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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
BILL WOULD MAKE
US BONE DRY"
Amendment Gives President
Power to Com m ndeer
Country's Whisky Supply
WEBB SPONSORS MEASURE
WAsHINGTON. JUNO 21.

WASHINGTON. June Fl.
An amendment TO the Administration
food bill which. rigldly enforced, would
make the United States bone dry" will
be offered in the House by Representative
Webb. Of North Carolina. leader OF many
temperance fights in the lower branch OF
Congress
Mr. webb today announced his purpose
of proposing a modification OF the Lever
bill giving the President power to comman-
deer all OF the whisky IN the country, should
he deem IL advisable, and redistill the con-
flscated spirits into alcohol TO be used in
the manufacture Of munitions and for hos
pltal and scientific purposes. The food bill
already gives the President authority 70
stop the manufacture Of all kinds Of alco-
holic liquors, malt as well as splritous, dur
ing the war period, II he deems II In the
interest Of the country 10 take such action.
The North Carolina member who Is the
author Of several resolutions to make the
country dry by constitutional amendment,
declared today that there are millions or
gallons Of whisky in the United States
that can serve no good purpose, but which
threaten TO debauch the manhood of the
country by continued drunkenness. He de-
clared that n Congress will adopt his
amendment, which he confidently expects
will be done. drunkenness will be decreased
20 n minimum and the efficiency Of the men
Of the country will be brought to maxi
mum for the war emergency
I'VE are going TO give the President
power to prohibit the further manufacture
OF food materials into alcoholic beverages"
said Mr.. webb, discussing his amendment,
which he asserts has the support of prohi-
bltion forces not only in Congress, but
throughout the United states. There are
in existence in this country millions and
millions Of gallons of whisky which con-
tain a large percentage OF alcohol and
propose TO offer an amendment giving the
President the right to commander SO much
of this stuff as is necessary for the purpose
Of redistilling II into alcohol to be used
in the manufacture OF munitions and for
scientific and medicinal purposes
"If the amendment which ! shall offer
is adopted and the present provisions re-
main in the bill. we shall not only have
prohibition against the useless destruction
OF food products in their manufacture into
alcoholic liquors, but we shall reduce tre-
mendously the present stock of liquor for
beverage purposes by taking over for use
by the Government a large proportion. II
not all, of the stock now on hand. This
will not only conserve our food supply,
but will materially lessen drunkenness in
the United States And when you decrease
the number of drunkards you increase the
efficiency of the men and, therefore, you
are conserving both the food supply and
the manpower OF the country If my plan
Is adopted"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
Directors Resign: Bank to Be Probed

CHICAGO, June 21.-Five directors and
the cashier OF the Bank OF Commerce and
Savings have resigned, following with
drawal of the institutions clearinghouse
privileges An examination will be con-
Quoted by the State Auditor OF Accounts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
$4,000 FOR RED CROSS, AIM
Spring Lake, N. j., to End Weeks Cam.
paign With Patriotic Meeting

SPRING LAKE. n. j. June 21.-Spring
Lakes campaign to raise $4,000 for the
Red Cross in single week will come to
an elaborate close on Saturday night. when
a patriotic meeting will he held I'm the ball
room Of the Spring Lake Bathing and Ten
mis- Club on the beach front
Ralph Connors, the novelist who in real
life is Major Gordon, Of the Scottish High
landers, has consented TO address the fash
ionable folk on the subject of his expert
ences at the front Grand opera stars will
sing "The Star Spangled Banner" and the
"Marseillaise"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
SMALL BOND BUYERS FAVORED
All Subscriptions Less Than $4,000 to
Be Preferred

WASHINGTON. June 2t.-Every one who
purchased up TO $4,000 worth Of Liberty
Bonds will receive his full subscription. the
Treasury Department announced today.
Federal reserve banks have been asked to
send in their totals in rour different divi-
eions
Every one below $4,000 can be sure OF
his amount. The trimming will be done
above that amount
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
-MAsHER" GUILTY OF MURDER

NEW YORK, June 21,--Michael Rom
bolo, the masher who shot and killed Frank
Kenny In Jersey city because Kenny OBJ
jected to his attempt to flirt with his wife,
was found guilty OF murder in the first
degree here today.
Rombolo faces sentence Of death in the
electric chair as the jury made no recon-
mendation of mercy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
Iefl s1nnn fnr MIssIons

