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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
MOTHER SEEKS HOME
FOR HER BABY GIRL
Driven Desperate by Poverty,
Her Case. Appeals to
Sympathy

A baby girl eighteen months old. IL
offered to any one who will assure the
child a good home. by "A mother who has
four other children and who is desperate
with poverty.
The mother is Mrs Eva Easseman.
of 2549 Nappa street. OF her five
children three are boys, the oldest of
whom is twelve years old. Her youngest
child Is Tilly, the baby she is willing to
give up. Five weeks ago Mr.. Kassel-
mans husband. who Is said to have been
suffering from tuberculosis. left home to
look for work and has never returned
Mrs kasselman does not know whether
he is dead or has been taken to some
hospital.
In his absence the condition Of the
family grew worse and worse There
was no coal In the house. no food and
the rent was far in arrears. Last night,
being unable to get coal, Irs Kassel-
man tried to heat her room with a
small gas stove. The bedding caught
fire. destroying the bed. The room was
damaged by water in putting out tlSe
fire. Today neighbor went TO Joel
Hart. district detective at the Twenty
sixth and York streets police station,
and told him of the family's condition.
Hart went to the house and found the
shivering children did not even have
underwear.
Mrs. Kasselman said hupelessly she
was lat the end of her rope She did
not care what happened TO herself If
only a good home could be found for
little Tlly. Neighbors came to the tenn
porary rescue of the family today by
bringing buckets Of coal, some food and
clothing for the children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19

Director of Recruiting Service Solic.
its Philadelphians for Free Course
in Seamanship

Young men who desire 10 join the Gov.
ernment's training ships for free course
In seamanship are urged In a telegram
received today at the United States Ship.
ping Boards recruiting service head
quarters, at los South Fourth street
from Director Henry Howard. to send
their names without delay to Mr.. How
ard at the Custom House. Boston. A
class of 500 men Is now forming for the
first training ship to he fitted out for
the purpose--the steamer calvin Auston
Tow at Boston. Other vessels will be
htted out later
FIFTY thousand men are needed to
man the ships now under construction
and the Government expects Philadel-
phia to supply "A liberal quota. The
courses on the tralring ships are for sea-
men, firemen oilers water tenders cooks
or stewards. Director Howard's tele-
gram points out that any citizen more
than eighteen years old who has been
to sea is eligible for this service. az well
as inexperienced men between the ages
Of twenty-one. and thirty-one.
Men on the training ships will receive
$50 u month The period Of instruction
IL six weeks after which men will be
shipped for sea service at fun pay.
which. IN the North Atlantic, is now 800
a month for the season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
RAILROAD STOCKS HIT
NEW BOTTOM LEVELS
Sensational Drop Charged to
Heavy Selling by Bank ,
Interests
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.

sensational break in prices of rail-
road stocks in this afternoons trading
on the New York Stock Exchange car
ried many of the usual leaders down for
big losses, and several of them reached
new low levels. New York Central de-
clined from &c to 627s and Pennsylvania
dropped from 43A to 40H, both new
bottom prices
Other railroad stocks sold at new low
records for many years, Union Pacific
declining to 103L. Southern Pacific SELL
ing down to S7ss. st. Paul preferred
yielding to 66&, and Northern Pacific
losing points.
The selling came largely through
brokers supposed to represent important
banking interests. and there was the
usual assumption that much of the
liquidation came from foreign holdings,
nut there was no way in which reports
to this effect could be confirmed
Other stocks sagged In sympathy with
the rails, with United States Steel COM
mon ranging from s27s to S04, and
other steel industrials yielding to about
the same extent
The volume of business for the day
was small, with extreme dullness pre-
Nailing for long periods. and there was
disposition to attribute lower prices to
the thinness of the market, which has
so often been commented on, more than
to any special pressure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
URGES COORDINATION
OF STUDY AND INDUSTRY
Head of West Philadelphia Boys
High School Cites Success of
Dayton, o., Plan

