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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-16
City News in Brief

IA BURNS FROM AN OIL STOVE that
. overturned In her home proved fatal today
y TO Mrs. Mary Warren, twenty-five years
old, OF 4344 Freeland avenue. Roxborough
Mrs. Warren. who died this morning at ST.
.Tlmothy's Hospital. attempted to beat out
the flames when the stove set fire to the
carpet on Monday last and ignited her cloth
ing.
PHILADELPHIA HARDWARE Asso-
citation held It's annual banquet at the Hotel
Majestic. Judge MacNeille, of the Municipal
Court, praised the Philadelphia police force
IN an address, while Director Wilson urged
those present to manifest strong spirit
Of loyalty toward Philadelphia and America
8. s, Elrdge was toastmaster.
81 ASSOCIATED ALUMNI of the Central
High School elected officers at their annual
meeting last night. Jacob Singer was re-
elected president for the eleventh time. The
question of extending the course Of the
school in order to make it city college
was not taken up.
COTTON WASTE EXCHANGE members
indorsed President Wilson for his course
with Germany at their good fellowship"
dinner. Joseph #. Walworth was in
charge of the meeting, which was held in
the Hotel Adelphia last night
.' LIQUOR SALES TO GIRLS under age
Will be closely watched by plain-clothes
men detailed to cafes for that purpose by
superintendent Robinson. The Superlnten-
dent is Of the opinion that few convictions
would make saloonkeepers more careful.
WHITE POWDERS found on John Alb
Dott, OF 1926 Smedley street. are believed
by the Atlantic City police to be respon-
eioie for his dying condition Abbott was
discovered unconscious on lot near the.
1ennessee avenue station at the shore and
removed to the City Hospital where ply
Hclans said he would not live.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-16
City Appointments Announced

city appointments today include John A.
Young. 5507 Chestnut street. general in
spector. Bureau of Water. salary 5000 /;
Frank j. Cauheld. 2S22 West Thompson
street clerk. Bureau of Surveys, 5000; Ira
j.. Volk, s013 Pine road, Fox Chase, city
Hall guide. Bureau Of city Property. 50 a
day; Stanley Levy, 51@2 DE Lancey street,
rodman, Bureau of Surveys and Frank Co.'S
iello. 3O2 North Sxtieth street transitman,
Bureau of Surveys $500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-16
CANDIDATES FILE PETITIONS
Seek Appointment to Office Of Mont
gomery County Commissioner

NORRISTOwN. Pa, Feb 16-The time
has expired for the filing Of petitions for ap-
po 'ntment to the office of County Commits
sioner. a position made vacant by the death
Of George Sullivan, of Lower Merton.
Those who filed petitions were Edward
Mewhnney, Norristown; Joseph q. Ker-
haugh and Israel Suppee. Lower Merton
I, Milton Brooke. Springfield: Samuel Rob-
erts. West Norriton. and william r. Ramho,
Upper Merton. Rambo. Roberts and Brooke
were candidates for the Republican nomi-
nation at the primaries when Mr.. Sullivan
was nominated a year ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-16
Five Wills Probated

Wills probated today include those of
Mrs. Mary A. Tyson, 1909 North Eighth
street which in private bequests, disposes
Of property valued at over sl6O.o00; James
Grart, 6376 overlook avenue, sI27,O0O :;
charles Seybert 1924 North Eighteenth
street $4,000; Julia Bronner, 1895 West
C;i-ard avenue, $4,000. and Stephen Cole
2224 North Second street. sS515.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-16
How to Enter, Cavalry School

Applicants for admission to the Cavalry
Training School. sessions OF which will be
resumed about March 1,>should send their
applications by mail to the commanding
officer of the First City Troop, Captain
]. Franklin McFadden. Captain McFadden
announced the requirements today. The let
ters should be sent to the City Troop ar
mory. Twenty-third and Ranstead streets
and should state the name and residence
of the applicants. the places of birth
height weight and occupations, and names
Of employers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-16
CAMDEN

MoToRBOATs BELONGING TO the
members Of the Camden Motorboat Club
Vii be placed at the disposal of the Navy
department in event of war. resolution
,ps.ructing the secretary to communicate
WIN Secretary of the Navy Daniels and
sane the offer was adopted at a meeting
~ the club held last night
DOUBLE BIRTHDAY Anniversary
sw'h be celebrated by the Woman's Ameri-
San Baptist Home Missionary Society and
Ne Woman's Home Mission Union at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-16

FEAR THAT THE POLICE would mot
allow her to so to her mother caused Mar
garet jackson. twelve-year-old negro girl
to attempt suicide by gas at Camden notice
headduarters late last night. She is at the
Cooper Hospital. The police arrested her
Yesterday as she was on her way from the
home of her stepfather, Samuel johnson
Seventeenth street and Washington avenue
10 Salem. n. j.. whore her mother lives
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-16

trict and Common Pleas Courts Of Camden
County some time in April. Charles $
Ackley. Robert n. Glow and William Dur
ham have been named as n committee to
arrange for the AFFAIR
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17
RECOGNIZED WORK OF BIRDS
Occasion When Growers OF Grain Re-
sponded to Appeal to Save Their
Friends From determination.

