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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-12

Judge Mullowney n she had anything to
say.
II come from Utah. where 7 have been
a political worker for the Democratic
party. cars,e here to help In this cause.
and now I want TO know why the Demo-
cratic party had me arrested
This question convulsed the courtroom in
laughter and the bailffs raped and shouted
for order.
Judge Mullowney also bent almost double
with laughter When he recovered his ju-
diction composure he said:
I'm sure I don't know. madam; you'll
have to ask somebody else
when the group was called. which Mrs.
Wiley was a member. Lawyer Dickey SAID
he would represent Mrs. Wiley. but wanted
to explain carefully that he was not repre-
senting the other women.
He asked for separate jury trial for
his client but this WIS denied by the
court on the ground that the statutes do
not allow a trial by jury In breach OF
traffic regulation cases.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-12
Jealous Quarrel May Prove Fatal

a quarrel. caused by jealousy. may prove
fkfaI 70 Powell Goydan. ,twenty-three years
81. 1903 South Sixth street. Camden. who.
~ tolice say. was severely siashed with a
nntcher knife welded by man who OBJ
knee6 to his talking to Sarah Lukczewick,
sho same address. Goydan IL In the
'(]no6or Hospttat. and the police are search
~ ~ aopailant. who ID believed 70 be
~ X1n6Gho. twenty-ssyen years old
1rIal vtfnees ~ q hoaeG
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-12
WILL BUILD NEW ROAD
TO HOG ISLAND SHIPYARD
City Consents to Passageway
Which Will Shorten Distance
to Center of City

a passageway about a mile and All
long. running in a diagonal line from the
Penrose Ferry bridge to Hog Island. is TO
be built by the Federal Government as a
means Of Fastening the transport ition Of
laborers and supplies to the new shipbuild-
ing plant at Hog Island. without such
a cutoff the distance between the two
points would be. by the present roundabout
route. about three and a quarter miles.
The agreement which will en- Ible the
Government TO proceed with the work was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-12
GIVES DEAD ADMIRAL CREDIT
Speaker at City Business Club Says
Evans's Influence Lives

No man has left his imprint on the
American navy as much AZ has the late
Admiral Robley J. Evans. according to
Chaplain Curtis II. Dickens. Of the League
Island Navy Yard speaking today at
luncheon Of the city Business club
The chaplain gave an Illustrated talk on
trip through the Hawaiian and Philip
pine islands and South America. The time
Will come. he added. when the American
navy Will be oil-burning rather than coal
burning, and the American battleship viii
he the cleanest instead Of very dirty
proposition. as at present.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-12
Arm Broken in Auto Crash

While driving east on Filbert street at
the corner of Broad this morning Joseph
walsh, of Trenton. y. j., collided with a
car driven by George Badgley. of SCI North
Twenty-hr street. Badgley was thrown
from the car, sustaining "A broken arm, and
was taken to Hahnemann Hospital. Walsh
was placed under arrest
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-12
Philadelphia Friend of Tro,.l-

Leon Trotsky, who has been mad. -
eign Minister by the new rsvo,,., ""
forces. the Bolsheviki. is a lifelony ,.,'nary
Ralph J. Brodsky, Of this city TN e"o of
Minister is remarkable man, both nev
orator and org lnizer. according 10 pa. as %
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-12
Child Dies of Burns

Eight -year-old Janette Gardner, Of l39
West Gravers lane, Chestnut Hill. died In
the Chestnut Hill Hospital as the result
of burns received while playing near
bonfire within sight Of her home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-12

Bt.T.LEFONTE. Pa. Nov. 12.-For. the
murder of Railroad Policeman John l..
Beiscr near Carlisle. Pa. in October Of
last year, Archie Muller and James An
thony, southern negroes were clectrocuted
i'm Rock View. Pa. today.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06

''Don't you think you and l could
manage to go through life together
smoothly
Depends on what make of motor
car you buy me-"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06
MORE BOYS BORN.