The will Of Elizabeth II. Brown SOLE
chew street, which, as r:obated today, as
poses Of property valued at $4,000, leaves
$1,000 to the Board Of Missions Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church and like
sum to the Rev. Charles Scodding.
Bishop Of the diocese Of oregon. The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
Two Killed When Train Hits Autobus

SOUTH RIVER, y. j.. June 21. An
automobile bus loaded with employees of
the Il. l. du Pont de NcmourB Powder
Works at Parlin was struck today by a
Pennsylvania Railroad train between South
Amboy and Jamesburg, killing two men
and iniurinG eleven others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21

bulk Of the estate goes to min.
nephews and nieces Of the decedeu,
other wills probated today were those q,
Thomas J. worthlngton, Grant avenus
Torresdale, which in private beuuests ale,
poses Of property valued at $4,000 Mary
+. Hermer. 3541 North Broad street. Se0oS
and John Ashbrdge, Davids ..en,S
Frankford, $1,000.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
Views DesoIation Wrought bY
War on Flanders Battle
Front.
SOUL OF YPRES lives ON
Town, Which Has Been Through Two
Great HelIs and Many Lesser
Ones, Is Symbol of Tragedy
of Belgium.

Knoxville, Tenn.-How long will the
war last?
The best answer to this question
heard along the Flanders battle front
by Prof. George Herbert Clarke, who
has returned to the chair Of English
at the University of Tennessee, was
by a South African, who remarked re-
fiectively: swell, sir, can't rightly
say; but it looks to me as though this
ere war as settled down now into q
sort of instichooshun."
Professor Clarke ventured to ask
the question all along the firing line,
"How long is a piece Of string? re-
torted an English statesman. -.
"A certain major did me the honor
to invite my own conjecture" Profess
sor Clarke says, land, still better,
agreed with it; but found, for the
most part, the expected wide diver
sity Of opinion"
Another interesting question arose
on board ship during Professor
Clarke's return from Europe: Is a
ship safer than the trenches? Ger
tain Canadian officers on the boat ar
gued the negative Of the question, but
the university professor was stanch
for the affirmative.
Less Danger in Trenches.
Canadian officers said that there
was less danger in trenches because
shells seldom struck the trenches, and
the shot usually went over the heads
of the men. But Professor Clarke was
Of the opinion that there Is less risk
in a ship on the ocean, even though
the kaiser's sea sharks. submarines,
menace vessels, and should boat be
torpedoed, 1t would probably not be
long until passengers were bound for
Davy Jones' locker, even If they were
In lifeboats or life savers.
The desolated town Of Ypres was
visited by Professor Clarke while In
the war zone. 1.-THE American imagi-
nation has been deeply touched by the
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
ADDYSEVLNDN(
ARY TALE al
~ M1DN CDAuAM BONNER
SOAP BUBBLES.

