement
has been made by G.. II. Getty, receiver OF
the defunct Central Trust Company, that
the first dividend TO depositors will be nifty
per cent and that II will be paid Novem"
Der Is.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-DOllar eggs APP
peared not far on today In the last TWEEN
ty-four hours the top price on the exchange
touched sixty-seven cents dozen whlch
means about seventy-nve cents TO Mrs
Housekeeper for the very fresh fancy va
rfety. Butter prices also were way up, and
cheese was quoted at twenty-one and one
half cents and twenty-five cents pound,
near record
NATIONAL PARK, y. j., Nov. IAN
elaborate farewell reception was rendered
MIR. and Mrs. A Morrison at the Smith
Hurst on the boulevard on Monday night by
the residents of National Park. Speeches
were made and there we're vocal and instru-
mental selections by Miss Mabel Batten and
Charles II, Hulse.
SEOUL, Korea, Nov. Fin welhaven,
believed to be an American, has been killed
and two other American mining engineers
have been wounded In an encounter with
bandits in northern Korea
BOSTON, Nov. 1.-The fishing schooner
Arthur James of Gloucester was sunk IN
a fog of Castle Island last night in col
lision with the steamship Camden. bound
from this port to Rockland Me Mulasker
Hager the cook, Is missing The other
members OF the crew were rescued. The
Camden's bow plates were bent in and II
was decided to cancel her trip. The 150
passengers disembarked
Ell PAsO, Tex, Nov. I.-Pennsylvania
Guardsmen numbering approximately 49,
0OO will vote at camp Stewart. near here,
Tuesday Election commissioners from
Pennsylvania have been sent 10 each OF the
regiments in the division TO count the bal
lots and take them back to Pennsylvania.
The two batteries OF Connecticut artillery
have already voted. according to military
headquarters The ballots will be taken to
Hartford Conn, and counted Tuesday.
-
soUTHBRIDGE.' Mass. Nov. 1.-seven
hundred men went on strike today at the
American Optical Company lens factory the
largest factory OF its kind in the world.
They demand twenty per cent increase In
wages and double pay for overtime.
LANCASTER, Pa, Nov. 1.-The receipts
OF the Ninth Internal Revenue District for
october were $30711S, against $271'9
in October year ago The increase from
cigars alone was $27,bi6.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01

soUTHBRIDGE. Mass. Nov. 1.-seven
hundred men went on strike today at the
American Optical Company lens factory the
largest factory OF its kind in the world.
They demand twenty per cent increase In
wages and double pay for overtime.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01

LONDON. <oY. 1.-The Noreische xelt-
unn. u HffIIn I<arns thai the Imperial
chsoca|ler hes o<oosh! - action against
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01

records during October Tor the number of
pieces coined. The total number turned out
was 46,2Sl,4lS, or more than one-fourth of
the largest coinage in any one of the last
nve busy years. The Mint has been work.
ing 'wenty-four hours day with three
shifts of operatives.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01

LANCASTER, Pa, Nov. 1.-The receipts
of the Ninth Internal Revenue District for
October were $307,11S, against S2II 'sO4
in October a year ago. The increase from
cigars alone was $27,bi6.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01

FOH KILLING hve-year-old John DowI-
ing, ll2 Olive street. with the trolley car
ON which he was motorman. William
szymkowiak s2l4 East Thompson street,
was held without bail today by Magistrate
Hogg. OF the Third street and Fairmonns
avenue station, for the action of the Cor
oner The boy. who was run down al
Fairmount avenue and Second street Mon
day, died yesterday at the Roosevelt Hos
pltal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-01

STRUCK AND KILLED by a train. n
man believed TO be George Lewis, laborer,
employed at the Philadelphia HospltaI for
Contagious Diseases. Second and Luzerne
streets, was found early today at American