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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
CON TR RABAND
A R7mance of the North Atlantic
BY RANDALL PARRISH

one OF the smaller boats. but one stanch,
and well equipped No doubt IL had been
secretly prepared in advance, for the lock-
ers contained food, and a beaker Of fresh
water was securely lashed 20 a front
thwart There was also spar and sail
aboard, safely secured, together with a
pair Of serviceable oars.
What had happened, as seemed clear to
us. was this: heavy brass-bound chest,
OF odd workmanship and dingy appear
ance, had been slowed away in the bows.
II must have been placed there with rope
and pulley. for no single pair OF arms
could ever have lifted IL over the rail-
Then the fellow had clambered in, eager
70 be off. no doubt and undertaken TO
lower the boat. standing probably amid
ships, where he could manipulate both
ropes. But the forward rope must have
jammcG I'm the pulley, permitting the stern
OF the suspended boat to sag suddenly
enough to send the heavy chest. sliding
aft. Before he could check the fall or
save himself by leapng overheard It had
pinned his legs against the stern sheets /;
and there he dansled still, his face buried
in the, green water alongside his knees
crushed helplessly beneath the weight OF
the Chest--an inert dead body.
The fellow got his. SIR" said Leayord
! solemnly. Likely enough killed by the
very thing he was tryin to git away with.
What shall we do with the boat and
what's in 1t, sir?"
"Untangle that pulley slowly, and hoist
up even with the rail-" l answered We'll
have look at the man, and find out what S
in the chest; It's an odd looking affair"
AYE, aye, sir; Olson you man that other
rope. A hundred years old, ia say an
| slowed away in some odd corner o the
world at that Now pull-steady; all the
| weight is on my end"
helped balance IT, and with White using
| his uninjured arm. we drew the dead man s
! body in over the rail. The two mates
| released his limbs from tho grip Of the
chest, and we laid him out on the deck
He was an ill-lookng fellow, deeply tar
ned, with lvfd scar across one cheek
! and an anchor tattooed on his forearm
| Leayord drew paper out of the inner
| pocket Of his shirt, and passed II over to
me. 1t was a letter with no date line, OF
signature. and had been so soaked in salt
water as to be almost ilegible. The only
| connecting words I could study out were
DE Lys has all his men but a cook try tc
get on! he'll never know you after thes,
| years"
Does it tell you anything. sir?" asked
| Olson anXiously.
Not much only this fellow sailed a!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
WESTERN THEOLOGIAN
GETS JERSEY POST
DR.. John w. Beardslee Elected
Professor at New Bruns-
wick Seminary
AsBURY PARK, N. j.. June 4.


over the opposition OF Western dele
gates, the General Synod of the Reformed
Church this morning elected DR.. John w
Beardslee, Of Western Seminary, Holland,
Mich, to be professor OF theology in the
Theological Seminary at New Brunswick.
n, J. Doctor Beardsee was elected on the
fifth ballot over Dr. Simon Blocker, Of
Paterson, ~. j., by a vote of 1877 to II.
on the first ballot the vote was 50 to 81
in favor Of the Western professor.
A motion to make the election unat NOUS
was blocked by DR.. Peter Moerdyke. of
Holland Mich, the retiring president of
Synod, who led the efforts of the Western
delegates to retain Doctor Beardslee in their
district.
resolution that It take over the ownership
UNCONVENTIONAL publication. The Intel
lgencer, which is nearly eighty years old.
will have to suspend next month it was
said, unless the Synod takes it over and
assumes a debt Of $4,000. Wr. william F.
ed for editor in chief II the publication
is taken over.
The board of publications reported sales
last year totaling S49,3i9,SS, a gain OF
S2064.57 for the year.
Or. G. u. VanPeursem a Reformed mis-
slonary OF the Arabian Mission. made a
strong plea for money for the relief Of the
Arabians and Syrians in the war zone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
WOMAN WITH KAISERITIS DEFIES
CONSTABLE COP AND NEIGHBORS
Mrs. Mary Haub Flies German Flag, Routs officers and
Holds Fort, According to Police Until Strategic
Error Lands Her in "Moya"

