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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
DOWNTOWN POLITICS
AIRED AT HEARING
Ware Man Causes Arrest of. McNichol
Followers and Magistrate Dis
charges Them

Some of the Fourth Wards dirty political
linen was washed today in Magistrate
Meclearys court. District Detective Will
liam Bozarth, of the Second and Christian
streets station, Ware man, caused the
arraignment there of William Reynolds. a
saloonkeeper at Twelfth and Balnbridge
streets; his two sons, William, Jr, a tip-
staff and John, his bartender, and two
negroes, John Minor and Robert Spencer.
He accused them all of assault and battery
and interfering with an officer The Magis-
trate discharged the quintet, all of whom
are McNichol men,
There was some trouble when Bozarth
wentto the saloon just before closing time
last Saturday to make an arrest This
resulted in today's hearing.
When Bozarth was on the stand testi-
flying against the quintet he was bothered
by cross-examination which referred to
much trouble he has had previously. One
case was where he got into a fracas with
Policeman Downey. and they arrested each
other.
You lost your case against Downey,
didn't you?" he was asked. and Bozarth
answered, Yes, the District Attorney aaid
down."
This caused quite a little furry, and
Bozarth hastened to crawl from under nv
saying II was an assistant District Attorney.
-Bozarth isn't through yet. He has filed
remonstrance with the License Court
against the Reynolds saloon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
TWO SPY SUSPECTS
TAKEN FROM ship
Vessel Arriving Here Brings
Tale of Arrests Made by
British Officials

Two men suspected Of being German spies
were taken off the American steamship
Grayson by detectives from Scotland Yard
when the vessel arrived at Towey, England,
on February 49, according to Captain
Frantzen, skipper OF the vessel, which ar
rived in this port today.
Both men were members of'the Grayson's
crew. one was said to have been a native
of Germany and the other a Norwegian,
One of the men seemed to be well known
TO the English authorities. who made the
arrests. Neither of the men are known to
have been naturaized Americans.
Captain Frantzen declared the Scotland
Yard men came aboard his ship upon her
arrival at Towey, and after making an ex-
animation of the vessels papers placed the
as though they expected the two suspects
The names of the men are being withheld
for the present.
The Grayson docked here shortly before
noon today. She is tied up at Pier 38,
South Wharyes, where she will unload sew
eral thousand tons OF China clay, consigned
TO local pottery makers ...
Members Of the crew say they sighted
what they believed was a German U-boat
three days out from England. One of the
men was positive he saw the periscope of a
submarine bob up not more than 800 yards
from the ship. Evidently the submarine
commander saw the American flag flying
from the masthead and changed his mind
about sinking her. Furness. Witty & Co.
are the local agents for the Grayson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
DEUBER LAD HELD
FOR SHOOTING SISTER
Efforts Made to Turn Lad Responsible
for Accident to Rela-
tives' Custody

Thirteen-year.old Thomas Deuber. 2032
South Mildred street. today was held with.
out bail TO await the action of the Juvenile
Court by Coroner knight, at the inquest
held OF the death of the boys sister. Cath
crime. twenty-five years old, who was shot
with a Springfield rifle at her home on
March g.
According to the testimony, the boy. while
playing inserted a cartridge in the rife
which was brought to the house by his
brother, Lawrence. a member of the Third
Regiment. who had been in the inaugural
parade in Washington. The weapon was
discharged accidentally, and the girl died
almost instantly from bullet wound in
the abdomen. The cartridges had been
brought up from the Mexican border as
souvenirs.
william A. Gray. counsel for the boy.
said efforts would be made to have the
boy released into the custody of relatives.
Coroner Knight also held william Went
zell, thirty-one years old, of 3442 North
Water street, without bail to await the
action of the grand jury for killing his wife
on January 90. at 224 West Indiana avenue
Wentzel had been separated from her for
some time. He called at the house where
she was staying several times and was
denied admittance. He then returned and
shot her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
BLAST SKATERS
ROOM in SCHOOL
Explosion in Hanna Build
ing Does $4,000 Damage
Before Children Arrive
BOYS AND GIRLS HAPPY
Huge Hole Blown in Structure at
6 O'clock, Long Before
Glasses

