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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
DIAMOND jim" BRADY
DIES AT SHORE HOTEL
Picturesque Millionaire of
Broadway Goes Suddenly
After Apparent Recovery
ATLANTIC CITY, April 10.


James Buchanan Brady, better known as
Diamond jim" one OF the most picturesque
miliionaires in the country, died suddenly
mere this morning. He was apparently
sleeping when Charley Anderson. his IN
valuable valet and his sole companion dur
ing the several mouths Brady has been
hghting for life here, sought to awaken
MN about S:45 o'clock, Then Anderson
saw that something had happened and tele-
phoned for his employers physicians.
Brady died before any of them reached
the hotel The suddenness of his death
shocked hotel attaches and his New York
friends in the hotel colony.
Brady. whose diamonds have made him
famous the country over, had been i'll for
years. Six years ago surgical specialists
at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore, al
most made him a new stomach after the
original organ had worn out under pres
sure. Brady is said to have paid half "a
million for what they did for him. The
makeshft digestive apparatus began to
cause trouble last autumn and he came here
early in the winter to fight for his life.
Apparently he had won the battle four
weeks ago when he returned 10 the Board
walk after an absence OF month. Then
came series of relapscs and recoveres.
Brady attended a first night at a Board /.
walk theatre Monday and was conyrat,-
lated on his appearance. He was out on
the Boardwalk yesterday in a rolling chair
and wrapped in furs He went to bed last
night in good spirits.
Brady's wealth has been estimated at
S2O.0OO,oOO. His jewels, of which he had
thirty complete sets, are said to be worth
S4,OO0,OOO. Diamond Jim" was "in" many
big things, He was vice president of the
Standard Steel Car Company and a big
holder of Pressed Steel Car stock It is
said he left will bequeathing his Jewels
to the metropolitan Museum, New York.
His nearest and almost sole relative is n
brother.
He never married and he never drank
lie was sixty-two years old
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
Two Philadelphians in Jersey Jail

Two Philadelphiaps were sentenced today
to indeterminate sentences of from three
and one-haf to seven years in the New
Jersey Pententiary. They were Albert
Kahn, 1885 North Seventh street, and Al
bert white. 2541 South Jessup street. The
testimony against them was furnished by
Inlay Brinker, son of Freeholder Thomas
w. Brinker, of Camden. The case was in
the Camden County Court. Brnker testi-
fled that they engaged him to drive "a taxi
for them on March last and later as
saulted him with intent to rob him of $50
he had displayed. Kahn was under in
dictment in Philadelphia for stealing auto
mobiles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
RING BETRAYs SECRET

A wedding ring looked so attractive to
Miss Dora Segal, of 1884 Olive street, that
she could not resist the temptation of
wearing II on the sly. Sharp feminine eyes
OF her chums soon detected II, however.
with the result that she announced today
that she mad been married on January 30
to Robert Bressler, a commission merchant.
of Brooklyn.
The wedding had been set for the end of
this month. Her friends received the news
with surprise. Mrs. Bressler denied that
she had eoped
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
Ordered to Complete Recruits

SHAMOKIN, Pa. April 13.-Iieutenant
f. Il. Dolph, commanding the members of
Company A, Thirteenth Regiment. ~ c. F.
now in Federal service here. received word
to recruit the company to it's full strength
Of one hundred.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23
Strenqth of the Condor.

The enormous strength Of the con-
dor is equaled by his voracity and
holiness. This immense bird often
pOunces upon small animals. but from
the shape and bluntness of his ella VS.
it is unable to carry anything very
heavy, SO he contents himself with fix
ing 1t against the ground with one of
bis claws, while with the other and
his powerful beak he rends it to pieces.
Gorged with food. the bird then be,
comes incapable of fight and may be
approached. but any attempt at cap
ture Is furiously resisted. An Ameri-
can traveller in the Andes encountered
large condor just after it had fin
ished hearty banquet on young
sheep and foolishly attempted to seize
the bird. with the result that he re-
ceived a cash from its claw. Then he
called up his two guides. and the three
men Unanswered to take the bird alive.
But every attempt was frustrated. and
in the end one Of the men killed it by
blow with a Ratchet.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23
EXPENSIVE FISHING.
Why the Angler Dressed in oiIskins
Was Not Hired.