Mrs Mary Haub has bad case Of
Kaiser-itis the police say. Her neigh
bors corroborate the statement.
She takes keen delight in eating sauer-
kraut and speck under a German flag. At
least she did until this afternoon. She
will dine at Moyamensing prison until to-
morrow with strong promises Of eating un-
der American supervision for few months
to come.
For many days the woman has been
proclaimng her pro-Germanism in the
neighborhood Of Mifflin and Jessup streets.
Fearing that passers-by might not be aware
of her anti-American feeling, she displayed
German flag from the second story Of
her home at 1902 Jessup street, the police
say.
woman who complained was promptly
knocked down by the very large fist of
Mrs. Haub The woman swore out a war
rant. The constable who went TO serve It
could not convince Mrs. Haub of his author.
ity. She bOmbarded him with pans and
dishes until he was forced to beat a
strategic retreat, he said. The constable
told his troubles to a cop OF wide grth
and determined demeanor, Mrs. Haub, it
is alleged spat at the cop, and he decided
to postpone her arrest.
Meanwhile the German flag continued to
flap defiantly in the neighborhood. and to
emphasize her contempt for the United
States, II is alleged Mrs, Haub tore the
Stars and Stripes into small bits
on hearing this several neighbors de-
clded it was time for an offensive They
surged into the Haub homestead, tore the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
MOTHER OF KIDNAPPED
BABY HOPES THE THIEVES
HAVE WOMAN WITH THEM