An explosion. said to have been caused by
leaking gas, occurred In the basement of
the William Brantley Hanna Public School,
Fifty-eighth and Media streets. shortly be-
fore o'clock this morning, No one was
injured. Only the janitor occupied the
building at the time
Frank Bell Kline, principal of the school.
estimated the damage at $4,000.
The explosion could be heard for several
blocks. The stone steps on the side Of the
building were hurled many feet, the jan-
tors storeroom in the basement was set on
fire. hole more than twelve feet in dame
ter was blown In one of the walls, and vir-
tually all the schoolrooms were damaged
by SCOT driven upward through ventilatqrs
by the force of the blast II is thought the
boilers may have been damaged. All fires
were out when it occurred.
AS result Of the explosion all classes
have been anpulled for the day. More than
1900 pupils attend the school. mostly on
halftime. Few. IL any. had heard Of the
explosion this morning before sChooltime.
and the spirit of youth ran wild when the
youngsters learned they were to bave holi-
day.
Books and hats were thrown into the air
and the children pranced with glee. Other
youngsters, more curious pressed forward
through the iron railing. eager to inspect
The explosion occurred in the basement
near gas meter and underneath the
school steps. The police and freinen say
it was caused by leaking gas.
Residents in the nelghborhood were
aroused by the sharp report william
Baker, the jantor was in another part
Of the building when IT occurred. He
saw that the storeroom was on fire and
sent in an alarm. Firemen had little diff
fculty in extingushng the blaze.
One weird prank Of the explosion was
the fact that by means OF the wide ventla-
tors SCOT and dirt shot upward into vrtu-
ally every school room in the building.
Nearly all the school room walls were dam
aged.
Detectives Sbre and Martin, of the sixty
FIRST and Thompson streets station, are in
vestigating the explosion.
The building is about seven years old.
An annex nearby has been completed. 1t is
to be opened next week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09

home his bride. Another had it that he
didn't. However that may be. the fact re-
mains that Mr.. and Mrs. Phil @. Byrd, Jr.,
are the only human beings aboard the ves-
sci except the captain and crew, who are
kept busy tacking the halyards and reefing
the mainsails, or whatever it is that sailors
on a steamship do. The honeymooners have
six staterooms steward and two walters
at their disposal
The couple sailed yesterday from Boston.
whence came the report that the bridegroom
chartered the vessel because the ship on
which they planned to sail was booked to
capacity This was borne opt by Ellsworth
j. Flower, Hatboro, best man at the we'd
ding and Byrds roommate at the George
School. He said Byrd was the son of
wealthy fruit grower of Cartago, Costa
Rica. who is purchasing agent for the Costa
Rlcan Government and former adjutant
general of Georgia.
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Cyril Sharpes, father of the bride, who
has a large goat farm on Skppack pike.
pooh -poohed the idea of his son-in-aw
chartering the ship.
The story probably is that the young
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
Prosac Central Matrimonial Eden Mr. and Mrs
Phil Byrd Jr Late of Philadelphia SuburbsOnly Pasengeon
Freigher for Southern Seas Of Romance

folks were taking sonic prize stock down to
Costa Rica with them to start farming
and couldn't use passenger ship, so
booked OH a freighter" he said. The
hoy is just a poor youngster and couldn't
afford to charter ship At any rate, as
father Of the bride. | have received no
notice about the chartering of the ship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byrd were pupils at George
School at the same time and, according to
accounts. II was of love at first
sight Young Byrd entered George School
four years ago, but left before his grad
uating year, 1916, TO help mis- father. The
Byrd family originally is from Georgia
The Sharpes family, which is Of Quaker
stock, is related to Ellis Frigar, the young
engineer who shot and killed Edward Bo-
land in Fairmount Park. Frigar is said
to be an uncle of young Mrs. Byrd 1t was
to the Sharples home that Frlgar went
on the night of the shooting. He put his
automobile in the Sharples stable.
An official of the United Fruit Company
here described the Limon as a "good-look-
ing steamship of about $500 tons. 1t is
semifreighter he said, and possibly was
chartered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
LITTLE GIRL SENDS LOVE LETTERS
TO BOY; SPANKED BY HIS BIG SISTER
Frankford Maid Mary, Just Couldn't Care for Any Boy
but Joe but Joe's Relatives Had No Sympathy,
Only Chastisng Muscles