Why The Angler Dressed in oiIsIsins
Was Not Hired.
An ardent fisherman was President
Cleveland, and a writer In the New
York Sun says OF him that he enjoyed
angling for the 6sh that would not
bite quite as much as he did for those
that would. While fishing one day.
dressed In Oilskins and q SLOUGH hat,
he was addressed by an angler CARRIED
In the height Of piscatorial fashion
with:
Hello. boatman! You've certainly
got good catch. What will you take
for the 6shT'
I'm not selling Them" replied the
man in oilskins.
WELL" continued the persistent an.
gler. what do you want to take me out
fishing tomorrow"
Mr.. Cleveland. who was plainly en-.
joying the joke. replied: II can't make
any engagement except by the season
Will You give me as much as | made
last Year,
You're q sharp fellow" replied the
angler. but good fisherman. and III
accept your terms. What did you
make last year,
"Oh." replied Mr.. Cleveland. "about
\ thousand dollars a week! was
president of the United States"
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23
TIDE TABLES FOR JUNE

Sunday, June ga
First high ide 1854 a. m, S.8.
Second high tide 3:15 p. M, IA.
First low tide S:39 a. M, oil.
Second low tide 1897 p. m, 80.
Sunday, June 24--
First high tide 1892 a. M, SO.
Second high tide $3.50 p. M, IA.
First low tide 9:12 a. M, 0.4.
Second low tide 9:23 p. m, 81.
Monday June 25-
First high tide 3:15 a. M. rs.
Second high tide 1925 p. m, rs.
First low tide 9:45 a. M, 10.
Second low tide 1910 p. M, 80.
Tuesday, June 90
First high tide 4:01 a. M, 6.S.
Second high tide sos p. M, 7.6.
First low tide 1920 a. M, lie.
Second low tide 11:17 p. M, 20.
Wednesday, June a.
First high tide 4:59 a. M, 6.1.
Second high tide 5:4S p. M, 7.S.
First low tide 1888 a. M, 2.2.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23
SOWING MINES IN THE SEA
How These ship psstroysrs Are Laid
and Anchored.

How These ship Destroyer Are Laid
and Anchored.
Mine laying and mine sweeping are
two important subordinate functions
In n modern navy. ard both OF these
occupations are fraugbt with danger
to those engaged In them.
A mine is really a metal globe con-
tanning anything from 200 pounds to
go pounds of trinitrotoluene. or
T. N. T.. an extremely powerful high
explosive. calculated to make things
very unpleasant for any ship that runs
against one of the little horns on top
of the mine
Before the mine is put into the ses
the globe squats. as one might say
between four metal uprigbts upon q
round. fat weight. to which IL is at.
tached by short length of wire rope,
the greater part of which Is cOiled
round drum inside the weight.
When the mine is put into the water
the whole contrivance sinks at once
to the bottom. AS soon as 1t touches
ground the bump releases little
catch. which sets all sorts of wheels
revolving. with the result that the four
uprlghts fall outward. They grip the
sea bed. and the contrivance is an
chored. Then the globe begins to rise.
while the rope unwinds until it has
reached q fixed length.
Thereafter woe betide the unfOrtu.
nate ship that runs upon it-LOndOn
Chronicle
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23
We're All Like Her.

Terence V. Powderly of labor fame
was talking about compulsory arbitra-
ton.
1.-THE trouble with the world in gen.
eral." he said thoughtfully. lis that we
all know just what the other fellow
ought to do, but we take little account
Of what we ought to do ourselves.
II found a young bride one day bend
ing, with a stern and severe air. over a
dry looking volume.
"'What are you reading? asked.
"'An excellent work. she replied.
called Happiness In Marriage
"'What advice I said. does it give
to wivesY
"T don't know she answered. Pm
reading the advice to husbands
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23
STEAMER sAILINGs

Admiral Evans-Sailed south from
Valdez, June 16.
Steamer Northwestern-Sail from
Seattle to Valdez, June 10.
Steamship Alaska-Sailed south from
Valdez June IS.
Admiral Farragut-Sailed west from
Valdez June 10.
Steamer Mariposa-Sailed west from
Valdez June 10.
Admiral Watson-Sailed from Seattle
for Valdez and way ports June 20.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23
DONALDSON SCHEDULE