"The 'Every-day-is-nice club, saio
Daddy, "had had some trouble in keep
ing to the rules. The days had mott
been nice at all they really thoughts
and yet they did not want to be putt
out of the club so every one tried very
hard to be careful and say nothing bad
about the weather.
"You see, one time, Peter Gnome had
started the club, for he thought 1t was
such a pity to grumble about the
weather. In the first place he decided
that it never did any good at all. The
weather was going to do exactly as 1T
wished.
an the second place he thought that,
If they did not grumble they would
think up something to do on every kind
of day.
"He had given badges to all the
members Of the club and they called
1t the 'Every-day-is-nice club because,
It meant that the members belonging
to it thought that every day was nice,
for something.
'"The days had been rainy lately,
however. One day of rain right after.
the other, and it had been chilly and,
damp. All the members had the great
est difficulty to keep from saying:
"Tsn't this horrid day! When
will the rain stop? How bleak and
dismal it is! ,. ..
"But none of them said it. One day,
though, Peter Gnome thought they had
better have special party to cheer
them up.
"He thought about it so he spoke
to Witty Witch and old Mr.. Giant.
"T want to give party he said.
"How about a soap bubble party?
asked Witty Witch. we haven't had
one in ever and ever so long,
"That seems to me like good
scheme said old Mr.. Giant.
'Peter Gnome threw up his hat In
the air and laughed with glee. The
very thing he shouted.
$50 he set to work making pipes for
the soap bubbles. All the other
Gnomes helped him too. And they got
some fine bowls which they made out
of hollow stones.
'They used some Of the magic Fairy.
land soap which makes the most WON
derful bubbles in the world, and they,
invited the fairies to join the fun.
1.-THE Elves, the Bogey family, the
COLLINS, the Oaf family and all the
other little wood creatures were in
| vited.
'They had everything ready in no
time at all. Such bubbles as they
blewL The magic soap seemed more
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miss the rare places of Ypres that are
still, in their grim settling, more or
less visible.
"The other day he helped a Bel
gian to discover his little hoard of
francs that had been buried in the
town during the first bombardment.
He shows firm judgment and instant
sympathy as each is needed. If Ypres
is Belgium, he-English as he isis
Ypres: brave, steady, enduring and
confident. Looking up whimsically at
shell that seemed to me to burst
uncomfortably near (but then, they
all sounded like that), he remarked:
'Ah, high explosive; I thought as
much. Perhaps you had better be
going now.' And we went with a sense
Of abiding regard for this sturdy SOL
der, while deafening crash close by
announced that the British guns had
something urgent to say to the enemy,
something that could not wait"
A Dantean Desolation.
The word Somme similarly has ex-
panded into a novel and grotesque
symbol, Professor Clarks says. For
the Somme is a Dantean desolation,
extending mile beyond mile-a DESC
lation of splintered tree trunks,
stripped, woebegone boughs, churned
up subsoils that look like plague spots
upon the corpse of earth. 1 thought
of Coleridge's 'rotting sea- The ad.
jective is pale and ineffective here.
thought of Browning's 'Childe Ro-
land"
But there is another side to the
Somme picture: brisk movement at
the appropriate spots Is not wanting,
as there is distant train hauling it's
freight; German prisoners working the
roads; Tommy at his endless fatigue
Jobs; guns volleying overhead; the
army service corps, carrying on" with
it's never-ceasing string of numbering
lorries; and, perhaps most completely
diverting Of all, the momentary ap-
pearance of a Kentucky mule on the
skyline, tossing his heels in an aban-
doned ecstacy.
Professor Clarke was connected with
the intelligence department Of the
British war Office in the war zone.
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tragedy of Belgium" he says, "and,
with the exception Of its brutal protag-
onists, all the world shares that pity.
"Ypres is its symbol. The towns
body is denuded, dead. 1t has been
through two great hells and many les
ser ones, but it's soul lives on, intact.
The town mayor impressed me as pre-
cisely the type Of man to govern Ypres
today. He Is its military mayor. a
sort Of father-and-mother to Ypres,
a brave, broad-shOuldered Cornishman,
who has risen from the ranks, and
who administers the affairs of his
ruined borough with pride and zeal
that are not short of beautiful. He is
not wholly obsessed by military val.
mes; he does not wish the visitor to
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
TONNAGE NEEDS OF ARMY ABROAD

cord per day per hundred men, would
amount to 1880 cords. Owing to
scarcity of fuel part of this may have
to be brought to France.
With 100000 men, there will be ap-
proximately 100000 animals. At IA
pounds Of hay a day, there would be
required for six months over 456, 0O0,-
600 pounds of hay, which must he i'm
ported, and also $50, 900 pounds Of
oats. Rations will require $4,000 900
pounds. Ammunition will run into bill
lions Of pounds.
This freight calculation does not
consider what would be required in
building or rebuilding railroads or can
tonments. The space required for store
housing at the base would be about as
follows: Rations, ETC., $50 acres; fuel.
$50 acres; forage, $50 acres; remount
depots, $50 acres environments for cas-
uals, ETC.. 800 acres sick and wounded
1000 acres; engineer, ordinance, and
signal corps. 1900 acres. Allowing for
roads, Office buildings, barracks, etc.,
the total would be about 5000 acres.
Confusion In Figures.
Always there is considerable con5u-
sion about shipping figures. There II
no one on this side of the Atlantic, 50
far as I am able to find out. who can
tell precisely the difference between a
gross and net ton. AS matter of
fact, net tonnage is not fixed, term.
In referring to submarine sinkings,
gross tons are always used, together
with the English reckoning Of 2,24O
pounds to the ton. In general way
cargo carrying space Is figured in cubic
feet and then divided by 100 to get
gross tonnage. Displacement Is quite
another matter. That kind Of tonnage
means the weight Of the ship itself, as
I understand 1t, although the word
suggests the weight of the water dis
placed by the ship. Those who follow
the submarine news should bear In
mind that tonnage given Is gross and
that weight Of cargo is not included.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
Such Bubbles as They Blew!