Birth statistics for London seem
to show that nature has begun to re-
store the balance Of the sexes which
is being disturbed by the war. Dur
ing the past Is weeks 1929 boys
and 1857 girls we're born. This
gives a proportion of LOAF boys to
1000 girls, which is seven more boys
than the average for England and
Wales before the war. Compared
with the same quarter of the year
in 1913 The London figures are re-
markable, for the proportion then
was only 1,01S boys to 1000 girls.
In the 1913 quarter there were more
girl babies than boy babies in seven
of the thirteen weeks; this year the
girls exceeded the boys in only one
week. The popular belief that war
increases the male relatively to the
female birth rate is therefore being
borne out.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06
GREEK FIRE eUNPoWoER7

NJ. Zenghelis told the Academic
des Sciences in Paris recently that
he had been studying the "Greek
fire" used in war by the Byzantines.
The descriptions of this say that it
was hurled from a copper tube with
a sound like thunder and with a
great cloud of smoke. From this he
concluded that the Byzantine Greeks
had real cannon, in which they used
explosive mixtures with inter as a
base. Therefore the honor for the
discovery of gunpowder must be
given to the engineer Callinicus of
Heliopolis, who first used it, destroy
ing a Saracen feet with it in go
A. d.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06
TRAINING MIND OF CHILD
Time for Parents TO Begin IL When
Little owes World Is Bounded
b, the Nursery.

The trend in many nurseries and
schoolrooms nowadays il against the
formation Of habits Of attention. The
restlessness and speed Of life make
for this state Of things anyhow, and
spread to our children A multitude
Of toys, one discarded for another
when it has been little more than
looked at; books read in cursory
fashion, one succeeded by another
too quickly for thought; a rush Of
lessons, games, excursions, motor
rides-all these make the faculty Of
attention more and more difficult to
arouse and maintain.
OF course we cannot go against
the trend Of our age; but we can
bear its tendencies, both good and
bad, in mind and endeayor by ex-
ample and personal service to coun-
terbalance what is bad among a great
deal that is good. We can talk, for
instance, to our boys and girls Of the
books they read, encouraging them
without knowing it to fix their at
tention upon them. We can, while
they are quite small, devise games
which will promote attention, in
stead of aiding and abetting them
by playing first one and then an
other, fitting from piano to cards
and cards to toys in that hour or so
we devote to the children, as the will
O. the wisp mood of the moment die
tates.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06
LOVED ATTIC is NO MORE
weli-Remembered Scene Of Childish
ReveIs Has No Place In the Mod
ern Apartment House.

In moving back to town the fam
lily suddenly discovered that their
new house had no attic. Consterna-
ton reigned. Worse, they next woke
to realize that modern houses have
no attics. Where once the attic
bloomed, they have a spare chamber
and a whole suite elite for the cook,
with dormer windows, electric lights,
open plumbing, plastered walls and
wallpaper patterned with pink roses.
The apartment-house fiat is as bare
Of an attic as it is Of that other an
cient and honorable institution of
family life, the woodshed where the
strap hung.
Say what you will, the loss is seri-
GUS. In the attic children could
have things their own way and drive
nails where and when they pleased.
In the attic theatrical performances
we're not interrupted by parental
censors. In the attic Arabs raided,
Indians scalped, and Eliza crossed
the ice Realistically impersonated
by a collection of calf's-hide-covered
trunks.
Where will family history collect
now that it is evicted from the attic
Not in the basement. That is occu-
pied by the janitor.-Boston Globe.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06
Every Woman Wants
Forgotten English Author.

Mary Berry was the well-rhymed
name Of an English author. She and
her sister were devoted friends Of
Horace Walpole, who remembered
them In his will. and whose literary
works were collected and edited by the
author in 1799.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06
PUT IN THE
WATER WAGON
Sprinkled the Streets With
500 Gallons Of Good
Liquor.

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 29-Five hun
dred gallons of whisky, wines and
beer were poured into a city water
wagon here to-day and the streets Of
the business section sprinkled with the
liquor. Two hundred automobiles and
several floats formed a parade that
followed the water. The band played
a dirge.
The liquor was confscated in raids
under the new Arizona prohibition
law and its disposition was ordered
by Superior Judge Stanford.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06
.'PemmIean" a Cree Word.