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, June AIRS. j.
Holland Keet the young mother of baby
1lovd, stood beside her little sons empty
orib todav and told her own story of the
Kidnapping that has aroused the country
side.
One could see in the pillow the spot where
the Youngsters tiny head had cuddled down
with a chubby finger in his mouth, no
doubt And one could feel the ache in the
mothers arms and weight in her mothers
heart.
I hope there Is a woman among those
who took baby" said Mrs. Keet. DO you
think there is? The detectives who saw
the handwriting thought so. If there is, l
know she'll take care of him. 1t would be
70 their advantage to take care of him any
way, wouldn't it?"
The Keet home on Pckwick road is the
sort of bungalow home that one sees in
home magazines and dreams for ones self.
II is on the edge OF the town, sets back
from the road and is surrounded by real
woods
Mrs Keet wore yellow silk sweater over
q summery blouse and white skirt, stock
ings and shoes. She was remarkably self
possessed.
1T is the time to be brave" said Mrs
Keet I'VE have to hold ourselves together
l keep trying to believe that he is coming
rl6nt DaCk. You know, I've &-lSOlutely lOSL
all track Of time. / try 20 believe it's all
a bad dream and that l will wake up
very soon"
The bedroom from which baby Keet was
stolen was exactly what you would expect
In the sort of house you dream over. II
was all blue and white ana mahogany.
Beside double four-poster stood the white
crib over 1t was blue and white COM
forter Over the four-poster was a blue
and white checked spread. Blue over
drapes were in a French window that opened
onto the screened porch.
We always leave the doors and windows
unlocked" said Mrs Keet, as she walked
over to the crib and patted the comforter
Mother always told me that / would lose
something some day. | laughed because
wore my jewels when went OUT
Then she was silent and she bit her lips
IN an effort to keep back the tears
They even took the pink silk eiderdown
quilt ! had wrapped MN in" she said
softly
On the porch again. Mrs. Keet gazed
down the leafy lane that is Pckwick road
DO you think there really a woman
with the lddnappers?" she asked. 81 hope
so She'll take care of baby"
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CHAPTER NNNVIII-ContInued
7 SPRANG toward him but Masters grip
L ped me, and hurled me back
Hands off-all Of you" ne screamed.
Wait! don't lay a finger on any Of them;
you are dead men n you do"
What do you mean what is it?"
The most diabolcal bit Of dcvltry ever
contrlved," he answered Those men have
been killed by electricity; the current Is
stlll on. l heard the whir Of the dynamo as
l came aft. Don't move until / find the
switch and dsconnect; for Gods sake stand
where you are"
Perhaps he was gone five minutes; could
never tell; / saw nothing but those dead
men; heard nothing but the heavy breath
ing Of my mates in the doorway 40 one
spoke; but once, it seemed to me- I caught
the throb OF that deadly dynamo. yet even
as I seemed TO distinguish the faint sound,
it ceased abruptly. Masters pushed past
me.
"Ay, that was the truth" he said, but
IT'S safe enough now Lord did you ever
hear OF such damn, cold-blooded crime.
Sec here, men, the villain planned his Job
wol--here are the wires along the deck,
pressed into a seam, and onnected to each
swivel chair See, the circuit is complete,
! and no one would ever suspect.
"All he had to do was stand back there
in the stewards pantry, and press the
switch. Those six men died before they
| could wink an eye"
But the fellow who did it? what has
become of him?"
Masters shook his head.
Il don't know, sir, but there must have
been one; there amt none o these dead
men who could have turned the trick"
Perhaps it was that cuss dangling over
the side, Captain" said Whites voice,
from back behind the others
what is that?"
There's a fellow got jammed in small
boat along side, sir. l just happened tc
look over, and saw him a hangin' there
l glanced again about the cabin, and
then into the faces Of those grouped ir
the doorway.
There is nothing more we can do here
is there, Masters?"
Not a thing, sir; those men are sure
dead, an Red has gone along with hi.
old friend"
Then let's see what this other affali
means on deck it may clear the mystery.
We were glad enough to escape tha
cabin of horror. and l slid the companion
door too, and boted IT, before followin,
White across the deck to the starboart
rail. Excited as l was. ohsessed by thi
awful tragedy, my mind yet grasped ever,
detail-the shining brassworE, the spot
less decks, the white boats in their davits
the snowy canvas aloft The very i'm
maculateness of the vessel seemed to ad,
to the horror, and it was a shock to evel
read the schooner's name, painted on
life buoy: Rose Of Gaspe. | saw Neri
standing alone, almost where we had frs
reached the deck. | waved my hand L
her, but she made no attempt to follow US
glance below revealed the whole stor,
OF accident II was clear enough to b
read instantly by a sailors eyes Th
man in his efforts at escape, had chosel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
SHOE MERCHANT is Is

e.ts. and friends from many distant
hls,h attended the seventy-ffth anniversary
nsisay dinner last night given by sylvan
,Dalsimer the shoe merchant, AT his apart
nr.aes ss IN the Lorraine Hotel. Among others
HsSsnt HssSi were the four sons Of Mr.. Dalsimer,
Spert Milton, Walter and Leon also the
aenter Mrs. Max II. Reiser.
n AS manufacturer and retailer NIr.
hnsianler mas been associated in the shoe
~ ess ness Tor more than fifty years. Despite
ana 'act that he has passed the three score
~" Ten mark. Mr.. Dalslmer still retains
sso setlve control and management Of hih
~ lEoi Market street, which is one of
syyania 3 =" e''''
en... success In business is due TO initiative
sslaslsy and confidence inspired by results
~'ens practicable lines
60. p4isimer originated many trade
'sens which became national in usage.
..'.. ''snly employees Of the arm viii hold an
|'I..<''sery celehrffion IA honor or Mr.,
..... birthday ionleht a. The Market
|' "N''| y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES AT ELKToN
Twenty-four Couples Receive Legal
Sanction to Wed

