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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
Forced Woman to Drink Acid.

Parsons, Kas., May I6.-Mrs. Asa
Smith, wife of widely known citizen
this. morning ran screaming from her
home and fell unconscious into the
arms of neighbor next door. There
were acid stains on her lips and it
was believed she had attempted to
end her life. She regained conscious
ness late today, however, and her
first words were to accuse a man
who, she said, forced the poison
down her throat. The sheriff was
summoned and posses are being or
ganized 10 search for the accused
man. While the assistant county ~
torney refused 10 reveal the nsme Of
the man wanted, \ was lear6cd ffodn
other sources that Mf1. seaith si-
le9e e NJ lttifa ~
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
RUSSIA TO STAY IN
The Army is Urged Not to Let Ger
many Destroy Western
Allies.

Petrograd, May 10 (via London).-
The provisional government declared
today that it was united in. the re-
lection of a separate peace and that
it adopts as its aim the re-establish-
ment of q general peace which will
not tend either to domination over
other nations or to the seizure OF
their national possessions--a peace
without annexations or indemnities.
The government expresses its con-
weldon that the Russian army will
not Snffef ne Ges1nans to destroy
n16u1dss 66teI1 allies. Sc. {.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
Pageant Given at Anniversary.

The Epworth League of the Ohio
street M. E. church, this city, cele-
brated its twenty-eighth anniversary
last Sunday evening by giving The
Pageant of Progress" in the church
auditorium, which represented the
growth of the League in all branches.
The program was replete in every
detail with vocal and instrumental
music, which was followed by the
presentation of appropriate gifts to
the various officers. A large audi
ence pronounced the entertainment
excellent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

The ubiquitous English sparrow
and his enemy the crow are dong
their bit" to relieve the food short
age in Germany, according to an
American doctor who has returned
from Berlin. The food situation in
Germany is so acute. he said, that
crows have a market value of 40 cents
each and the sparrows are in demand
at 8 cents each. The piece de resist
ence in the big restaurants is nlussel
hash, a combination OF shell fish and
vegetables.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
PASS HUGE WAR BUDGET
Bill Carrying $s,s4a,soo.ooo Appro.
priation Through Senate.

Washington, May Io.-The largest
appropriation bill in American his
tory-the war budget measure carry
ing $3,342,3oo.ooo, including $50 mil
lion dollars for American merchant
ships-was passed today by the Sen
ate by viva voce vote.
Acceptance of the shipbuilding pro-
gram was in the Senate committee Of
the whole. A record vote may be TAX
en- later in the Senate on the passage
of the bill.
Senator Smith of Georgia with
drew his amendment to spend 100
million dollars of the appropriation
for government purchase of freight
cars
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

Carl Miller, proprietor of the res
taurant at Port Perry, Pa. from
which was served the food which was
eaten by the soldiers of the Third
Pennsylvania Infantry just before the
death of Lieutenant Corcoran and the
illness OF many of his men on
Wednesday. was arrested Friday at
ternoon. The charge was not made
public.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

White bread is the best war bread,
in the judgment of American master
bakers, who ended 2-day conference
in Chicago Friday. Much of the
conference, which was called by the
National Association of Master Bak-
crs, was spent in denouncing propos-
ais to mill larger per centage OF
whole wheat in order to make the
grain go farther The measure was
generally characterized as false econ
omy.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

The American steamship Hilonian
has been destroyed by a'German sub
marine off the Italian coast with the
loss of four lives. The Hilonian was
not armed. She left New York on
April ~ for Genoa and it was near
that port that she was torpedoed. She
was . vessel of 7,o7o tons and was
owned by the Universal Transporta-
,tion company.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

Four boards of cavalry officers
have been appointed to visit Kansas
City, Mo-, Fort Reno, Ok, Fort Roy
al, Va, and Fort kcog. Mont, to
spend about 100 million dollars for
horses and mules for the army.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

DR.. Arthur Warren Waite, under
sentence of death for the murder Of
his father-in-law. John Peck Of Grand
Rapids, Mich, has been pronounced
sane by a commission. The commits
sion finds Waite was sane at the
time the murder was committed and
at the time of his examination. DR..
Waite's execution will take place
next week.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

Weldon II. Wells. ~ years old. a
brokers' clerk of Kansas City, was
found guilty in the common pleas
court of Columbus, o., Friday OF
murder in the second degree, for the
killing OF Mona Simon OF Phillippi,
w. Va, in the Hotel Deshler in that
city, January r. The verdict means
life Imprisonment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