A plea for the working out of CO.
operative system embracing business,
industry and the public schools as IT
has been worked out in Cincinnati and
Dayton. O.. was voiced by Charles c.
Heyl. principal of the West Philadelphia
High School for Boys, who spoke be-
fore the Rotary Club at it's weekly
luncheon today.
The system. Mr. Heyl explained, pro-
vides that school pupils shall alternate
study with actual work In such a way
Us to put into immediate practice the
things which they learn from books.
one week. he explained. Team A of the
scholars goes TO school and Team b
works In different plants, while during
the next week the positions of the two
teams are reversed.
We will have to face this in phHa- =
delphia sooner or later" he said
Mr.. Heyl, whose subject was. "The
schools and War Problems" said tn II
the present war was made in the public
schools of Germany.
II was announced that the Rotary
club had raised $4,000 in the recent Boy
Scout campaign.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
THRIFT-WAR SAVING
STAMP SALE THRIVING
Enthusiasm Shown in Cam
paign in This Federal
Reserve District
$315,212.96 ALREADY SOLD.


The campaign for the sale of war;
thrift, s,a,,r,, ,,,
,-. S'o"e"
'"''e"@e" eh'huSiasn To-Day, ana from
all over the Federal Reserve district, of
which PHILADELPHIA IL tho certer tbera
came renor,s tho, ,,o,,
,.-, NY ''o '''o' ''s an
increasing demand ana going like hot
cakes.
More than 3ooo NJ tho s,an,ns aud soo
80 wv
'.'"'e' nave pee" soio at tne fhiia-
delphia postofice, and the work of get
ting the advantages of the thrift stamn
before the neon,e bas on,,, ,rs, 49,,
o-, ''9' "ee""
o"inS 10 'he manner III which the
stamps are being sold, II is difficult to
get accurate figures as IN tbe amonnt
realized from the sale, hut on Ali sides
are evidences of zeal on the mart OF
the workers for the camnaipn
Tho Federal Reserve Rank has cola
s316,219. 0s war savings stan,ns Tar ash
since tho camnaiyn onenod a,a aad,
tionaI stamn. 70 Inc a,,,n,,n, - s,a7oo
have been deliyorsd 70 ana;,,s ~
saoo,a c,ass ,,o,,,ai,, .le
,ions and o,bars ,,,,a 80, ,,, D'o..'
,,,ent sec,ri,v as lin 80 @ o., n ~ ~,
mani Os ,bo thr,,, s,a,,ns 600 30 p"s
haya hoa,, LA snr 80, s' s 600 s,ooo.s ooo
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A. u,oa,,n,s 49," 49, .iass'
n,hIishors ,an,ao,',a,i.' % % emspape.
pe.noIn,io epi ~ n'e Vi uene'oieht
,,sauraa ".u sSn,e"' pans were
,hnpns,t ,happeu out 70 Tonouc. campaign
sn,os sout .nnss s, 'Nahla 10 increase the
,nats, sues y. war .hrsIt stamps ana war GER
T,, s,lons ,oIelsn-porh c,ti.ehs'
-, ,,,D VI 'ie W. =; "a nave
ut Deem enais'eu III penali OF the thrift
s.ar'p s SaIe' anu FRANK Mauran' chair-
@ '.an W tile Speahers conlinit,ee OF that
weaniv s"os noa,,n nus pr1,n'seu nn s 'nat az the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
SLEEPING MEMORIES
MODIFIED BY CENS0RS
Court Upholds Decision
. Against Which Film Com
pany Appealed