ELKTON Md. June 4-Twenty-foui
couples procured marriage licenses In Elk
ton today, as follows:
Leo Fox and Marie Kelly. Charles j
Troutner and Marie A. Dougherty, Hugh
Carrick and Ethel NJ. Bruce, Norman T
Miller and Anna &. Koenig. Charles X
Patrick and Mary Cunningham. John
Houserman and Ida Springer, William r
Eckhart and Eleanor NJ Sheppard, Walter
p. Weber and Irene F. O'Connor. Frank G.
Orth, Jr., and Elizabeth F. Roderick anc
John J. Dalmer and Mary Kant, all OF
Philadelphia.
Earl f Lamaster, Philadelphia, and Ger.
trude J. Lewis Lansdowne, Pa. Robert l.
Plotts and Sarah r. EschbaCh. Milton, Pa.
Leroy Ellis and France d. Long. Laurel
Md; Atey Weley, Chester, and Fannie
Sherman, Wilmington, Del Harlan a
Hogan and Carrie WEIGH. Millville, n. j.
John Kline, Brooklyn, and Margaret Is
Johnson MoorestOwn. y. j.; Charles Nut.
tall and Elizabeth Smith, Chester, Pa
Fred r. Wade and Alma B Scnoolnan
Baltimore Paul Simmer and Elsie Travis
Millville, y. j.: Raymond Bowers ant
Jessie Decamp Reading, Pa; George w
Pell and Erna johnson, Atlantic City
Elmer r. Slack and Bertha p. Marten
Trenton n. j.; Adolf A. Gilek and viii
helmina Schmidt, Camden, y. j., and Joseph
l.. Celia, Wilmington, Del, and Mollie NJ
Gardullo, Ekton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
HOOVER SEES SUGAR
FAMINE BY OCTOBER
Scarcity of World Supply and
Increase in Demand
Chief Cause
ENCOURAGE PRODUCERS
Close Cooperation With Allies in Buy
ing of Products
Urged
WASHINGTON Inne 4.

WASHINGTON. June 4.
According to information submitted TO
Congress by Herbert Hoover, Food Admin.
istrator the sugar supply of the United
States will have been exhausted by the mid
die of october and there will not be large
arrivals before the end of December
THE outlook for sugar is very poor
according to Hoover. THE Cuban crop
may go down to a million and quarter
tons below the four million normal. Gen.
orally there is a scarcity OF sugar in the
world, owing TO the decrease in beet sugar
production all over Europe There is also
a greater demand and a greater pull by
the Allies on such sugar as Is available, ana
they have an equd1 pull on the cuban
markets and other markets with ourselves
What effect the threatened sugar shortage
will have on the American household Is
as yet indeterminable The Senate Finance
Committee has already decided to encour-
age domestic sugar producers and rehners
by urging repeal Of that section of the Un'
derwood tariff which allows drawback--re-
fund OF tariff to those sugar importers
whose product is re.eXported out Of this
country
Hoover believes the high prices on sugar
Is stimulating the beet sugar planting in
western states, but the harvest, though 1t
will be large, makes up for nothing like
the diversion facing us from Cuba"
Hoover insisted that II Congress gives the
food control department sufficient powers
there must be a coordination Of the pur-
chasing agents Of the Allies TO cease COM
petition for that sugar as far as we can.
lie urged arrangements for hauling Java
sugar to the United States so as TO release
the Cuban sugar TO Europe,
I'm any event" Hoover said, I'VE must
| take a grip on the stocks of sugars at a
| very early moment, so as to spread the
\ whole OF the sugar we have got over a
| number of months and prevent a serious
| shortage in the future
| one of the first things to be done &c
| this end, he suggested would be to appoint
| a representative of the United States Fooc
| Control Department to the Internatona
| Sugar Board, the rudiments Of which agency
are already set up.
Similar cooperation with the Allies wal
suggested by Hoover to handle the bear
output of Brazil. At the present time, h,
| said there are thirty or forty diferen
bean buyers In furious competition in behal
| of the Allies and the United States II
Brazil to buy up the crop there and, as ;
result beans have gone up there 200 T.
| 800 per cent.
IF a food control department is set ul
with sufficient power" he said, 81 woult
| propose to enter at once into an agree
ment with the Allies that we have on
| purchasing agent in Brazil so that w
could apportion those export beans be
| tween the different countries
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04