The milk supply of New York
state is endangered by the wholesale
killing of calves and heifers, accord
ing to statement by John ]. Dillon,
a state food commissioner. He rec
ommcnds an appropriation of I-2 mill
lion dollars to enable the state to go
into competition with live stock buy
trs and take all the calves it can get
and raise them on state farms so that
they may grow mich COWS.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

A regiment of marines, about 1000
men, under command of Col.
Charles A. Doyen OF the Washington
Barracks. will accompany the first
American army expedition being sent
TO France under Major General
Pershing
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

Maj. Thomas F. Schley. U. S. A.,
son of the late Rear Admiral Schley
of Spanish-American War fame, died
Tuesday at Schoficld Barracks, Hon
olulu, according to cable received
by his brother, DR.. Winfield Scott
Schley, of New York.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

Mrs. William A. Sunday. wife OF
the evangelist, who is conducting a
campaign in New York City, was TAX
en- to private sanitarium Saturday
where she underwent an operation
for acute appendicitis. The operation
was performed by DR.. Howard Kelly
of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti-
more.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

AT a sale of Hereford cattle from
the herd OF w. T. McCray's Orchard
Lake stock farm at Kcntland, Ind.
last week, bull sold for $1,000, the
highest price ever paid. A cow sold
for $4,000 The average for seventy
five cattle was SI.75o a head.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

Two men were shot and two others
beaten severely by five motor car
bandits Saturday. who held up three
men at the Racine Street exit of the
Metropolitan elevated in Chicago and
escaped with 10000 pay roll OF the
Stein Garter Company.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

Section men on the St. Louis &
San Francisco Railroad division be-
tween Kansas City and Fort Scott
went on a strike Saturday. They ask
for an increase in wages from $I.55
to S. for ten hours work.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
GENERAL NOTES.

A number OF Japanese warships
have arrived at Marseilles to aid in
the war on German submarines and
convoy French merchantmen. If the
experiment has satisfactory results, it
will be extended.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

Kingdom. (The population OF the
United Kingdom, according to the
census of 1911, was 45,37o.53o.)
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
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81: .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
EPISCOPAL LAYMEN
HOLD BANQUET TONIGHT
Brotherhood of St. Andrew Con-
vention Will Open With
Churchmen' Dinner

The thirty-secoud annual convention OF
the brotherhood of St Nndre'~ Of the Epis-
copaI church in the United states will open
tonight with q churchmen's dinner M the
Academy Of Music George Wharton Pep
per will he the postmaster while Bishop
Thomas +. Gailor Of Tennessee aud Gov
eruor Richard t. Manning, Of North Caro-
lima. will be the speakers. More than
thousand men have sent acceptances of nNl-
tations TO the dinner
Business meetings and devotional serv-
ices will be held THURSDAY. Friday and Sat
urday and religious meetings will be heid
Sunday in many churches. The business
sessions will be held IN WiherspOOu Han
and the convention headquarters will be in
the Adephia Hotel
Among the PhiladelphanS who have been
appointed Cha!rmen Of various committees
or who will take part as speakers and
officers Of the convention are George ".
Randall executive secretary. Franklin
Spencer Itdmonds, general secretary; Dr.
John Wilkinson, carl y. Martin, Waller NJ.
kelmey. Corresponding secretaries. Renia-
min r.. Tmuey chief secretary Of the de
partueut Of army and navy work Arthur
E Newbuld Alexander f. Williamson,
George II. Streaher. IIolIingshead y. TaE-
lor Pcrcival / Granger Frank O. Hes-
niger Frank IT, Lougacre J. Lee Patton,
the Rev Dr Floyd w Tomkins and Wayne
b. Hughes.
The delegates will attend a service Of the
holy communion daily at 7;S0 a. m. Devo-
tionaI exercises lasting half an hour. will
he conducted daily at 10 a. m. by Bisnop
Lloyd.
After a business session the remainder OF
the day will be given over to meetings and
conferences grouped around the central
of thp pTpna for [
fulness Through Prayer" Realization Of
Usefulness Through Personal Service and
increase of Usefulness Through OrsaniHa-
ton" SUNDAY, the last day Of the conNen-
tion. is one Of intensive cultivation Of sptr-'
tual things.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
GREAT LAKES NAVY
BAND WILL PARADE
Famous Organization Marches
Tomorrow From Reading Sta
ton to Academy of Music