The following schedule for the har.
bor boat LIT. c. v. Donaldson" will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Fridays:
Live. Fort Liscum Leave Valdez
lis p. m. 4:30 p. m.
TUESDAY
Ills p. IN. 200 p. m.
4:3O p. m. $500 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:15 p. m. 4:30 p. m.
7:15 p. m. 1890 p. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the End and 4th Fridays of each
month, these days being used to clean
boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet exigencies of the SER
vice.
All official business between Val.
DEE and the Post should be arranged
for transaction, where possible, sc
that advantage will be taken of the
scheduled trips and extra trips will
be made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
G. R. KoEHLER,
LIST. 1t. 14th Infantry, A. @. NJ.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23
Thrifty Geese.

The solan geese are so fond Of COL
lecting materials for their nests that
they do not desist from the habit even
when they are about to abandon their
nests for the winter migration. or
the coast of Scotland one day patches
of straw bedding were seen floating.
and. although the birds we're on the
eve of departure. they gathered up
every wisp. as though they had their
nests to build. and in the same place
they we're seen collecting seaweed
every day.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23
Americans Come Home

AN ATLANTIC PORT, June %
Many American citizens arrived in
the United States from Europe today
on the Norwegian steamship Bergen
ford. The vessel brought 92S passen-
gers. No submarine was sighted on
the voyage.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23
The Servant Question.

BEG pardon. ma am." said the but
Ter. "but your son has just eloped with
the cook"
Eyes. put him up to it" replied
Mrs. Uppson. she's the best cook We
ever had. and don't want to lose her"
indianapolis Star
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23
Economy

Smith and his wife both have ma
Chimes"
How extravaganza"
mot at all. Hers keeps his going.
You see, hers is a sewing machine"
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23
An Expensive Luxury.

"Yes." said the literary man. with
sigh. style is fine thing for a writer
to have. but when his wife's got it too
it takes all the profit away. "-Har-
per's.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23

Call "Girls" and those Of sixty look
up Just as quickly as those OF sixteen.
New York Sun
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23

Gay to engage in fishing for the COM
pany. AL Blair and George Taylor ac-
companied him.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23

Webster's New International Die
tionary, strictly up to date: come In
and look it over. Valdez Drug Co. If
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23

CITY EXPRESS. Phone 81; ready
to transfe. Tat bags.ee tor you. tt
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23

Fresh veal and live chickens at
Frye-Bruhn's tt
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23

VIM. Calaghan, with the launch N
& S, left for Port Nellie Juan yester-
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-06-23

For Sale
Excellent hard coal base burner
at q great bargain. Apply Mrs. Chas.
Kraemer. II
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-21

his message, will gradually be work ed out along this connection.
 According to information the ln- formation in the hands of the Unit ed States government contains the names of the men implicated Ill this connection also those who might benefit by the $50,OOO. BERNSTORFF WAS THE R1NG-
 LEADER.
 The name of the organization whereby the German government sought the influence of Congresslon- al action in the manner of money expended, previous intents and the individuals who carry on the prop aganda, are subjects of well de- fled suspicious.
 The State Department and the Department of Justice, whose bu- reaus investigated, have been con- ducting rigid surveillance Of Ger man activities in this country.
 The three years records of the Department of justice are overflow, ing with reports from hundreds of agents concerning German ln' trigues here, many leading to the German embassy and some result ing in the recall at the Presidents request of captains Boy Ed and Won Papen. German naval and mil itary aides.
 Many indications are that tht American secret work conducted here and there was an ample bass for the request for his recal months before the diplomatic break with Germany occurred.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-21
sITKAITES IN TACOMA.

Mrs. c. M. McGrath and daughter Gertrude, wife and daughter ol tie well known Sitka merchant, are Tn Tacoma, guests of MT. and Mrs. J.. c. Hinckley. Mrs. McGrath Will remain below for a months vislt and Miss McGrath will attend school in Tacoma during the winter
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-21