1t was then that hand came out ac-
cording 10 this mornings testimony, and
pulled the little ,wooer into the -bakeshop.
Mary went on to testify before Judge Davis
this morning.
mo. they didn't invite me into the place
they just pulled me In and took me to
the dining room. There they got a black
strap about eighteen inches long and started
in to beat me. l cried out for Joe but he
wasn't there. 1t seemed. Then I cried
good and hard"
Nevertheless, 1t was testifed, when Mary
reached home her tears had dried and she
said she had just been on a little errand
'for herself" Not long after this the mother
got wind of the strapping given the daugh-
ter and started to Investigate. Several of
the love notes written by Mary were
brought TO her notice.
She remembered how Mary had gone
straight to bed with lips pressed tight and
very pale the night she said she had been
on the errand for herself" Then she ex.
amined her daughters back and found some
welts ON IT, II was then that Mary broke
down and told Of her disheartening exper-
ience. Her mother .upbrsided her for for
wardness. but decided to bring suit against
Veronica anyhow l don't. believe hurt
was said that veronica's husband was
present when the alleged fiogging was adj
ministered. ~
"shs annoyed " very mush." testIfied
Veronica anyhow don't bsiisvs hurt
Then the fury made the Swans a 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09

Calendars, customs and pride-they all
went up as thistle-down when weighted
against the love of a twelve-year-old Frank
ford girl for lad three years her senior.
II wasn't even leap year when this little
girl a-wooisg went, and maybe that is
why the relatives of her sweetheart cuned
her around. Today she holds in her hand
$50. That is the courts price for the cuff-
ing she took for her love.
It is three years now since little Mary
Maczewska saw Joe Skwiernt, who lived
at that time on stiles, near Duncan street.
Frankford, where they kept a small baker
shop. Mary used to write Joe love notes.
on August 10. 1915. Mary sent q note
to Joe's house by a girl friend. Il will be
round to the store this evening" said the
note "You know. Joe, how 1t is. / don't
care for other boys; I don't know what is
coming over me, but must see you to-
Then at the bottom There was a lot of
crosses, which mean Kisses in loves die
tionary. - ~ - ~.
but Joe was out playing and he never got
the note Instead his big siyter Veronica
nnatched II from the little emissary OF Cupid
Joe came in about sunset. See" his
sister cried $50 iate--you must to bed go---
quick now" ,s-,,A-.,, -, II
.Bsdw exclaimed Joe, but he va. bundled
of excitedly. Efff
shortly after Q o'clock when they were
going 10 close the bakery shop. Mary made
her call. "Jos." she called softly, press(ng
her faes NJ 70 the window los"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
ALLEGED GUNMEN FREE
OF MURDER SUSPICION
Men Caught at Sixteenth and Green
Streets Not Germania Mill
SlaYers

The three alleged gunner arrested at
Sixteenth and Green streets have been ex-
onerated OF any connection with the murder
OF two employees of the Germania worsted
mill last March. according to the police.
Those arrested were Michael Duffy, TWEEN.
ty-eight years old, OF Sixteenth and Green
streets; Frank Wilson, twenty-seven years
old, Of Chicago, and Joseph Murphy, thirty
two years old, Of Fifteenth street near Wal.
lace. They We're taken into custody by
Detectives Hodge and Farrell.
According to the police. the arrests were
made while searching for suspect in the
Burke case. Detectives went to the Green
street address and arrested Duffy in bed
He had a revolver under his pillow. The
aetectlVes theh encountered Murphy and
Wilson, they said. in hallway on ths
fourth floor They were overpowered after
battle. Both were armed.
Magistrate Mecleary held Wilson ana
Murphy in $500 ball for further hearins
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
FOUR CHINESE ESCAPE
BRITISH VESSEL HERE
Panama Transport Owners Must
Pay $4,000 in Fines Unless
They're Caught