The nual step IN the preparations to- re-
ceive Lieutenant John Philip Sousa and the
L s Navy Band from the Great Lakes
Naval Training Statpu W's made WNen
James Robinson Superintendent Of IoNce
declared that he will arrange for mount
ed detail to escort the navy baudsm"n
from Reading station TO the Academy "I
Music
r. c. Thackwell. advance man for the
band presented to the superintendent
request that Lieutenant II H. foN, who
has charge OF the 2J1 sailor boy musicians
he granted permission for a parade from
Reading Terminal. west ON Market street
10 Broad, and then to the Academy or
ATust
The parade is to start at 10 oHocN
Thursday morning. according TO plans IN
dorsed by the superintendent and the
bandsmen are TO he preceded by an escort
OF several automobiles carrying members
Of the Motor Messenger Service, who are
10 be credited with obtaining the noted
band for day in Philadelphia. Lieu
tenant Sousa. it is announced, Will stop
his band in front OF the Liberty Loan
sign above Chestnut street to play one
selection for the crowd which is sure TO
gather
After reaching the Academy. where cot
eerts are to be given al and o'clock,
the boys will be taken in autos to the
Navy Yard, whore Commander Crank has
arranged to receive them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
INDOOR COUNTRY FAIR
FOR SAMMEES' SMOKES
Fund Will Benefit From Big
Carnival Nov. 26 at First
Regiment Armory

Plans for the big indoor country iaF Ior
the benefit Cf the "Smokes-for.SalnWeeS
fund are rapidly being completed. inc eNen'
will be held in the First Regiment ArhloIE'
Broad and Calowhill streets. and promises
to he worthy OF the cause for whch u VIII
be given.
An tho delights Of the average country
fair will be provided and there viii also ne
number Of additional attractions IN inc
way OF music aud surprises in keeping Win
the spirit Of patriotism The date set LOT
the indoor jubilation is November 20.
Through the cooper alton Of the practical
philadephians Of generous purse I'VE TO-
bacco fund has now reached SllS3O ana
will overtop the $4,000 mark by o'E
margin by the end OF the week.
Considerable money for the fund has been
raised by the sale Of tobacco coupons, so
when YOU are sending along contributor
just accompany 1t with all the TOBACCO
coupons YOU have handy. Follow ont the
Hoover plan in this connection as wei as
along other lines and remember that every
cent which can he Scraped together help'
TO pile m pleasure pufrs for the hghting
sons abroad.
Send your contribution TO the Tobacco
Committee Of the Emergency Aid, li2o
Walnut street
Another excellent plan for providing
Uncle Sans fighting men with smokes has
been started by the management OF inc
4 f. Keith theatres throughout iho Couh-
try with contributions taken up Al every
perfnrmauce a little box Of smokes, con-
sistiug Of two bags OF tobacco, book o,
cigarette papers and q box Of matches IS
given to each man as he cmbarks for an
unknown port Arrangements nave oeen
made with the naval authorities so iha'
,bese Gifts will reach the men directly. no
matter how suddenly they may be called
away. Harry r. Jordan general manager
of the Keith enterprises in Philadelphia. IA
chairman Of the committee i'm charge OF
this work
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
CITY FOOD COMMISSION
REVIEWS MARKET PRICES
Peaches Not Plentiful, but Selling at
Reasonable Figure-Fish at
Higher Cost

While the market was not oNersuppIed
with peaches today, according to j. Russell
Smith, chairman of the food commission OF
the Philadelphia Home Defense Committee,
they are selling a. reasonable price--frOnl
VI toiSl.75 a Jushel. Crabapples are selling
AZ 80 bushei. Other apples range from
about eighty-tive cents UP per bushcl, de-
pending upon the size and variety can
taloupes are selling at about four cents
apiece wholesale and pumpkins at five to
six cents apiece.
The prices OF the vegetables In the album
oant group are as follows:
Cabbage, three cents q head squash.
cheap, at one cent apiece beetg. from two
70 three cents a bunch; carrots one to
Two ana one-half cents a bunch Of four ear
ros Other vegetables arc in sufficient
supply on the market and are apparently
norhal IN price, egg plant selling AZ two
SUI one-halt to three cents apiece celery
nohl three to six cents a bunch sweet po-
,atoes from siNty-tiVe to seVCnty-hve cents
lor hve-eighths- -bushel ba as1et, and white
potatoes from eghty-ive cents to 81 for a
rnHlaf siNed basket which holds from
'eleh to nine quarter pecks
oWlng 10 the storm. fish are somewhat
sIser and higher i'm price today Large
SA eod are nthe market now and sell
HN'een to eighteen cents pound whole
cape May goodies sell at five to six
laese are all wholesale prices
N".NDANT-Cabbage. lettuce bcets. car
n.sn.Lsh, narslcN.
b TriIt nnlh hNl-Peachcs. apples, oranges cram
no,s.ts lemons, Cautaloupcg sugarcorn onions
ensstoes, spinach. eggplant sweet notatoss rn.
iurnins peppers, pumpkins, rsdishes. garlic.
soAkCE--Banauas plums. grapes pears
hstppies' lima beans, celery. string beans To-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
AIR RAID WRECKS
ZEEBRUGGE LOCK
German Torpedoboats I'm
able to Escape for Two
Days After Attack
THREE VILLAS COLLAPSE
Teuton Wounded Have to Be Re-
moved-Ten Marines
Killed
AMSTERDAM, oct. 10.