The word 'pemmican" really means
a sausage. According to Father A.
Lacombe's Cree-French dictionary 1t
is n Cree word, derived as follows:
"'Plmiy' (noun) grease. fat; 2imiwiw,'
greasy; 'pimikkew,' the act of making
grease; 'pimlkkeWin,' the act of max
ing pimican. grease, etc.; 'pimikkan,
bag filled with mixture of grease
and pounded meat"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06
HIS SPECIALITY.

"Have you ever attempted to at
tain efficiency in any line of en-
deayor?" we sternly demanded. "Do
you know any one thing well?"
eyes," with chastened pride re-
piled the wretched wayfarer. 81
sure know dogsp - Kansas City
Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06
EXACT STATEMENT.

81 hear your firm failed for fifty
thousand"
"No such thing, 1t failed foI the
want Of that amount"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06
NO BEARING ON THE QUESTION.

"What is the penultimate item in
the arrangements ?"
peanuts amt got nothin' to do
with EN-"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06
PROOF.

First Spirit-How do you know
this is heaven?
Second Spirit-lly robe isn't COW
cred with laundry marks.-Judga.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06
PARADoxIcAL.

"0dd, isn't it?"
"What's odd?"
"How hot competition can freeze
! man out"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY IT,
BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR
Make It Thick, Glossy, Wavy, luxur-
liant and Remove Dandruff-Real
Surprise for You.

Your hair becomes light, wavy, fiuf-
fy, abundant and appears as soft, lus-
trous and beautiful as a young girls
after a "Danderine hair cleanse" Just
try this-moisten cloth with a little
Danderine and carefully draw 1t
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. This will cleanse
the hair of dust, dirt and excessive oil
and In just few moments you have
doubled the beauty of your hair.
Besides identifying the hair at once.
Danderine dissolves every particle Of
dandrutf; cleanses, purifies and inyig-
crates the scalp, forever stopping itch
ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after few weeks use when you
will actually see new hair-fine and
downy at ffrst-yes-but really new
hair-growing all over the scalp. II
you care for pretty, soft hair and lots
of 1t, surely get rs cent bottle of
knowltons Danderine from any store
and just try 1t. ADV.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
RAID THREAT IS CAUSING
BORDER RANCHERS TO ARM
American CattIemen Aiming Them
selves to Repei Any Bandit lnva-
sions That May Come.

Eel Paso. Febf 20. American Nor,
mons who attended the funeral of the
three Mormon victims of the Corner
ranch raid have returned here with
additional details of the murder. They
asserted the bodies of Burton Jensen
Andrew p. Peterson and Hugh Accord
had been badly mutilated. Physicians
In the party declared the men had
been severely tortured.
The Americans said all the ranch
ers in the Hachita and Jog" distric,
were arming themselves and buying
extra ammunition In preparation for
another Mexican raid. Every ranch
house, they said. Is veritable arse
nal and the men have organized to re
pei another invasion.
Salazar Is expected to attack Juareq
after mobilizing his forces at Palornas
according to the report these mer
brought back.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
ACTION BY WILSON
IS EXPECTED SOON
PRESENT STATE OF AFFAIRS IN
SITUATION CANNOT BE PER-
MITTED TO CONTINUE.
PRESIDENTS MIND MADE UP
Has Not Yet Decided That Time Has
Arrived to Put II Into Force-Rea-
Lies Delay Means Acquieseence
In U-Boat Campaign.

Washington, Feb. 19--The ruthless
German submarine campaign end its
effects on the United States have been
discussed by President Wilson and
the cabinet.
Aiming of American merchantmen
and the economic effect OF the par
tial tie-up Of shipping out Of Ameri-
can ports were the subject upon which
the cabinet centered attention.
Secretary McAdoo Is compiling list
OF vessels held In port and Secretary
Redfield is making a comprehensive
analysis of the inroads submarines are
making on shipping generally.
Considering All Phases.
Consideration Is given by the gov
eminent to all the different phases
OF the situation that has developed
since the break In relations with Ger
many, including the detention of the
Yarrowdale prisoners, the crisis with
Austria, the plight Of Americans In
Turkey and Belgian relief
High officials took pains. however,
to emphasize that the fundamental
principle before the nation is the H.
legal submarine campaign itself
Against this campaign the United
States has made the most vigorous
protest possible short of war, but the
administration realizes that so long
as it permits American ships to be
held in port for fear of attack by sub
marines 1t. In effect, is acquiescing in
the German policy. This state of at,
fairs, 1t is admitted, cannot be per-
mitted to continue indefinitely.
What the United States must do to
end 1t and when are the only ques-
tions. The President Is understood to
have very definite opinion as to what
should be done, but he has not yet
decided that the time to do 1t has
come.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
GREEK SITUATION IS ACUTE
FAMINE RESULTING FROM ALLIED
BLOCKADE OF COAST.
Deaths From Starvation Have oc-
Cured and Epidemics Spread
Blockade Continues Despite Com
pliance With UItimatum.