Three hNndred million dollars
worth Of the cotton crop was damaged
by the cotton boil weevii in the last
year and birds, especially quail, con,
slider such fare treat and have a
fondness for Kidding the farmer OF
the enemies of his crops. What the
good birds do in the destruction of in
sects injurious to mans interests Is
little short of marvellous.
One year at the headquarters of the
National Audubon society a wire came
stating: Birds are dying in Kansas,
Nebraska and Missouri In gteat mum.
bers- result of sleet and snow In
response to the wire 5000 worth OF
grain, seed and chatf was distributed.
together with grit, to the birds and
saved many Of the insectivorous birds
and game birds. The postmaster gen.
eral ordered the rural mail carriers
to distribute the feed free of charge.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17
''CASCARETS' FOR
LIVER, BOWELS.
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get a 10-cent box now.

Get 10-cent box now.
No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels;s how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation, indiges-
ton, biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache, biliousness. dizziness, nerv-
BUSINESS. sick, sour, gassy stomach.
backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs Of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi-
ness and clear head for months.
No more days of gloom and distress
II you will take Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little In.
sides need cleansing, too. Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17
euardsmen Returning Soon.

Tennessee guardsmen now on bor-
der duty at Eagle Pass, Texas, will
receive such royal welcome in Mem
phis, If they are ordered to that city
to be mustered out of the federal SER
vice, that the memory of beans, prunes
and guard duty in the tobasco coun'
try will be effaced quickly.
Feeling confident now that the 1st
Tennessee infantry will be ordered to
Memphis within month to be mus
tered out, the Business Mems club
chamber of commerce is making plans
for the greatest homecoming since
the return of the prodigal son in Bib
lical days.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17
sOL0NS ON VACATION
GOVERNOR RYE GOES TO FLORIDA
TO REcuPERATE AND LEGIs-
LATURE REcEssEs.
Committees Appointed To Investigate
affairs Of State During the Three
Weeks Recsss--General Bills To
Be Considered.

Nashville.--The legislature has re-
cessed for three weeks. Nearly halt
of Saturdays proceedings were taken
sup in the appointments of various com
mittees. There will be committees on
almost every subject. One is to sit and
make up the revenue bill. Others are
to investigate the state board of con-
troll, the insurance department, the ed
ueational department, pensions, agri
culture, library, mines and so on.
y THE legislature will not reassembl'
until Feb. rs. 1t has been in session
about 80 days. Some of the time has
been passed without much being done
but all In all the session has been in
teresting enough.
In the first place, it has everlasting
W disposed of the liquor question. 1t
has passed the first real prohibition
Lew Tennessee ever had That is the
bone-dry bill
The major part of the remainder OF
tile session will be taken up with the
general assessment bills, The state is
Id debt, 1t is running behind. More
money must be had A few more bills
strengthening the custer law and the
nuisance act will be considered, and
the proposed constitutional conven'
ton
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17
New Industry for Detroit.

1t is estimated that $10,O0O,OOO
worth of the 1867 fur exports will
pass into the American channels be-
tore next June. The manufactured
product, of course, will more than
double these figures, for every one who
touches skin increases the profit
which the ultimate purchaser must
pay to the ancient industry. The cream
of this new business will center in
Detroit, one of the big fur manu-
featuring points of the country, New
York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadei-
phia, st. Louis and other cities.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17
Cottage for Christmas Gift.

The Christmas gift of Los Angeles
(Cal.) man, ill in hospital, was a
completely furnished cottage which 80
friends built for him in one day. COM
plotting their work by the light of a
powerful motorcar lamp. All the
workmen were fellow members with
their friend Of a fraternal Insurance.
order. Their sick man is the sole sup
port of an eighty-three-year-olG
mother
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17
Merchants To Receive instructions.

A short course for merchants, with
the idea of stopping leaks, will be
conducted by the board of commerce
probably the first week in March. Elk
perts who had made success in their
respective lines will give courses of
instruction.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17
Text Books win Not Be Free.