The TeIegraafs frontier correspondent
- tbnt during the splendid autumn
80, nf last week the Entente air at.
.acts wrougha terrible havoc along the
tior,ish coast, whittier many German
a,Sdiers were sent to rest. The Ger
o,ans kept watch on dunes and ob.
.nrvation posts. and observation bal
,eons lowered in the air.
sirens shlieked when ailmen ap1
.oared i'm equadrons. Civilians de.
ponded into their shelters and soldiers
INTO their holes in dunes. while Ger
.,sn alrmen ascended To give battle.
nefense guns thundered and from
underground mitrailleuses ratified as
Snn,hs burst. IIeyst knoeke West.
naItc Ramscapelie and Bisseweghe
.SpoE 10 their foundations. Heavy
snn,bs fell on the Yseruweg L"idge at
zoebrurge and ten marines were
IiIcd and many wounded. At nearly
,te same time other bombs fell on ileNst
an Dyl<e. near ItCt Sas. Three villas
coIlansed and wounded soldiers were
removed from them.
on Tuesday bombs fell near the Zee.
hrTeqr lock. Of which the innermost
sates we're damaged. while great open
sngs we're made in the quay walls. SIX
,soodohoats. between the locks and
~ SoIvag factory. lay shut up In the
canal Soldiers were Obliged 20 work
dav and night on the locE aud quay
,,ntil the vessels We're liberated two
davs later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
GRIFFITH RECALLS
FIRST POETIC MOVIE
Sands o Dee" Paved Way for
Ambitious Design of
Intolerance"

u. W. Grn1th. the distinguished director
Of Intolerance" now visible at the Victoria
Theatre, was recently caught In a reminis-
cent mood by moving picture fan with
long memory. The particular film affection
ately recalled was "'rhe Sands O. Dee
which the movie magnate confessed TO be
the first poetic cinema he ever produced.
THE idea Of making the picture said Mr..
Griffith, was due 10 what we are prone TO
call an inspiration. our little company OT
players were in California making anothtr
movie OF the sort then in vogue. This was
about six years ago. one evening after the
work had been finished was stroling about
trying to locate some pretty background
for future use. Across q sandbar ! spied
the figures Of Mae Marsh and Bobby llarron
standing beside each other aud looking out
over the Pacific Ocean They were Just 4
boy and girl then. Why the familiar lines
of THE Sands q Dee should have popped
into my head at this sight ] do not know.
but they came tumblng into my thoughts
rather confused. i'm way that suggested
the mystery Of the sea Tho idea Of doing
the picture took possession Of me and at
the first oDpUrtunity ! set TO work upou II.
YOU will recall" said Mr. Grinith, cous
Timing, "ihat I said your inquiry seemed
odd 20 me at this time. Of course YOU 40
not krow it, hut this same pair in another
condition Of life started me on the primal
idea Of intolerance Several scaoNuS back
I came across Miss Marsh ard Mr Uarou
browsing about IN an out Of tho way sec
ton Of the underworld iu western city.
They we're making what We call life
studies They seemed So detached from tue
strange undercurreuts or this locality. The
thought came to me OF putting them into
a niCtiIrc witch would reveal tho heart Of
Young America tossed about by tho world
old passions and lows aud eOrrows that add
20 corteuporary lies COMPLEXITIES. I'm de-
yelopiua the idea tho study became SO a1-
rorhiug that before I rec ICED It the scope
of the tncme bcgan running back through
the centuries This was the beginning OF
Intolerance.
I'VE are required to take better care
today tNru when The Sands o Dee was
made, but YOU will see there IL a connection
between the nspira'iona forces which sug-
geeted the two stories.
81 admit that Intolerance Is 50 mucl
bigger that II is stretching the comparisons
. triHe aud Of course It has cRuyed n far
greater stir 'a0d kicked mp more excitement
However 4 ie pleasant TO Iearu that tuai
Gret little uoetic fancy is still remembered
v was tNr" regarded ~ da"'"R venture
The staudpatters Of the movies assured
me that nothing so poetic a'd mystical could
home to succeed i'm the picture houses. DO
YOU know that in spite OF this talk 'thC
Sardr e. Dee became immensely popular
and that It is still asked for by patrons "
the picture houses" six years Is long
time for picture To last
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
US. BREAD EXPERT
WORKING IN SECRET
Goes Into Seclusion to Ex-
pertinent With New Five
Cent Loaf
NONE YET ON THE MARKET