public official here has declared in favor of Ireland" is not known, but perhaps is some code regarding warfare.
 Anyway the announcement of the merciless submarine warfare was published January 31st, several weeks after Bernstorff sent his mes sage to Berlin. After its publi- cation Bernstorff denied he knew anything about the submarine war fare which was effective February 1st. He apparently disproved the course of his government.
 It is stated officially that as far as known Bernstorff did not attempt to bribe or secure the personal in- fuence of any Congressman. Fifty thousand dollars is believed to have been too small an amount if Bern storff had intentions or had been lead to believe that influence could be secured for any snum.
 This sum might, however. have been used and spent judiciously might have done much in compen- sating paid agents belonging to the elaborate machine Bernstorff had built for the production of prop aganda and for purposes of espl- onage.
 The expose of this message by the State Department is done to show the German duplicity. The Department collected all of the facts.
 DEVELOPMENTS ARE NOW MORE STARTLING.
 The information possessed by the United States government, 1t wal learned this afternoon, shows con clusively of a more direct connec ton of the German machine II America with the Irish question , than indicated and it is now be lieved that Bernstorff's reference Il
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-21
GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO U. s. IS SHOWN
 UP IN A BR|bE
State Department Making Public Attempt of the Former Ambassador
 to Bribe Congress

(Continued from Page 1.)
The fool-killer., 1917-06-01
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

Once on a time-oh long ago,
When all the world was young.
The sea was made Of lemonade,
And the land of chewing gum.
The birds were built of peppermint
And lived in sugar trees,
And there were no arithmetics,
Or states or geog'a'phees!
A little boy and a little girl
Ruled as a king and queen
They put the old folks into Jail
Whenever they were mean;
Then the boys could play all day,
And stay out in the rain,
And swallowed horried stuff,
Nor no n had a pain;
And no one had to brush his hair
or even wear a hat
Oh how I wish I'd only lived
In such a time as that.
The fool-killer., 1917-06-01
Fool Recipes.

l. To keep your feet dry on
rainy days: Stand on your head.
2. The best way to mind a
baby: Do everything he tells you.
8. How to get soda water or
candy for nothing: Persuade
somebody else to buy it for you.
!. 4. How to make a dollar go
a long ways: Put it in an envel-
ope, address it to somebody in
the Sandwich Islands and mail
it.
5. How to go West at no ex-
pense whatever: Turn your back
on the East and walk straight
ahead.
6. To avoid swallowing water
melon seeds and cherry stones !:
Eat no fruit but bananas or ap-
Piles.
7. To learn to dance in one
lesson: Walk on the hot sand
at the seashore at midday in mid
summer barefooted.
s. The surest method Of remem-
bering dates: Fix them firmly in
your mind, and don't forget them
The fool-killer., 1917-06-01
THE PARADOX.

ALI living is a paradox. The last is
ever first.
TITS eating gives you appetite and
drinking gives you thirst.
TITS the wearing Of the tissues that
makes the tissues grow.
IT'S by using strength you get it.
Lack Of knowledge makes you
know.
The man who knows it all is he who
knows a little part.
The only job completed is the n you
never start.
The brain that is creating is created
as it acts.
The ARREST of francies is the solidest
of facts.
The more you give of love or hate
he more the heart retains.
The dearest joys are partners OF the
~cruelest of pains.
You die a thousand deaths to live and
only live to die.
At all the jokes Fate plays on yot
you laugh until you cry.
And when you've drowned your Scr
row, Sorrow lives to STAY your
mirth.
Till of life you've lost possession
then, of COURSE, you W the
earth.
The fool-killer., 1917-06-01

for the auto, perhaps you can
save the home and then buy a
perambulator next year.
You were born at least 10 years
too soon to get a cinch in a handi-
cap novelty race now, Juliette.
Anyhow you must take some des-
perate chances. If he should be-
come coy you might learn to
throw a lasso and rope him on
the run. 1t is said to be great
sport and you might enchant him
with your dexterity. If you ever
get hold Of him, hang IN. At your
age this is the safest plan, for
failure means misery. Your pro-
spective mother-in-law has taken
a very unfair advantage Of you to
begin with. When an old maid is
thrown into the balance with an
automobile the chances are all
with the auto unless a lot Of
fnesse is practiced.
Along with the foregoing ques-
ton, comes one from a man who
can't keep his chickens from
roosting in the trees. He wants
the thing explained to him. The
reasons chickens roost in trees is
because they think they imagine
they are getting free lodging
there. Get this idea out Of their
heads and they'll change quick.
/ A chicken always labors under
the impression that she must pay
box rent in stables where there
are nests, and so they deposit an
egg every now and them if they
are liberal. Lots of hens are like
people, they are not liberal, wont
pay rents, and SO they take to
the trees. A good scheme is to
take the nests out Of the stable
and put them in the trees. The
liberal hearted chickens will then
come to the house and lay on the
ash-hopper, while the others will
take advantage Of the free hen
house. Another way to keep the
chickens out Of trees is to put
the trees up On telephone poles
where the fowls can't get tc
them without a step-ladder.
The fool-killer., 1917-06-01
Alec Hall