Washington, Feb. 20.--The Greek
legation, In statement issued here,
says famine Is resulting from the AL.
lied blockade OF the coast of Greece
and the poor classes are living on
herbs and grass. II also is declared
that despite compliance with the ul.
timatum OF the Allies there has been
mo retaliation of blockading measures.
The statement follows:
THE Greek legation has received
information that the results of the
blockade OF the Greek coasts enforced
by the Allies since December are
OF most gruesome character.
"Ten deaths from starvation have
been reported from the province of
Jannina; one at Laurium, 10 In Gear
mania. two In the province OF Pre-.
veze one In Eubia and one In Mes
sina. The poor classes have begun
to live on herbs and grass. The cpl
denies OF enteritis and dysentery are
rapidly spreading In the country.
Notwithstanding the complete ex-
ecution of the Allies ultimatum, no
relaxation Of the blockade has been
brought about. Numbers OF fishing
boats constantly are sunk or seques.
tered by the ships enforcing the block
ade. Coasting trade between ports
Of the kingdom Is completely pro-
hbited."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
FOOD RIOT FOLLOWED
BY APPEAL TO MAYOR
Brooklyn Mob, including Many Wor-
en-, Attack Push Cart FeddIers,
Then Hold Mass MEETING.

New York, Feb. 20--After q food
riot In the Williamsburg section of
Brooklyn, during which women attack
ed push cart peddlers and other deal.
ers. mass meeting was held at which
a committee was appointed to call on
Mayor Mitchell and ask that immediate
steps be taken to relieve the situation
resulting from high prices.
Several peddlers who addressed the
meeting declared that food prices, par.
ticularly with respect to vegetables,
had increased within the past week to
the point where it was no longer pos,
sibie for them to make a livelihood.
Several hundred women attended
the mass meeting. Many Of them were
weeping when they left.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
Fireman's Rescue Saddle,

The Indian womap carries her pa
poose strapped in basket cradle on
her back because she must needs have
her hands free for other things. The
same idea has been utilized by VIII
liam De Lude and Albert II. Steele of
Kansas City, Mo, in the construction
of saddle to be used by firemen in
rescuing unconscious or helpless Der.
sons from burning building.-Popu.
lar Science Monthly.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
independents Fall to Auree.

Washington, Feb. 2o.---Four OF the
Ave socalled independent representa-
tives-eiect who may have the balance
OF power In the organization of the
next House have held q conference
mere to make plans for cooperation
but have failed to agree to act as q
unit on any proposal. They did agree
20 meet again shortly before the con
vening OF the new Congress. The con
ferees pledged themselves not to eau
Gus with any party before their nex,
meeting.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
Sentenced For Mail Frauds.

Spokane. Feb. 1s.--Four former OH.
GERS of the Northwestern General Trad,
ing company OF Spokane. convicted
of having used the mails to defraud,
have Just been sentenced in United dis.
trict court here. Gale Smith was sent,
enced to serve year in Jail and pay a
fine OF 100000; s. T. knudson must
serve year and pay q fine of 1880.
c. l.. Davis was sentenced to nine
months and fined $500, and o. C. Fow,
Ter to three months and fined $3.50
Motion for a new trial was denied.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
Stock Market Prices hioher.

New York. Feb. 2o.-The stock mar.
ket opened with prices generally high
err. coppers and steel shares showing
gg>satest strength. Bethlehem Steel
Class b stock, the new issue, selling
when issued" was up to 1873. Unit
cd States Steel advancing n to lot:
Republic was up Il: Mexican Petro
ieum /: Cuba Cane Sugar u, and Ana
eonda u. New Haven gained y to
30, On the cotton exchange gains OF
more than 81 bale were Laade in
early trading. May cotton sold up a.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
SKIN T0RTURES
That Itch, Burn and Scale Quickly Re
iieved by cuticura--Trial Free.