Four Chinese members of the crew of
the British steamship Panama Transport,
tied up at Richmond iron ore piers, escaped
from the vessel today and are believed to
be at large in the city. Their escape
makes the owners of the vessel subject to
a fine of $500 in each case for violation of
the Chinese exclusion act.
This is the largest number that have
gained their liberty in the port of Phila-
delphia since the law went into effect many
years ago, immigration officials say.
Every effort is being made to catch the
men. The City Hall Detective Bureau has
been asked to help with the immigration
authorities. The police will scour China
town
The Chinese vanished early this morning.
1t was not discovered that they had de-
serted the ship until the captain rose for
breakfast.
All the Chinese were employed In the
stewards department and when il was
found breakfast had not been prepared a
search of the vessel was made The men
are said to have been with the ship for
several years and were thoroughly IA
miliar with the English language.
Captain Owens, commander of the Pana-
ma Transport expressed the belief that the
Celestials feared submarines.
The Panama transport arrived yesterday
and docked at Pier IA, Richmond wharyes.
The clearance papers have been Cancelled
and the ship will not be permitted 20 leave
the port until the fines amounting to $4,000,
have been paid.
The immigration authorities have sum-
moned the watchman who was employed to
guard the vessel. The Chinese are said to
be Wen supplied with money. They all wore
citizens clothing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
BIG MEETING TO CALL I
FOR CLEANING OF ClYy
Police Enforcement,of Laws R.
lating to Maintenance of Public
Health Will Be Demanded
1NFANTILE PLAGUE pEpu
Present Method of Compelling Ca,
tractors to Fulfill Agreements
Sharply Criticized

great fnass-meetng in the inters,, :.
compelling the police department OF phu.
delpha to enforce laws and ordina mo-. A-
lattng to street cleaning and mainten..s.
Of public health will be held in the Chss'
Der OF Commerce on March 10.
This meeting, according to Albert Ca.
managing director of the Child Feder.,,s.
will be attended by representatives OF sv."s
civic organization in Philadelphia. svs,s
hospital. every church, charitable organz,'
tions and medical societies. The repressn,.
tives attending the meeting will be ors.s
lied into a gigantic citizens comml,,s.
which Will set movement going for ~
cleaning up of Philadelphia before infan,,l.
paralysis germs haSe an opportunity Ia
repeat the epidemic lof last summer :"
Director Wilson," said Mr.. Cross q..
promised us that he will use the poce n
enforce the numerous laws and ordinance.
regarding the cleaning of streets and coi'
lection of garbage, refuse and waste mar.
NOW we have no reason IN the yorlA
to believe that Director Wilson will M,
keep his promise We are going TO siy.
him every opportunity to make good. ana
at the meeting on March 10 we will devils.
means OF cooperating with him
We do not need new laws and ora
nances to use as Instruments in the c,0br.
ing up Of Philadelphia. We have PLENTY
OF such laws already, and all we need IA
police power to enforce them
I'VE are now going to concentrate on IN.
police department in an effort to have m.
police of this city enforce the laws apper.
tanning to public, health
The street-cleaning question was stirred
up afresh today when Powell Evans ana
Charles H. Trydn in addresses before ths
Chamber of Commerce criticized pressuN
methods of cleaning the highways Of Phil.
adelphia.
Mr. Evans said the filthy condition OF IN.
clty's streets was disgrace and scandal
He said that inspection of the streets was
insufficient. and that the city inspector,
seemed TO be in sympathy with the negl.
gence of the street-cleaning contractors.
Mr.. Tryon said today: Infant mortality
in July, 1916, was higher than the CORE.
spending month in 1915, Notwithstanding
the efforts of citizens organizations 10
bring about healthier condition. The in.
fant mortality of Philadelphia is higher
than New York, with all of the slums Of
the latter city
THE reason for this is that we do not
spend the money. We leave too much to
citizens organizations. There are 5000
stables In Philadelphia, and it is safe to
say that not more than twenty-five per cent
of these are licensed.
THE Health Department is doing all IL
can and Chief Connell, of the Bureau Of
Highways is doing his level best to remedy
conditions We have plenty of good laws
and ordinances and the police department
should be used to enforce them. A few ar
rests for violations would have a healthful
effect"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
DIGS UP BURIED SAVINGS
AND FLEES FROM WIFE
Hartman's Spouse Puts Police on Trail,
They Catch Him and He Prom
ises to Be Good