The state text book commission, au-
thorized by the legislature of 1915,
has reported adversely upon the state
furnishing free text books to children
in the public schools and the erection
Of state, printing plant A minority
report was made by John w. GaineA
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Lords Prayer, Is
used by multi
tu6es Of people in
all lands where
the Bible is read,
but in that pray
er there is a De-
tition that is used
by those familiar
with the English
Bible, W h o s Q
meaning is not at
all grasped, and
that is, "deliver us
from evil" This
wnl1ld Senm 70
mean that all
about the petit
TONER there WAS
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

1t is difficult to determine whether
the movies are responsible for the de-
cline of the drama or the decline Of
the drama is responsible for the pop
uiarity OF the movies.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Let us hope that nobody will estab'
dish chain of two-and-one half-cent
stores and gather In all the twO-and'
one-half-cent pieces as soon as they
are coined.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

And now they are saying that the
seventeen-year locusts are due in 1917.
IT'S long time since the mere mention
Of grassh0ppers or locusts could
bianch the cheeks of American farm
ers.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Sir Sam Hughes suggests that Can.
ada draft bachelors between eighteen
and fOrty-five years of age. Which
would a bachelor prefer to do under
those circumstances, marry or go to
war?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

China is using American tractors
TOO, but not for demolishlng the en-
envy. The celestial republic puts them
to their proper use-the drawing Of
agricultural implements.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17
Soldiers Building New Camp.

The Third Tennessee infantry is en-.
ioying the huge task of building new
camp. They have moved from Pharr,
Tex, where they had been since leav-
ing Nashville in September to San
Benito, and put into a temporary camp
site south of the city. But beginning
this week work has commenced on the
permanent camp on the ground vacat-
ed by a Louisiana regiment early in
the fall of last year. Several of the
Kitchens and mess shacks were blown
down in the awful storm that swept
this region last fall and have never
been rebuilt, and the Tennesseans will
have that to do besides putting in
floors for the squad tents and building
frames and floors for the officers
tents. This work will consume the
best part OF month.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

The poet who invited his love to live
fin his heart and pay no rent, was not
Hike the average proprietor of an apart
ment house. He wants his rent in adj
vance.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Evea the price of monkeys has gone
up, much to the distress of fashion
able fad. II there is a shortage per-
haps the faddists will be driven to
petting their children.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Let man make 100000 in a day
and he will boast that it was his
genius; let him lose 100000 in day
and he will whine that the Lord af-
dicted him.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Father, wearing out the youngsters
toys, proves that the eternal infant
survives after arteries commence to
harden, heads grow bald and waist
measurements increase.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Cheese Is a healthful and cheap SUBJ
stitute for meats and other staple
foods, according to the Federal Bureau
of Home Economics, but some people
do not care for cheese.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Census reports indicate that the peo-
sple of the United States are moving to
the cities. Steam heat and running
water In the homes explain good
deal of It.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Edison advises young men to work
An order to escape temptation. This
is certainly good advice, but not pleas
ant.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Another surgeon has turned an i'm
beetle boy into normal youth, but
the need OF the day is an operation to
cure plain, everyday fooIishness.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

A Toledo paper says there are 49,
2S2 $4,000 bills in circulation. Some
day we hope to be standing on the
curb when one is passing by.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

The polite and agreeable man may
be imposed upon good deal, but he
has more fun than the crouch who is
always insisting on his rights.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Cancer, according to Philadelphia
physician, Is rich mans disease,
which may be some consolation for the
poor maa who has it.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

A fashion note says that there will
Be few changes In mems clothes this
year. There Is little change now in
some mems clothes.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17
Appointed to Pharmacy Board.

Gov. Tom c. Rye has appointed Or,
G. w. Coulter of GAINESVILLE mem
Der of the state board of pharmacy.
He succeeds DR.. ]. E. Justice, who re.
Gently resigned his post
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

What goes up must come down, but
that does not make this simple truth
any more agreeable to losers in the
stock market.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

A Harvard professor says the way
mot to tire is to choose the kind OF
work one loves. In case like that
what becomes Of the eight-hour daYi
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

The Ouinine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because of Its tonic and laxative effect, Laxative
Bfomo Quinine can be taken BY anyone without
causing nervousness or ringing In tho bead: There
o only one "Brouo Quinine." y. W. GROVES
signature 10 ON each box. 26c
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Seeing that shoes are going to $50
a pair why not try walking on your
hands.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

An expert is a man who knows more
about everybody else's business than
he does of his own.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Ii used to be that the college football
teams played their coaches. Now the
coaches know betSaT.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Roumania is not the original dis
,coverer of the fact that it is easier
to get into trouble than out Of 1t.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

According to statisticians, there are
2,006Oe0 acres of farm land in New
York producing nothing but statistics.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

England is to make bullets out of
fhairpias. There seems to be no end
to the usefulness of that little article.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17
There Is a
Devil
By REV. ]. H. RALSTON, DID.
Secretary of Correspondence Department.
Moody, Bible Institute, Chicago

TEXT--And bring us not into tempta-
lion, but deliver us from the evil one
r. v. Matt. 613
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17
Campaign For Farmers.

