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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
"Mrs. Dane" Staged by Ford

Hugh Ford. the well-known director
Of many of Pauline Fredericks Para
mount productions both on the stage and
OH the screen, is one of the youngest di-
rectors, being only thirty, and has to his
credit an amazingly long list of sue
cesses, including on the stage. Joseph
and His Brethren" starring Pauline
Frederick. and THE Garden of Allah.
On the screen he has produced. among
others. "Such n Little Queen" starring
Mary Pickford THE Slave Market
with Pauline Frederick; "Sapho.' with
the same star. and now Mrs. Dane S
Defense" with Miss Frederick again.
which is to be shown at the Arcadia
Theatre next week.
Mr.. Ford was born at Washington. d.
c., and started his educational career
in that city. He finished 1t. however, at
the University of California, and since
then has lived mostly at New York city
where his numerous duties have kept
him one of the busiest and most popular
of stage and screen folk.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
HOPE TO. RETAIN SERVICE
Trade and Shipping Interests to
Confer With Clyde Line Officials

Prospects that the Philadelphia New
York service of the Clyde Line will be
continued in effect have become brighter
with the announcement by officials of
that line that there is to be a confer
ence on the subject between representa-
tives of the Clyde Line, members Of the
commercial emergency committee on
transportation of the allied trade bodies
and representatives of the War Shipping
Board, and that pending that conference
there would be no change in the service.
1t was first announced that the service
would be permanently discontinued after
today, but strenuous efforts have been
made by local business interests to pre-
vent this action. and those who have
been active in the matter are now hope.
full that the service will be continued
permanently.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29

nant Factors in Country
usin" All Hail From
Trans Allegheny Region

~ Country Cousin" the new Booth
aston-Juiiln Street comedy. now
& Bsnad for a two weeks stay, Is
11o(ly = Middle West product, and II
Nteresting to note that every one
D1sned in the production of the piece
nAtive Of the country. between the
5kenies and the Mississippi.
r. Harrington is, as almost every one
11vu. Hcosicr and Is so proud of his
Nina birthright that he refuses to
11v8 his birthplace--lndianapo Many
~ hiD most popular stories and novels
AAve had the Middle West for their
X M. Street. though now q resident of
Nav York citv, Is a native Of Chicago,
md all Of his elrly w~iting was done
~ Newspapers in that city.
0eerge c. Tyler. the producing man.
4Uors u a native Of Chillicothe, o. 1t
y - he who suggested to the authors
~ the girl they had conceived should
tnade q product of the Buckeye State.
Z ~ IL presumed to come from Center
I1llje. which Is only another nlme for
Ehillicothe. II was Mr.. Tyler who pro-
,6oced that other product of Mr.. Tark-
m6ton's pen which giorifed the Middle
West male-"rhe Man from Home"
Both the Iessrs. Klaw and Erlanger,
who are Identified with Mr.. Tyler in the
'production of the play, are natives of
the Middle West. Mr.. klaw was born
IN Louisville and WIS O practicing at
fcfney in that city before he began the
thoatrical career which placed him and
M. Erlanger prominently in the amuse-
ment business in this country. Mr. Err
hanger comes from Cleveland, where he
MS q local manager until he heard the
can which brought him to New York.
"a ~The Middle West girl Is the finest
Girl in the world" wrote Mr.. Harrington
II q letter to Mr.. Tyler recently. "and
I'm glad that she's going to have the
'rioht kind Of show on the stage at
hast"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
NARRATING A STORY
WITH NIMBLE FEET