1t takes about ten minutes to prove
that a hot bath with Cuticura Soap
followed by gentle applications Of
Cuticura Ointment will afford relief
and point to speedy healment OF
eczemas. feelings and irritations. They
are ideal for all toilet purposes.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, cuticura. Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.--Adv.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
Clock Speaks the Hours,

A clock which announces the hours
In good round English, instead OF
striking or Ginning, is the latest form
In which our cid friend the phono-
graph appears on the market. In this
clock. the inventor has hidden n
phonograph horn and record carry
Ing all the hours, halves and quarters
Twelve o'clock :" Quarter past
twelve" and SO on. The disk il
geared to the clock machinery In such
way that the photograph makes the
proper remark at the proper moment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
GERMANY ON SHORT RAT|0NS
FOOD CRISIS Is NOT EXPECTED
TO IMPROVE.
Outlook 10 That Situation Cannot Be-
come Better and May 30 Worse
People Not Vet Starving.

Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 19.-Thei
food situation in Germany may not
grow worse, but 1t scarcely can be-
come better. This Is the outstanding
feature Of Germany's great problem.
The German people as yet are not
starving and they still have provisions
In adequate quantities to support life.
while In the case OF further decreas.
es in available supplies, there Is still
the institution Of compulsory soup
Kitchens" the most economical meth
cd OF making all foodstuffs go as far
as possible, to stand between Ger
many and any forced termination OF
the war through an absolute lack OF
food.
Life Far From Pleasant.
Life for the civilian population Of
Germany on the present scauty al
lowance of food, however, is far from
pleasant, though the German news
papers, refer to conditions this winter
aid last winter as exceptional.
They also say the short rations are
due largely to bad harvests and like
to intimate that normal crops Of grain
and potatoes In the coming summer
may end the principal food difficulties.
Must Become Reconciied.
Many agricultural experts believe
the Teutonic empires did quite as we'll
in both years as could be expected,
and that the populations OF Germany
and A,,str Hungary Ynrst racopc;la
themselves to getting along during the
coming harvest year on mo greater
allowance than in the past.
The problem, as frankly discussed In
agricultural circles aad as outlined
in a recent circular OF the Prussian
ministry Of agriculture, is not one
of more land for crops, but of labor
and fertilizer to cultivate the land al.
ready available advantageously.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
Red Cross Worker TELLS Of War.

Chicago, Feb. 19.--Back from the
battle lines OF Europe, where for prac'
ticularly two years she has been do
Ing Red Cross work with wounded and
refugees In the camps Of tho Allies
Mrs. John #. Bass Of Chicago brings
the message that over there they ex
pect the world war to. end this year
"There will be more fighting" she said
''some OF the most terrific fighting the
world has seen. All Of the nations OK
pect 1t. oil OF them are preparing fol
&. After that the end will come.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
600 REPORTED STARVING
Relief 10 Sought for Needy Colorado
Farmers

Denver, Feb. 20. Declaring that
there are approximately 600 home
steaders in Bent and Baca counties in
Southeastern Colorado who virtually
are starving as result Of crop fail
ure last year, a petition has been pre-
scented to Speaker Boon Best. who
represents Bent county in the House,
asking for relief. The petition now
Is before Governor julius C.. Gunter.
State officials will confer on the stu.
alton today.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22

Washington, Feb. 20.-Contracts
for navy projectiles which had been
let to Hadfelds, limited. an English
concern. have been given to the Mid.
vale Steel company. the Washington
Steel company, the Washington Steel
and Ordnance company and the Cru
chile Steel company.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
TEDDY WOULD GO TO EUROPE
Would Lead Force In Case Of War
With Germany.

New York. Feb. 90 The World
prints the following:
"The World Is informed on excel.
lent authority that Col. Theodore
Roosevelt Is planning to raise All ex'
Probationary force In the event of war
with Germany and to sail to Europe
with II Just as soon as possible. II
Ia his intention to place this force
at the disposal Of the Allied generals
who have charge OF the fighting
scheme and to lead II In accordance
with their ideas.