magical than ever. And they played
in Mr.. Giants cave so the rain wouldn't
get them wet and burst the bubbles.
"But what do you suppose the rain
drops did? They got so curious to
see what was happening that they
stopped chasing each other and pat
tered very slowly to the earth to see
what was going on. =
"They told their little raindrop
brothers and sisters though, and then
they came rushing, so that the rain
began to come down harder than ever.
"T know what well have to do
said. Peter Goblin-a cousin of Peter
Gnome, wen have to go around to
the children tonight when they're
sleeping and suggest a soap bubble
party for Them
"That's good scheme said Peter
Gnome. The raindrops have seen to-
lays party and they will not want to
see another. And Wen be quiet tomor-
row so as to let them think we're not
Up to anything
"T'll tell stories,' said Witty Witch.
"tFine,' said old Mr.. Giant, and
ven have another party in my cave
'They blew some more wondrous
,ubbles, and then they had delicious
upper of autumn salad and early
winter pie. TO-" .....
"'Our club has been fine,' said Peter
nome proudly.
swell every day Is nice,' said Witty
Witch. To-day you have had a soap
bubble party. Tonight you are going
o cheer up the children by whispering
o them that they should blow soap
bubbles too, SO that when they
wake up in the morning they win think
If 1t at once
ayes said Peter Gnome, and to-
morrow we're to have stories. It's so,
really and truly. Every day is nice
and our club Is great successr"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
PROFESSOR TELLS OF TRENCH VISIT
ILLITERATE INDIANS
ARE TAUGHT IN CAMP

San Antonio, Tex.-More than
four hundred enlisted men in
the National army at Camp
Travis can neither read, write
nor speak the English language,
and their military education
must be started from the "ground
up" before they can be made to
understand just what all this
training Of men means. They
are mostly Indians from the re-
mote and mountainous regions
Of Oklahoma, and Mexicans
from country precincts of Tex
as. They are so distributed in
the various military units as to
be close to comrades who may
act as interpreters for them
while the army schoolmaster is
giving them their first lessons
in English and history, re-
enforced by geography, with the
war maps of the world in colors
and characters denoting battles.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
BLUE
CHIFFON
By H1LDA MORRIS