A man who made his money in
view England selling liquor built
an imposing hou, Sc out Of the pro-
fits.
lie wanted a name for the
nouse. 50 he went to a friend
skilled in such things and told
MIN OF his need. IT want a fancy
name," he said-tsome hall os~
other, you know"
sure" said the friend. "Call
it Alcohol
The fool-killer., 1917-06-01
A SURGICAL WONDER

Tramp, tramp, tramp. Od
Lady Science is marching on. She
has just stuck one more big buz-
zard feather in her calico bonnet.
Up at the Rocky D. Oilyfeller
Institute in New York where
medical and surgical science
blooms more freely and bears a
bigger crop Of sensations than
anywhere else in the world-there
it is that they have stuck the peg
one hole higher.
It's got so now that they can
just white a fellow all UP fine
and put him back together with
his head in his mouth, and he will
never know the difference unless
he gets choked on hair.
The firm Of Sawbones & Com
pany have got limb-grafing down
as fine as f%rog-hair, and nowhere
can they carve up a man so
successfully as at the Rocky
hangout. The fame Of that pow
erful institution had drawn to-
gether a great number Of the halt
and the lame. Among the mum.
Der was a preacher, a lawyer, a
farmer, a dude, a drummer, a
blacksmith, an editor and a
tramp. These men were almost
complete physical wrecks but il
happened that each one had just
one sound limb Or part and each
man sound place was in a diff
ferent part Of him.
So the wise Rocky doctors go
these poor fellows on their cary
ing tables and began to carve anG
saw, like a butcher cutting up al
old steer. They cut out ant
throwed away all the diseased
parts, and when they took an in
ventory they had just enough
remnants to make one man. The,
were a little shy on brains, ant
had a little more belly than the,
needed, SO they hashed up som
IF the. belly and put it in 70
brains.
Then they began to assembl
the parts. They took the head o
the preacher, put into it all tn
brain matter they could scrap
Fup, and then whanged it onto tn
chest Of the drummer with
Heather string. Then they too.
the heart Of the lawyer, and tn
lstomach and bowels Of the farm
er, and put them in place. Thei
stock Of arms consisted Of the LEI
arm Of the blacksmith and tn
right arm Of the editor, and thes
were soon attached. Then the
The fool-killer., 1917-06-01
FREE ADVICE.

Gentlemen, I have a sad case
to deal with this week. [ have a
letter from a girl named Juliette.
She writes?
"Dear Sir
I love a young man, oh, so
we'll! His mother has promised
him a new automobile if he does
not get married in five years. l
am now twenty-eight years old.
What can I do to win him?'
This is a very, very sad case.
Can't you initiate an automobile,
to some extent, Juliette? When
he takes your hand in his, start
up and suddenly pull back and
wheeze! Or when you are going
along stop all at once and purr
as though you were running
down or unravelling! Or when
you are walking along with him,
all at once turn off short, whistle
and pitch him into the ditch, and
walk on him some. Say, ehoo,
choo, choo, each choo "a little
fainter than it's predecessor
Where the ground is a little rough
you might steer him into a rut
and surge against him hardenough
to knock him off his balance and
then mprmur something about
not seeing it in time to put on
slow speed. All these things
count and will tend to make him
keep his. mind On you, as we'll as
the auto:( Tell him you are ex.
hausting, and that your sparkel
is crossed On your carburetter
that you think your speedometel
is bent and that your reverse gear
seems to be displaced. A young
man wants some one to talk t(
him learnedly about an auto anc
it may be you can divert hi
thoughts from the old lady tenn
porarily, at least.
Tell him an auto is built 70,
two, and that he will need you.
advice in running it if he get
one, and try to get him secured
before the old lady comes down
with the ashes. If she think
enough Of him to get him an aut,
now she will get it anyway.
If you can get the marriag
certificate before his mother sign
the mortgage on her home to pa,