According to White and Clayton. nim-
BILE specialists in THE Show Of Won
ders" at the Chestnut Street Opera
House, dancing, and particularly stage
dancing, is but physical expression of
thought. The successful exponent is
often the one who tells "A story in his
dances. In his native Providence
Sammy White evolved this theory when
he was a boy still in school, and he
straightaway proceeded to put it in
practice. At every possible opportunity
young White would think up story
and Immediately attempt to convey 1t to
his companions through the art of dane.
ing. The fever to deliver in a terpsi-
chorean style some particularly inter-
esting yarn would occasionally strike
him while standing on the street corner.
Sometimes the inspiration would attack
the youth as he passed n congregation
leaving church on the Sabbath in fact.
its visitations were at the most inop-
portune moments. consenuentlv half Of
his neighbors thought young White was
plumb foolish. while the other half
thought he was headed straight for the
devil. But they all agreed on one thing
that the boy would come to a dis
tressing finish.
II was therefore a great shock to
these Rhode Island prophets when
sammy, as a member of the team of
White and Clayton. returned to his
native home few weeks ago. accredited
with being an expert dancer And. %
course. there We're some wiseacres who
shook their heads and said they always
knew that boy would amount to some
thing.
Lou Clayton. the senior member of
the team believes that the success Of the
eccentric dancer. aside from his powers
as a physical story-teller. must he in
his ability TO make his audience laugh.
In speaking Of this recently Mr.. Clay
ton said:
The dancing Of today actually talks
II must say something every time you
move your feet and naturally the eccen-
trio dancer who goes in for comedy
must he funny the same as the come.
dian. First you must get the attention
of your audience Therefore your dance,
the same as an actors lines. must be
interesting and mean something"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
AMERICAN WIFE SHOOTS
RICH GERMAN HUSBAND
Woman Fires in Self Defense, She
Says, After Quarrel Over Liberty
Bond Purchase

Los ANGELES. Cal. Dec. 2s.-After
an alteration with his American-born
wife, William Kasitz. said to be a
wealthy German. is in hospital with a
bullet wound in his shoulder Mrs. Ka-
stz told the police the quarrel grew out
of her purchase of Liberty Bonds.
The police sad they believed Mrs.
Kasitz's statement that she shot In self
defense. No arrest was made.
Neighbors interfered when Kasitz. ac-
cording to the detectives reports, chased
his wife from the house and attempted
to choke her as the two struggled on
the lawn before the Kasitz home. In the
fashionable residence district.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
TAKES POWER PLANTS
TO SPEED WAR GAME
Conscription Of Big Niagara
Concerns First Step in
Coal-Saving Plan
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.

WASHINGTON, Dec. @9.
The Presidents order requisiuonins
the power produced by three Of the
biggest electric power companies at
Niagara Falls was believed today TO be
the first step of a gigantic plan that con-
templates taking over many Of the
most important power plants of the
country to speed up war production.
Factories producing war materials
have been seriously hampered by lack
of coal The Governments plan Is to
substitute water power energy for that
produced by coal wherever possible. thus
relieving pressure on Government-con-
trolled transportation systems.
Similar orders soon will be issued TAX
ing over the power of the Buffalo General
Electric Company it was believed. This
action will make available for war work
in the Buffalo district an additional con-
t!nuous delivery of many thousands of
horsepower.
The President will watch operation OF
his first requisitioning orders before
communicating power Tor other district
however.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
SAYS MEAT PACKERS
WILL BE PROSECUTED
Criminal Procedure Will Fol-
low Boston Federal Hear
ing, Declares Heney

BOSTON. Dec. 20.
Special Counsel Francis j. Heney, Of
the Federal Trade Commission. In d
statement to newspaper men the close
of the packers probe at noon today, de-
clared that following the hearing which
will be held in Boston at date In the
near future criminal prosecutions will
follow tn disclosure OF certain V lie c..
He said that any one who has evidence
of any unfair competition should ad-
dress 1t to him confidentially at WASH
ington and that II will be Immediately
Investigated prior to the next hearing
here.
The committee left for New York on
the / o'clock train.
The Exchange Trust Company OF Bos-
ton was ass liled by Special Counsel
ilcney after he had heard the testimony
Of William NJ. Mcdonald. a wholesale
meat merchant of this city, setting out
the financial methods employed by the
trust company in its dealings with
Mcdonald. When the witness had fn-
ished his story Heney remarked: This
'ounds to me like the Shylock We read
about In Shakespeare. Who is the presi-
dent of this bank?"
9 John j, Martin" answered the wit
ness.
Mcdonald stated that he invested
100000 in his plant of which he had
$4,000 in cash. The other s50UOO
was borrowed from the Exchange Trust
Company. Mr. Mcdonald said the busi-
ness Of the rendering plant did not
prosper. and rs the notes fell due he
found II impossible to meet them and
make living. He finally settled with
the Exchange Trust Company. after pay
ing off $4,000 CT the note, leaving $780,
900 due to the bank, and by turning over
to the bank all of tine property. together
with another rendering plant he owned
at Acton. mortgaging his homo and
giving his note for $1525.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
SEEK TO FIND SOURCE
OF SEDITIOUS MATTER