Today in Court of Common Pleas No.
8, before Judges Stake and Monahan,
sleeping Memories" seven-reel movie.
produced by the Metro Company. had
several little maps and one long Puri-
/ tanical snooze To say nothing OF "A few
minor snores rudely removed. The court
was evidently Of the opinion that too
many bad dreams had already been
given to the heroine.
When this picture was submitted six
weeks ago to the Board of Censorship.
Of which Frank II. Shattuck Is the
chairman. II contained. in the opinion of
the board. features which should he -,im-
mated, these features occurring chiefly
in scene Of the play which the court
considers an abridged screen version of
Iiawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" Certain
heads and subheads, together with por-
tions of scenes, were ordered eliminated
by the board
J Lewis Breitinger. former chairman
of the Board of Censors, attorney for
the Metro Company, filed an appeal from
the decision of the board. and the case
was heard before Judges Stake and
Monaghan, who after seeing the picture
projected. upheld for the most part the
objections Of the board. and in their
which they felt should be compiled with
in order to bring the picture within the
pale of decent public opinion.
These eliminations were compiled
with but after Mr.. Shattuck had viewed
the picture with the changes made, he
decided that the entire Puritan scene"
must come out before the production
would be morally fit for public exhibl.
ZION, 'Peeping Toms" village gossips
frenzied mob and burning at the stake
had taken the count, but minister, child
IN cradle and sobblng mother rema lned
and in the opinion of Mr., Shattuck the
objectionable story remained and must
Vacate.
The Metro Company contended that
the decision of the court was final and
thai Mr.. Shattuck could not go beyond
the decree.
When the case was again called this
morning. it was evident that the court
had no desire TO witness Sleeping Mem
ories" again. 1t was willing to let
its memory of the play suffice in fact
II seemed TO regard IL as a form OF
sleeping sickness 1t. expressed its
opinion that most any elimination would
improve the picture.
Mr.. Shattuck was well within his
rights, since the Court of Common Pleas
cannot reverse the decision Of the Board
of Censors. except in cases of appeal
where abuse of discretion is involved
He was. however, reminded by the court
that this objection should have beer
made at the time the case was first
called. Mr.. Shattuck admitted this and
assured the court that II would not oc
cur again.
And so Sleeping Memories" will bs
released today, but Philadelphia will gel
MIR, Shattuck's idea Of a moral version
OF slumber.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
FREDDY JAKE MELINKOFF
ARRESTED AND INDICTED
Charged With Conducting Gambling
House, Robbing Patron and Beat
ing Detective and Woman

"Reddy" Jake Melinkoff and Annie
Miller who declares she is Mel.nkoff 5
wife, We're today held in 5000 bail for
further hearing tomorrow by Magis-
trate Watson, accused of conducting a
gambling house at $40 North Eighth
street.
The arrests were made last night by
detectives attached to Captain Souder's
gambling squad. after Melinkoff and
several men in the house at the time had
beaten Isaac IL. Keagle, IA private de-
tective, of 24l7 South Seventeenth
street, and Mrs. Max Zem,l, Of 24I6
South Bculah street
Keagle. accompanied by Mrs Zemil.
had gone TO the house In search of the
woman's husband. who, she declared.
frequeEted the place. The men set upon
them, knocking out two of Mrs. ZemiI's
teeth In the melee that followed
Keagle was arrested, but later was dis
charged.
Melinkoff was indicted yesterday by
the Grand Jury, on charges OF rpbbing
Frank Brauer, travelling salesman, of
$500 in a game OF "stuss"' 80
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
BANQUET PROMOTERS
ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Justice of Peace and Two
Others Held for Alleged =.
Misrepresentation

Accused of conspiracy to cheat and
defraud, It being alleged that they rep
resented a dinner which they were pro-
noting as testimonial to Charles X
Melville. president of the Magistrates
and Constables' Association, to be n
banquet authorized by that association.
Michael V. Harrigan, "a Justice of the
Peace at Paoli; j. Howard Goodwin,
Of ISL North Fifty-fourth street. and
Leon b. Cox, of 5340 Greenway avenue,
were held today under $1,000 bail each
for court, by Magistrate Watson In
Central Police Station.
The banquet promoted by the three
men is TO be given tomorrow night at
the Bellevue -Stratford. the promoters
say, in spite of the proceedings. which
were brought by District Attorney
Rotan on evidence collected by Joseph
McClain, n detective In the District At
torneys office. McClain appeared as the
complainant in the case.
Magistrate John J. Harrigan, of Phila-
delphia, testified that the promoters had
given out the impression that the dinner
was sponsored by the Magistrates and
Constables' Association, which. he said
had no connection with the Board of
Philadelphia Magistrates Magistrate
Mecleary, president of the latter organi-
zation. and Magistrate Coward 10th
testified that they had beer invited to
contribute money to -, dinner for Mel
willie, but that Icy had ignored the in
vitation
John c. Dawson, OF $3.50 Overbrool,
avenue. connected with the banking
firm of Brown Brothers, testified that
he had contributed $40 to the fund
after he had been asked over the tele-
phone to do so. by n man who said
he was Magistrate Harrigan." He had
complied with the request. Mr.. Dawson
said, because he believed the man to
be Magistrate John j. Harrigan. Dis
trict Attorney Rotan stated some days
ago that the alleged fraud was aided
by the conduct Of Justice of the Peace
Harrigan, chairman of the dinner COM
mittee. who, said Mr.. Rstan, traded
upon the similarity between his name
and that of Magistrate Harrigan. thus
deceiving many friends of the latter"
william J. Jones. of 2O60 East AIle-
gheny avenue. vice president of Jones,
Raunt g. Barrett. All Walnut street
testified that he had given s25 20 the
promoters under the impression that
he was contributing to the Board of
Philadelphia Magistrates Jacob Gins
berg, of 5i4 Tasker street, treasurer of
the Jewish World, said that he had
given $40, believing tnat he had been
requested to do so by Magistrate John
J. IIarrigan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
FIRE MARSHALS NEW AID
James o. Mulhern Succeeds the Lat,
William B. Smith