z. Il Jacobs OF the Bureau OF Chemistry
Of the Department Of Agriculture who is
in this city 10 experiment with a cheaper
loaf Of bread had folded his tent like tho
Arab aud silently slipped away from the
Hotel Adclphia to other haunts hopefully
beyond reach of the cver-janglmg tcic.
phone, lie is however stir in the city.
"AIr Jacobs feels the need OF greater
seclusiou for the proper working out OF
his formula" was the reason given at the
Office OF Howard Heinz state Food Admin.
istrator Finance Building for his leaving
the hotel
While the public is assured Of nye-ccut
bread in the near future through the
'Jacobeau" formula. IL must not lool, for
Q hve'ceut loaf OF the old size. THAT
would be beyond reason, 1t is understood is
the view held by Mr.. Jacobs and the On
perts working with him.
with the wholesale price Of -four now
approNimauug six cents a pOuud--more
than the promised price Of the new Govern
ment loaf--and the prices Of lard, sugar
and other ingredients risen to three and y
half times their former figures the best
To he hoped is the promised reduction i'm
price. with no nutritiyc loss to the bread
aud the smallest possible reduction in size
IhlS, II is understood. the Government has
promised, aud Mr. Jacobs is working night
and day to make good on the expectations
set up
None Of the T. :. brand has vet been
offered In the market 1t is believed. though
II may he At any moment without the pur-
chasing housewife being in the secret. After
iiS adoption. for the Nooycr plans con-
template no other possibility than it's ready
adoption the new secret formula for its
preparation will also be given out. and
Philadelphia bakers may lind themselves
with 100000 competitors instead Of one.
should Philadelphia housewives decide they
% No g., ,.T
bread in their own kitchens
Reports on bread prices made 10 ,he Food
Administration from points an over the
! country continue To confirm the "eouce in
prices a. accused on Tuesday by Herbert
&. Hoover.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
n,Es on HER WEDDING DAY
woodlynne, N. j., Girl Was to Have
Been Married Yesterday

Miss Rheda Peterson. Of Woodlynne,
canden county widely known in Jersey
.ociaI circles. died yesterday-the day upon
.hich she was to have been married. She
was twenty-five years old
Her engagement to Edgar Ruth. OF Cam
den. was announced last sprlnR' IN ihe
- of linen showers aud like functions
"ho was taken ill Her health never inn
proved. but she continued making prepara-
lions for her wedding, astounding attending
musicians aud relatives by her vitality
korn Of her determination TO carry out her
puntiaI plans The prospective bridegroom
was i'm attendance until the last,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10

pr cheesman a. lfeirick president oi
Girard College, win be the speaker tonlrllt
st o'clock. at the meeting OF the Fathcff
Association in the Frankford High school
Vocal selections will be given by David NJ
l,ovett and Andrew $. Haines and num-
ber Of musical numbers will he offered by
Lovetts Orchestra snd Slapstick Quartet
Plans for visit to the Fathers Associa-
tion, Of Mllvlle. n. j., on Wednesday eve-
ming. October I Z. will be discussed Mems
bers OF the association will go by speciaf
train, and hope to get a party OF 200 20
make the trip
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
1000 Over-Strength

But the greatest Mitchell feature
is the double-strength in every vital
part. Three years ago we doubled our
margins of safety. We made parts
larger, stronger and of better stecls.
We established radical tests.
The result today is lifetime car,
with repair cost reduced Is per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
INCREASE FOR BRITISH sEAMEN
Shipping Controller Virtually Doubles
Former Wages

LONDON. oct iO--rhe British shipping
controller has decided TO establish a
standard wage for seamen. virtually
dou,linE the old rate. 4 preliminary de-
cision fixes Cii (normaliy $500 for seamen
on foreian-goiug vessels. hremen receiving
I'll los Cabout $62.50).
The rates for petty officers and stewards
will be advanced i'm the same proportion.
The rates for officers and engineers also will
be Immediately reviewed