German flag from its pole and TANNED It
into a garbage can, where they said IL
rightly belonged. Mrs. Haub's wrath could
only be explained I'm - - -.
She went to the Office of Magistrate Baker
TO swear out a warrant for the man who
led the attacking party into her home But
II was bad maneuveT on the part of Mrs.
Haub. She came face to face with the
constable whom she had routed from the
house. He told the Judge that there was n
warrant lying idle for the woman, and she
was Immediately arrested.
She then broke loose in all her fury in
the Magistrates Office. The curse which
Billy Sunday wished on Germany was
nothing in comparison with the ardent
wishes that Mrs. Haub had in regard to
the United States. When food was offered
she cast II aside.
GIVE me some good German food" she
exclaimed, II want none of that good for
nothing American hash. l will die before
I eat any of that no good stun"
Frequently she struck the office desk with
her fist and looked around as though yearn-
ing for something to break. The only thing
available was the Magistrates chair and
IIaub had to be content with stamping her
foot and expressing the hope that Ameri-
cans would never suffer from the cold after
death.
witnesses in the neighborhood of heI
home are being mobilized and they will ex-
press their opinions of the woman when she
has a hearing before Magistrate Baker
tomorrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
SEEK BABY THIEVES
IN OZARK WILDS
Hunters of Men Plunge Into
Mountain Fastnesses to
Find Kidnappers
wooDSMEN JOIN SEARCH
Raid on Negro Settlement Fails,
but Detectives Believe Grim
inals Slipped Away
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, June 4.


,,.,,,ors Of men plunged into the wilds Of
,Ns ozarks today and matched ther wits
.o.,nst the craft of desperate outlaws with
A., ,,fe Of a baby as the stake.
rho babv is Lloyd Keet, infant heir 10
80 millions and son of j. Holland Meet
ssn.ineaeld banker. The first tanBlble Clue
~ The trail Of the kidnappers VINO stpie y, ,.'s s
-, last wednesday was found, ana II leu
so pSVS heart Of the ozark Mountains as the
eo,,ntrv around Springfield Is called
s..,ou,here in that tangled wild, impene-
ST. a, times as a tropical jungle, the de-
..,iyes hired by the father peneNe tne
.sisyes of human beings are hlddeh WIN
.snJr tiny hostage. Following uull
.hsnpgh that country is a problem toT tne
e,d woodsmen and mountaineers, Anu i, tne l
old woodsmen ana NOUN
problem with a Will ,
90 Greene County who have lived
men ,onoors' lives in the Ozarks, took the
u en .ndav and guided the detectives be
ua' @ tLo eun was well up they had peeh
.,,.o,,owed up in the vast woodlands
,r,. ,rai turned TO the mountains after
ne. aid on a negro settlement on the
s,,,sLirts of Springfield known as coon
yioIloyy" Coon Hollow Is coiohy Oh
iSohbv huts. To it desperate criminals OF
his district have fled Tor reluse an"
found II. ,,.,,.,,. ,,,r,o ,fter
.,,,.,erious messenger had slipped through
ny shadows about the Keet bungalow and
ss1 Sad rnn the guard of detectives to deliver
a message to Mr. Keet ,,, .oo,,,
'SYour baby is where you could reach
tin, in an automobile in halt hour, me
n.nasoge I',n is reported to have said. call OF
lN,sa Se,ective bloodhounds. If you don't,
you' yOu'u never see the baby again If they
svsr get near U.S. the baby viii be MUIR
Put the kidnappers, if they had ever been
IN the Coon Hollow. have fled.
"But there are a hundred ways OF get
ting out of Coon Hollow ana maklnB los
tha brush" said one of the Springfield
ystsrans IF they were here they could
have gotten out as soon as we came in. II
thev did they're headed for the mountains
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
CHAPTER XXXIx