James o. Mulhern. 4015 Locust street.
today was appointed an assistant fire
marshal to fill the vacancy caused by
the death Of former Mayor William b.
Smith. The position carries a salary OF
$4,000 year. but after the first OF the
year this Is likely to be reduced to $500
on recommendation Of the Civil Service
Commission.
were those of George N. Greene, 1884
Columbia avenue. craftsman. Bureau OF
Surveys. $1,000; Edward T. Lockery, 20l
Rodman street, foreman. Bureau Of
Highways, 81 a day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
SUGAR FOR CITY
LOST IN TRANSIT
$4,000 Barrels on Road
From Coast 8 Months,
Earle Tells Probers
RAILROADS B L A NJ f D
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ~.
Placing the blame for the sugar short
age squarely on the railroads. George II.
Earle. of Philadelphia, president of the
Pennsylvania Refining Company, today
told the Senate probing committee that
$4,000 barrels of Hawaiian sugar.
shipped from San Francisco 20 Philadel-
phia on September 8. have not yet
reached his company.
Earl -. Babst. head of the sugar
trust" and other rsiners Joined in
blaming the railroads for the existing
situation. Babst told the committee that
vast amounts of beet and Hawaiian
sugar are still held up in the West
because of lack of cars.
Virtually no effort was made by the
Hoover sugar committee to relieve the
transportation congestion. Babst as
serted in reply to Chairman Reeds
questions.
Last July Babst admitted selling his
cane sugar in the Fast at SIS cents a
pound, while the fixed price for beet
sugar was 7.25 cents and 100000 tons
of Michigan beet sugar were unavailable
because OF no freight cars
The Hoover administration was
paised by sugar retiners for its handling
of the sugar situation in kilograms pre-.
sented to the committee.
Robert Oxnard. San Francisco refiner.
wired that to his own knowledge the
food administration had engineered one
of the biggest operations for the benefit
of the people"
Babst on resumlng testimony declared
the closing of the New York Sugar Eek.
change by the food administration
caused a drop in prices
The Administration today promised
beet sugar growers an immediate investi.
CATION OF their complaint against the
prices the refnerics pay them.
Herbert Hoover may be called to tes-
tify within twenty-four hours.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
POLICE CHIEF SURRENDERS
Philadelphia Lawyer Delivers Mar
Accused of Assault

WEST CHESTER, Pa. Dec. 19-Dis-
trlct Attorney Truman ID. Wade an
nounced today that Chief OF the Midvale
Police John Carter. who disappeared
after the assault committed about two
weeks ago on Superintendent II. A.
Whitaker, Of the Coatesville plant. had
surrendered to the authorities through
a Philadelphia attorney and had filed a
satisfactory bau bond and would be
present at Coatesville tomorrow when
the hearing Of Stanley Howe and Carter
is to take place before Magistrate
Myers. .. =
Mr.. Wade has been most energetic in
the case and has won the approval Of the
citizens of Coatesvilie by his prompt in
vestigation and the subsequent arrest
OF Howe and Carter who are claimed TO
be the ones who led the assault, Police
.nAsnl Thomas May - sttlt missing. y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
FUNERAL OF H. S. FAUSETT
Retired Wool Broker Died Suddenly
Monday Night