Campaign For Farmers.
A message of more profitable farm.
ing to the farmers of West Tennessee
is the object of the big better farming
campaign which begins February 10,
Speakers of much experience in West
Tennessee will explain how, through
the use of live stock and the planting
of home gardens, the profits on farms
may be increased, The profits, by
the methods which will be explained
will be increased because the cash
income will be greater and the cost OF
keeping UP farm work lessened.
In carrying out this campaign with
in the ten days allotted to the work,
the speakers will be divided into
teams. There will be 125 speakers
and some of them are business men
and can be with the campaign only a
day or two, instead of the entire ten
days These business men are from
all parts of west Tennessee and will
discuss the new farm loan act
The plan for the entire campaign:
Benton county, Feb. 20; Carroll coun
III Eab 81; Chester county, Feb. 10;
Crockett countYFeb II" Decatur cotin'
ty Feb. %; Dyer county, Feb. % and
%; Fayette county, Feb. 20; Gibson
county, Feb. 10 and 20; Henry county
Feb. 49,; Haywood county, Feb. q;
Hardin county, Feb. rs and 81; Harde
man county, Feb 81; Henderson
county, Feb. 20 and %; Lauderdale
county, Feb. %; Lake county, Feb
%; McNairy county, Feb. 20; Madi
son county, Feb. 20 and "a; Obior
county, Feb, 81 Shelby county, Feb
49, Upton county, Feb %; Weakley
county, Feb. %.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

The modern party dress is truly the
last weird in clothing. Modesty pre-
vents us from saying more.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

Grapefruit, being modern inven-
ton, nobody can claim he inherited
a taste for it.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

The Paternoster, or what we COM
monty, although enormously, call the
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

The hole in the pocket which loses
most money for fellow is that at the
top.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17

There are no statistics to reveal
what leap year has done. Further
more, 1t is nobody'S business
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-17
Everybody has new furs but father,
and he can grow his.
If the vegetarians could have their
way peanut butter would be king.

Muffiing the sneeze is prophylactic
measure within the reach of all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-08
Take the Rubber Band Off Your Roll
uy BILLY SUNDAY Famous Evangelist

once in a while even q preacher has to slam the old reverse on his stuff.
 don't mean the religion he breaches Tor that goes straight as it lays, all the time-l mean the advice he spills on matters dealing with the here and now And I'm going to give you a little spin in the other direction con- cerning some tips I've handed out in the past.
 Now. about dough. My constant line of chatter as to that commodity was to the effect that after you got it, you should nail it down. I have been great advocate of the old one way pocket where the stuff that makes the jolly jingle went in, but didn't come out. And I have told the owner of the wallet to be a hard boiled egg; that the old mazuma would be his best, and maybe his only friend, when he sprout- ed the long gray lace curtains from his chin.
 But here is the dope that runs the other way Loosen up, lads! Take the rubber band off the bank roll and give us flash at it! Untie the knot in the ancient sock. and dig out the ,nouldy greenbacks! Let us lamp what you've got!
 Yves all out for a great time
 But don't grab shock. We're not going cabaretting, or putting rou- lette wheel out of business, or tapping
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-08
HINDENRURG SAYS
 "HOLD ON AND WATT
Reply to Congratulations From the Catholic Peoples Union Advises
 German Course

Amsterdam. October 7.-Field Mar shal Won Hindenburg, in replying to a congratulatory telegram from the Cath ollie Peoples union of Essen. advised a policy of holding on and waiting as the one for Germany to pursue, accord- ing to a Berlin dispatch
 '.We. too, desire what the pope de- sires, namely. the termination of .he war which was forced upon us.'
 The field marshars telegram read:
 Our enemies, however, are not will ing. President Wilson's note was not only an insult to the German people but also an insult to the pope's good will Our enemies. however, will gradually come to their senses. Therefore we must wait. Let us continue to be vic- torious and hold our peace"