4 Secret Of the Sea
HTE WE'RE compelled to resort 70 rort
w and pulley. and then search through
the dead mans clothes to discover the key.
Even with that found, II required the sharp
edge Of hatchet to force open fhe cover
AS II lifted the sight within was greeted
with cries Of astonishment
Good Lord, sir, it's money. and a stack
Of it"
English and French coins"
Aye. and Spanish :"
This piece is Dutch 2"
There amt a sinner there. sir, less'n a
hundred years old--look at this one 1T63"
Whites voice broke in above the babbIe
the old harsh croak remembered so well.
We'll see here lads" he shouted whose
is all this gold anyhow? Amt II just nat
urally ours? IT'S sure no good to these
yere dead men, an there want nuthin' else
aboard when we come. Then why ain't u
ourn now to divide share an share about p
Sure It's ours" chmed in Masters eager
ly. we saved II and have a right to
claim a share. That's sea law. What DO
you say, Mr.. Hollis2"
We undoubtedly have a claim" 1 an
swered, for salvage; and II the heirs or
the rightful owners are unable 10 prove
themselves Justly entitled TO the gold. per-
haps we might hold the entire amount"
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Tho second instaIment Of 'The Grizzly King''
will be found on PAGE II of this issue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
MAYOR-ELECT PLANNING
WILMINGTON CLEANUP
Determined to Put City Depart
ments on Efficient Basis,
Lawson Says
WILMINGTON. Del, June 4,


That Mayor-elect Lawson intends to do
a little housecleaning has been made plain
bv his talk since his election.
"In naming a Board of Health" he said
"I intend to have a board that will see
that the garbage is collected and the city
Is kept in good sanitary condition. If the
hoard doesn't do this, I will discharge 1t
and appoint another, and so until the city
gets what it ought to have. intend to
follow the same policy with regard to other
departments
while the Republicans will continue to
control City Council, having elected the
nrasident and eight of the twelve ward
I,er1hers I'm the municipal election on Satur-
day. IT is doubtful whether the Republican
organization will have n ''look-in,' accord
ing TO the outlook today.
of the nine Republican Councilmen three
are known to be Independents, and 1t is
believed that two more are under no op-
Ugation to the organization
Rut the important thing Is that the cleo
zion of n Democratic Mayor, who has an
nounced that he will do what he can to rid
denartments of organization control, makes
II possible to accomplish these thlngs-
with ease if he has the support of Coun-
ell which is required 10 cohnrm ms ap-
pontments.
Even those Republicans who are rated as
organization men are believed TO be honest
I'm their purpose and it is believed the
entire Council will stand back of,the Mayor
in any municipal changes he may recon-
mend.
The newly elected Mayors first appoint
n,ents will be a member OF the Board or
water Commissioners. a city solicitor and
his personal secretary. They will assume
office with him on July l. In July he will
he called upon to appoint city auditor,
whose term will begin on August and
from time to time he VIII nave other ap-
nointments 10 make including street and
sewer director next March and Board Of
Health in NAV.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
HOLDS EXAMINATIONS
14O Students, Largest Glass in History
OF School, Take Annual Tests at
West Chester

WEST CHESTER, Pa, June AT the
,, sae Normal School today the annual test
s uuSer the state Board of Examiners is well
Snuer way part of the work was done
week ago, that in manual training and
Loinesue science The classes are the
sest IN the history of the school There
'l seniors, 1853 juniors and half a dozen
examinations
lhese are the examiners:
s,r.,..' - II, Koch, Department of Public In
StnI tuetloh Principal p. NJ. Harbold, Millers-
paH state Normal School Superintendent
s,,srt C. Shaw, Westmoreland County ;
~ e'Intendent Thomas X. Johnston. Me-
ROCKS Superintendent c. NJ. Heilman,
M Tohg county; Superintendent William
a. tart Rochester Superintendent r. Nj
We Latrobe Superintendent c. s. Knapp,
conneInn county; Superintendent II. L. Nc
Nohhell, Mercer County.