LANCASTER, Pa. Dec. 29.-Police
and Red Cross officials today are trying
TO locate persons responsible for the dis
tribution of seditious literature here this
morning.
Printed cards asking for help In dis
courag.ng contributions TO the Red Cross
flooded Central Market when It opened
this morning and hundreds Of such
cards had been scattered around the
city before daylight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
Hans Robert in Vaudeville

The appearance in vaudeville here OF
Hans Robert--he will be New Years
feature at the Colonial--marks the first
visit of this well-known light comedian
siura his success in ION Trial" at the
.f3arrick. Mr.. Robert is one of the
|best Of the light comedians on the stage
~ this country today. and shows the
{SIue of his three years training under
S{&A tuition of the late August Daily.
! N win probably be best remembered as
thS star Of Checkers" comedy in
which he appeared for four consecutive
&cns sons. Like most of the successful
players. Mr.. Robert started at the bot
Som He was for n while prompter
with the Daily companies. Later he was
xivcn small parts of the light comedy
fxpe. He acted In series of Broad
hurst farces and then became leading
man With May Irwin. AS co-star with
Thomas Wise. he appeared in THE Cen
tleman from Mississippi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
: Darkening the "White Ways"

Messrs J. ]. and Lee Shubert. whose
Enterprises include the management ana
operation of the Lyric and Adelphi Thea
tres and the Chestnut Street opera
House in this city. claim the honor Oh
having been among the first theatrical
tnen in the country to jump to the coun-
RVS assistance by observing "lightless
niehts' in order to conserve the coal
supply.
Although some vaudeville manasers
made strong plea for exemption from
tho luel administrators edict that sun
days and Thursdays shall be 'lightless
nights so far as concerns all outside
electric display advertising, the theat-
rical men Of the country. have almost
unanimously agreed to the proposition
and the vaudeville men, whose petition
Was rejected, have also accepted the
condition as one of the inevitable incon-
y0nfenceS of war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
Wills PrObated

Wills probated today were those of
Charles ]. Naulty. 706 West Girard ave-
nue.. which In private bequests disposes
of property valued at $74,9O0; Reuben
J. Jacoby, 3417 North Carlisle street,
$15,400; Charlotte ID. Stout. 4812
Springfield avenue. $3.50; Wilhelmine
j. Jones, 2230 Cadwallader street. $500.
and Mary T.. Hob, Pennsgrove street.
Se5a0.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
Sentence Woman for Arson

MILFORD. Pa, Dec. 29.-Convicted
of having set fire 10 a dwelling here
Mrs. Fannie Olden has been sentenced
by Judge Shull to a fine of $1,000 and
eighteen months to three years in
prison.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
Protection for Investors in Rail Securities

Importance or
nation namely This if anything
will
this point but generally
the
House
could anything
that the actual figures of the Inter
which
the strongest part Of the proclamation
guesswork
matuties would provided
matter Of discussion
not serious
needed
needed period of the
railroad situation be
railroad
calling additional
the loans find their
loansb railroad securities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
Effect of Government Control in Britain

opinion
although their naturalization
be long off,
outbreak sd
They managed by executive
of the former Of the several companies
the railroads be examined by
the belief
fnalre will be complete naturalization.
complaints the English stockholders that the
they will be prepared put stiff fight
what they ne rights
England have increased
and upward since August 1914 is said the traffic
and the @ the immense freight
the has been materially ned from what
prewartmes.
financing the Government the companies
standard Of net earnings
distribution Of the fund to the discretion Of the directors
BabsOn's Vision of Industrial Cooperation
interesting address recently in which he urged preparation for
worldwide to present
days letter which he sent proving by the rehearsal
already whipped created quite little discussion in financial
city.
will
twohrds Of what did
taes blame the manufacturers or H. the capitalists blame labor and
vice and result chasing each other in circle
cooperation that all pull together
increase production waste
his composition of
poraion that he most interesting He said:
will be elected by the investors who put the capital This
will really
paid
"One be orkers
responsible the labor problems
selling other
where the
must
will hold the position executive Judge His job
results
three directors"
operation have
and the employees formulated
demands
viii stn further materially reduce the net earnings
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29