A German gardener employed by ex-Sen-
ator j. 4. Throp. Of Everett. Pa who buried
his savings in the ground after the breaking
Off of diplomatic relations with Germany
and who wished to leave his wife and seek
adventure, has changed his mind.
He is Ernest Hartman. He said today
that a fear that war would be declared
prompted him to take his and his wfe's saw
ings out OF the bank and bury them, for
safety's sake. The amount is $3.50. He
later decided to leave his wife, but not the
money. 80 he disinterred the bills. Then he
made quiet exit
Mrs. Hartman couldn't see things that
way. She appealed 10 the Senator; he ap-
pealed to the police; they appealed to the
Pennsylvania Railroad. and Hartman was
nabbed as he stepped off the train at Broad
street today
Senator Throp appeared at ,he hearing
After Hartman had returned the money to
his wife and promised to be good, Magis-
trate Mecleary released him.
Hartman doesn't use slang, but In German
he said the equivalent of Never again -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
NAME OF FUNSTON JOLTS
MANS MIND INTO PLACE
Kansan Receivers Memory Suddenly
Family Spent Fortune Hunt !.
ing Wanderer i.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, March 9.-Riys
years of wandering about the country dur
ing which time he had forgotten his own
identity, Charles Gilman, of Emporia. Kan.
suddenlySrecovered his memory today at the
mention of Funston"
Gilman was in Rosedale, Miss. when hs
CHANGED to hear some one say something
about the late General Funston.
ut seemed that scales dropped from my
eyes and curtain was drawn back to lei
reason in my BRAIN" Gilman said. he
Immediately got in telegraph communica-
tion with his family, and Mrs. G. H. Hum
mel. sister. will take him home. Tns
family spent a fortune looking for Gilman
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
WAR DEPENDS ON WILSON,
ZIMMERMANN DECLARATION
German Foreign Secretary Announces
utmost Degree" of Submarine
Activity

COPENHAGEN, March 9.--"war depends
upon President Wilson; at any rate. we
have decided to conduct the submarine war
fare to the utmost degree" declared Ger
man Foreign Secretary Zimmerman in an
interview telegraphed here today from
Berlin.
The dispatch quoted Zimmerman as say.
ing: '"'
II don't know whether Germany and
America will be at war--it all depends on
President Wilson"
Zimmerman also declared he had M
reason to expect any change In German re-
latiops with other neutrals as a result Of
the unlimited submarine warfare. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
GAZZOLO AND MCCORMICK
LEAD AT BOWLING MEET
Crowd Into First Place With Score of
1853 in Michigan Tourney

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich March 3
Larry Gazzolo and John Mccormick, of
Toledo, O.. backed up their successful work
of establishing the Hotel Navarres in first
place in the flves of the tournament OF the
American Bowling Congress by crowding
into first position in the doubles with 1853
today. Charley Phillips and A. Lamssies
ran Chicago into second place in the two
man event with 1888
Among the morning scores in the doubles
and singles are the following: L. Gazzolo
and J. Mccormick Toledo, l153 c. Phillips
and A.. Lamssies. Chicago, 1883; j. Name
bach and J. Clinker. Toledo, 1121: G. Sic
bert and w. Disel, Toledo. 111s; F. Miller
and G. Fritz, Toledo. 1889; W. De Salyo
and +. zelner, Toledo, 1041; G. Feiibach
and c. Miller, 94B.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
GEORGE F. LASHER
DIES AT COUNTRY HOME
Well-Known Printer and Banker Vie
tim Of Two Months
Illness

George f. Lasher, banker and printer
died at his home at Rydal. Pa, after ~
illpess Of two months. He was sixty-ons
years old.
Mr.. Lasher entered the printing business
at the age OF twenty. and at the time OF nn
death was head of the arm bearing nl'
name located at lat North Tenth street
He was also vice president Of the Peoples
Trust Company. He was a member OF ~,
Union League and Of the Manufacturer
Club. His widow survives
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
N. Y. SCHOOL CHILDREN
ESCAPE FIRE IN DRILL
1900 March Unafraid Through Clouds
of Smoke to Safety

NEW YORK, March 9.--Marching un-
afraid through halls filled with smoke. 1900
small children escaped from Public School
No 20 when fire was discovered this after
noon.
Frantic mothers rushed to the building
and pandemonium reigned until 1t had been
assured that all of the pupils were safe.
The blaze was soon under control and the
loss is chiefly of chi!drens outer clothing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
RESEARCH KILLS SURGEON

LONDON, March 9.-Major Sydney Row
land, of the Lister Institute, who by two
years work in India helped to establish the
knowledge of the transmission of plague
from rat fieas, died In France March of
cerebro spinal meningitis.
He was engaged in discovering the car
riers of that disease and it is supposed
caught in the execution Of his duties