Copyright. 1917, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
Ellen Emery, on the train going to
visit her cousins in the city, was wor-
rying about her clothes. She had not
a great many, and her dresses were
very simple. They were in good taste
she felt sure that no one could find
fault with her dark blue silk or her
white evening frock on the ground Of
taste-but they lacked in "style," that
indefnable quality which seemed fairly
to ooze from the garments worn by
her city-bred cousins. She did not
wish them to be ashamed Of her, nor
did she wish to be pitied, but she sim
ply could not afford to buy more
dresses.
II hope there won't be many par
ties." she told herself as the train
pulled into the station. "And do
hope they won't notice my things
much. What is there about the city
that always makes one think clothes?
I'm glad live in the country"
1uS COuSiuS Iucl ucT Will tuclT CdL
two tall, fashionably attired young
girls, with white furs and very cor
rect-looking hair and compilations. FL
len was not unaware that their quick
eyes swept over her plain "ready-
made" suit and hat appraisingly, or
that they exchanged meaning glances
over her shoulder. However, they
greeted her very kindly. They meant
well, and Ellen climbed into the car be-
side them, resolving not to let clothes
spoil her, even If she could not help
thinking about them.
you're just in time for a dance"
said Dorothy, as they spun along.
There's to be an awfully nice one at
the club tonight. Rob will take you,
and you're sure to meet some awfully
nice men,"
THAT'S pleasant" said Ellen, but her
heart sank little. Not that she did
not love to dance, but IAN awfully
nice" dance sounded little fearsome.
Her white frock would make little i'm
preston In gathering Of real even
ing gowns. However-and she squared
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BE Sure to Make Bob Introduce Him."
her shoulders gravely-she resolved
not to let clothes keep her from en-
joying the dance.
As. 1t turned out, however, Dorothy
and Louise had already planned what
she was to wear.
"We've got present for you," Lou
Use said, as she helped Ellen unpack
her steamer trunk. "A perfectly stun
ming gown; wait, I'll get it. You see,
we just happened to see this frock at
a bargain, and 1t was too small for ell
Their one Of us. so we thought Of you
right away. It was so lovely we just
had to buy it"
Louise danced away to get the dress,
and Ellen felt tears Of modification
come to her eyes. OF course, they had
known she would come without proper
clothes, they knew she was a Country
cousin" and they had bought her
dress to wear, so that they need not
feel ashamed of her. However, they
meant to be kind, and she could not
refuse.
Indeed, the gown was SO lovely that
1t would have taken Spartan mind
to refuse 1t. OF blue chiffon, with flow
ers of pink and mauve and yellow, it
was irresistibly charming, with Ellen's
golden hair and delicate coloring. The
girls blue eyes grew starry with de-
light as she looked at herself In the
mirror. After all, she was "chic," aud
far prettier than either Dorothy or
Louise. She had never In her life
looked so well before. She let Dor
othy arrange her hair In very mod
fish fashion, and consented to borrow
q necklace Of Louise's, so that when
abe was dressed she looked like q
different person from plain little FL
len Emery, Of Oldport.
''There's a perfectly wonderful new
man coming to this Dance" remarked
Dorothy. "All the girls are crazy
about him. and If they aren't careful,
you'll cut them out. His name Is Muir
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
Over 200 Ships Will Be Required
Constantly to Supply the
American Force.
GREAT area FOR SEA BASE
Estimated That 100 Pounds Of Freight
Per Man Per Day Must Be un.
loaded at the Port Of De.
barkation.
CHARLES n. GRASTY.
New York Times.

New YORK Times
London. - TIE American army N
France will need some transporting.
Here are figures that are at least ap-
proximately correct.
1t is estimated that 100 pounds of
freight per man per day must be un-
loaded ut the port of debarkation.
Therefore, when at the end Of two
years, we have. say, one million men
in France, we must unload daily 10O,-
100000 pounds Of freight, or $4,000
tons. ..
Three thousand tons can be un-
loaded daily from a good-sized ship
hence II ships ut the wharves, each OF
them unloading 5000 tons, will Ali the
requirements. In the United States
II ships must be loading $4,000 tons
day. This makes q total Of "a ships
at the docks. Taking as a basis a g.
600 ton dead weight) ship, we see
that II ships must leave New York ev-
cry two days and II ships leave some
French port every two days in tran.
sit with army freight. Assuming ten
days as the time Of passage, there
would be ITO ships $4,000 tons) en
route to and from the United States,
which, added to the "a at the docks,
will make total of 204 ships, assum.
ing no loss or delay.
Enormous Supplies Needed.
To indicate the quantities Of Ger.
tain, articles required. fuel for cooking
for six months, on a basis Of half q
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
Saying More.

Someone giving advice to girls has
suggested that they talk less and say
more. No one expects a girls CONVEX
sation to be profound and philosoph-
ical, but there Is no doubt that more
thinking before speaking would make
the words Of many girls better worth
hearing. The trouble Is not that girls
lack intelligence, but that they are
rather lazy about using their brains.--
Girls Companion
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Times have certainly changed in old
New England. Now 1t Is the women
who lay down the law, and from the
pulpit, too. Rev. Grace e. Mayer
Stokes Is the popular pastor Of the
First Congregational church Of Old
Hadley, Mass. Her church pews are
never empty or scantilly filed. She
Is one Of the best speakers In the
churches Of the district and bids fair
to convert many outside the fold by
her energetic, forceful. and strong in
terpretations Of the" Holy Writ
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24

Building stone made in Germany
from blast furnace Stag and lime grows
harder as Il ages.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
Modern Cutlery.

Young Lady From City Ito country
storekeeper) II Have you any leo
cream foriksf
Storekeeper (anxious to be up 10
the times)-Eh, No. miss, but we're
expecting some lemonade knives.--
Life.