SOLUTION OF RAILROAD PROBLEM
DOMINATES FINANCIAL SITUATION
Presidents Handling of the Situation Univer
sally Approved and Great Stimulus
to Market-Gossip of the Street

rJNE which until described
question but dominated other subject In
the matter to have aue
find solution Of all the difficulties
which months effect on the whole
security market The result though some great magician mad
waved his wand and presto! everything is changed
banking investment houses
which the
the difference ceerfu although In cases amounts
a bonds they purchasing
especially
railroad and equipment Issues
he In the
for carrying
expected prices to
he had instance
sudden which there was not some
present would be any exception
railroad securities holding much peter
I
prices when
before will be necessary for soe
McAdoo whe SO as 10 keep up
expect
nothing will of and they will soon
In this connection surprising
the few Some
had what seemed unreasonng
prejudice him is the right for the ,op
Marks Beginning of a NelD Era
a n point
railroad proclamation next to the guarantee
attitude which the Gov
corporations One banker said marks
beginning in that respect and the war does nothing
will least have done that He
Of that kind occurred with almost
clocklke regularity following events
Then the Of consoda
trust-busing
this stupen
safe to venture prophecy
be divergence Of opinion
his proclamation by met operat-
income
deducing operating
penses and income
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29

Trade was Ssst and tssisws arE,ys!s T.nss
stock generally was firmly held. Quota
sasa:, ss:ss, sss s IT,. g0ot No. 7: isS sSS No. SSS
DOC. White potatoes, per 100 Ids. 1rneehnn rehnsx. .
western, So goo 2. 40. : .Sweet. potatoes, Jsr-
sey per v bush. basket (33 lbs. House
fss':; Fsss :wss,. ss s iSss 81 a. sSS
%s SSs syffs SoSB$: B9;aiSss Ne. gs nssl sslsss
psr Scs AZ; Ssiioinia 5 np BfT iSs; isSsssoSs SS
cssiihoSer. Lons Island. per box 81 .aS6
aSS, aas1, f!Ss:ss i.Ssas spysss:
per loo punches. s2@s. EGGPLANT. Floride:
per box. .s2T5 CSchm9ESr.,, Ers,a Ficriea; psr
S250G g. So Spinach. Norfolk. per beks
N65, Kale, Norfolk. per bbl.. n.50Q2.e9.
Reans. Florida. per hamper. tI,boXp.e0.
ccsiiornis csfisi srisa s.s dssm gsE hs fsDDs
ida per erssSss SGo rr1n,ns rTSm,sscss H,c5lan.
sutabsfss; per 100 IL ibs,; :, Sos a; csSo:sS:
per Ten; sss@ 45; DO; FISriaaS new: psr 49, -,
Srn. Per ioo-lb @ bag; No I: ss.1ISS0S IS sn3. Es
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27

and that money goes almost altogether
for expenditure on county roads. The
2-mill county road building tax, as the
supervisors say. is collected on farm
property only: but a 1-mill highway
tax that is collected in the city is d.
yided, half to the city and half to the
county, that part which goes to the
county being expended, theoretically,
at least, upon roads directly connected
with the street system of the town con-
cerned.
There will remain a good deal to be
said before it is determined whether
the farmer is being unjustly treated
in the matter Of county road taxation.
A cursory look at the advantages the
farmer is receiving, without emitting
to glance also at the city's benefits, in
dicates that the supervisors have pos
tulated something that will require not
a little proving.
AS to the plan for creation of i'm
provement districts in the case OF tn
paving Of traffic arteries leading into
Iowa towns, and for the taxation OF
property therein ''.in proportion to the
benefits received" 1t seems to possess
essential merit. Only a fair assessment
Of benefits and the exercise Of COM
mon sense In limiting that size OF the
improvement districts would appear to
be required to assure satisfactory re-
suits
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27