Funeral services for Henry s Fausett
retired wool broker. will be held tomor-
row at his residence. 1903 Chester ave-
nue.. The Rev Johr T. Reeves will con-
duct the service and interment will be
made at the Friends burying ground,
Sixty-fifth and Spruce streets.
Mr.. Fausett died suddenly Monday
nieht. He was sixty years of age. lie
was born In Philadelphia, the son of the
late James r. Fausett. prominent dry
eoods merchant He was a prominent
member Of the Union League and is
'survived by a widow Mrs Clara Hay
Faupett; a son, John Hay Fausett; a
brother, Randolph J. Fausett. ard by a
nister, Mrs. L. w Bellak.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19

hirteen Cents a Day.
Offer Fails to Arouse
ENTHUSIASM
K PROBE OF SYSTEM
contend Enough Money Could
Be Saved to Pay Them
Living Wages

what could you do with thirteen
@onts day" is the query addressed to
Phtiadelphia teachers by the Men Grade
'Te4chers Association. Announcemen nj
was made today by officers of the as
3ociation that more than $500 teachers
nnd signed the pledge to attend the mass
H19sung to be called shortly after the
lC4f1stmas holidays TO decide whether the
stoechers should accept the cfrer of the
AoArd of Education TO give each teacher
. bonus of $50 In 1918 In answer TO
their request for an increase in salary.
The men have expressed themselves
a. being strongly IN favor Of an inn
partial investigation of the Philadelphia
school system by outside experts. They
will back the suggestion made by the
Bureau Of Municipal Research and by
the Child Welfare and Public Education
Association for such an investigation.
~ One teacher. who refused to have
name published, said: NO doubt Mr..
VOLTS investigation of the school sys-
tom will be a good thing. However
when you start to investigate your own
pocketbook you know what's in 1t be-
fore you start.
AT the present time we are bothered
every day by a number Of useless in
spectors. There IL the physical inspec-
tor, the drawing inspector, the building
Inspector. visiting nurses. and so forth.
There is scarcely a day that we are not
disturbed by some sort of an Inspector
At the same time there is not the
proper educational inspection. There is
no central and well-defined educational
policy in the schools.
''rhe saving that could be made by
cutting out many of the useless inspec-
tors, by increasing the size of the high
school classes in accord with the sug-
eestion of one of the members OF the
board, and by other reforms. would be
more than enough to meet the teachers
demand for a living wage"
Eints of. a split i'm the Teachers As
sociation were freely made. The grade
teachers feel that they have not been
properly represented in the .salary-in-
crease campaign, they say They point
out that each of the six members OF the
committee carrying on negotiations with
the board is either a principal or high
school feather.
Teachers from two-thirds of the Phila-
deiphia schools have pledged themselves
to attend the mass-meeting planned by
the Men Grade Teachers Association.
No returns have been made by Cne-third
Of the schools. The charge Is brought
that in such cases the circulation of the
pledge has been suppressed by the prin-
cipals. The card that each teacher was
asked to sign reads as follows:
"what could you do with thirteen
cents per day? Resolved. that mass
meeting OF teachers be held to decide
whether or not they accept the $50
bonus in lieu of an increase in salary.
Men Grade Teachers Association. Sign
below II you will attend. Time and
place will depend upon the response to
this call
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
DIR. Dixon Again Heads Academy

DR.. Samuel @. Dixon. has been re-
elected as president of the Academy Of
Natural Sciences, Nineteenth and Race
streets. for the twenty-second consecu-
tive ime. Other officers are: vice
presidents. DR.. Edwin q. Conklin and
John Cadwalader: recording secretary,
Edward ], Nolan. corresponding secre-
tary. J. Percy Moore treasurer. George
Vaux, Jr.: librarian. Edward Nolan (;
curators. Doctor Dixon. Henry A. Pills.
bury. Wilmer Stone and Henry Tucker
councillors to serve three years. Charles
b. Penrose, Charles Morris. Spencer
Trotter and William f. Hughes; coun-
cilor to yfill unexpired term. T. Chalkley
Palmer, committee on accounts. Charles
Morris, Samuel n. Rhodes. John G..
'Rothsrmel. Thomas Stewart and Walter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
GIVE HAIR FOR GERMANY
Tresses Of Girls in Fatherland Make
Belts for Machinery

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.--German
girls have a new service badge, accord
ing TO the woman's committee fore gn
news bureau. Many of them are appear
ing in little bright red caps on when
is an embroidered label reading:
\ Il have given my hair for my father
land"
RI Driving belts for machinery and for
aifplane. engines are made from the
girls hair