quiet, unobtrusiye, untrumpted AmeSi-
can citizen. fell the burden Of marshSl-
ing and managing the practical, nom
financial end Of the task.
After careful study, says Mr.. Stet-
tinius. we decided that In placing war
contracts we would have TO be guided.
less by the nature Of any concerns
product than by the character OF the
men at its head. We figured that tho
LAYOUT Of any plant, the design Of the
buildings or the kind OF machinery In
1t was Of minor importance to the de-
gree OF success that had been exhibited
in running 1t. In other words. bricks
and mortar. machines and tools. were
not what we went by, but the brains
that administered these things.
Through the knowledge and ex-
perience and ramifcations Of msn in
the Morgan firm, we had good idfa
OF who was who and what was Whist
throughout the manufacturing world.
We knew the men who had demon-
strated unusual ability in different
lines, and we got into touch with thepn,
no matter what they were producing.
Meanwhile. we were selecting men to
negotiate for the purchase OF the va e-
ried materials we were required to
purchase: and in three months had
perfected an organization
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27

You Know.
Il don't know" answered Danny
Goat. He pulled on his goatee and
smiled, and then he began again:
Up in the sky when the sun Is high
The white cloud boats so sailing by,
And the summer breeze in the TALL tall
Is singing a song the whole day long.
And this is the song they sing:
we ring the bell in the cool damp dell
That grows on the lily's stalk,
We bend the ferns in the rivers turns
And the tail Of the great gray hawk:
And the foamy spray In the big deep
bay
We blow on the great boardwalk"
That reminds me Of Atlantic City.
said Uncle Lucky. Lets drive down
there and go for SWIM
Just the thing said the little rab-
bit, I've got my bathing suit Ia my
knapsack. I'm ready"
So of they went, ana by and by they
came to the seashore. But there wasn't
a hotel in sight, so Of course they
knew they had made a mistake. They
didnu't care. especially Billy Bunny. for
not very far from lan0 was the big
good-natured whale who had taken
him from sail long, long time ago.
There's my friend the whaleship!"
cried the little rabbit. And in the next
story. II that whale doesn't swim away,
III tell you something more about
Billy Bunny and his kind Uncle Lucky.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
Ripping Rhymes
THE MEEK GERMANS.
y WALT MAsos

This war;" the German Statesmen
say. was forced on us, against our
will: we tried so hard to dodge the
fray! 1t grieved our hearts that ~
must kill. Ills true we built war
machine. the greatest ever known to
fame; but we contend we didn't mean
to use 1t with warlike aim. Twas
just a thing o. pomp and state. to use
upon occasions gay: with 1t we hoped
to celebrate the German Fourth and
Grounding Day. We looked upon the
martial psalm as one would look ON
sounding brass, and Mary's famous
little lamb, for meekness. wasn't In our
class. It's true our navy grew apace.
thru many years we built it up: but
we were planning for a race with Eng
land. for a silver cup We had no pur-
pose to eclipse the British might, de-
spite reports; our only thought In
building ships was just to boost ali
manly sports. We only wished TO 60;
our course in quietness, year after
year. and whoop for peace until too
hoarse to whoop for anything but beer.
But no. they would not let us be, to
earn in peace our bed ana board:
they climbed our frame on land ana
sea, and so we had to draw the sword.
And SO we ask the world to note, and
to recall on that dread day when We
have lost our Wilhelm goat, that We
were forced into the fray
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27

that the good prevails with time. 1t
is true that only that which deserves
to live does live. Mistakes bury them
selves. The sod OF forgetfulness grows
over them. They are hidden and for
gotten except when SOME scandal
monger digs them out, nyena like. or
workmen sinking foundations for prog
ress unearth them by accident.
A great deal that is true is best not
told. 1t is so in conversation, in news
papers, in literature. Say something
good or don't say it unless the public
welfare demands its saying.