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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
AREA IN GERMANTOWN
DRY AS MAIN BREAKS
Six-Block Strip Between Wayne
and Wissahickon Avenues
Suffers

MANY Germantown homes were water
less TODAY because Of n midnight geyser
that leaned from n thirty-inch water main
AZ Chelten avenue and the Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks.
The area between Wayne. and Wlssa-
hickon avenues and three blocks north and
three blocks south Of Chelten avenue was
affected when a Joint was sprung in the
main. which carries water from the RoX-
borough filter plant The powerful jet
Moved up the sides Of the excavation where
The pipe elbows It's way under the railroad
tracks Part Of the concrete retaining wall
was damaged before the water was turned
of
officials Of the Bureau Of Water said II
would be possible to turn on the water
later. today Extensive repairs Will he
necessary in the excavation which is part
Of the clty's program of eliminating grade
crossings The tracks at this point have
been lowered to a level twenty-five feet be-
low the street level and the big pipe recently
was diverted by means Of elbow joints to
PASS beneath the tracks. It is believed
that heavy earth pressure on the pipe in
its new position caused one of the joints
TO slim The work is being done under
500 600 contract held by Richard p. Benns,
n contractor, the cost being borne jointly
by the city and the railroad company
About one-fourth of the contract expense
has been paid on account.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
PRISONER LINKS COCCHI
WITH WHITE SLAVE GANG
Declares Ruth Cruger's Slayer
Wanted Him to. Join-Prober
Scores Vice Conditions
NEW YORK. June 81.

NEW 1Ohh, June "a.
The first evidence linking Alfredo Cocchi
murderer Of Ruth Cruger with an inter
national white slave ring" came today
from Blackwell's Island prisoner who
branded the Italian bicycle shop man a
New York agent for such an organization
stephen Smith. an inmate on the island
since April, told the police Cocchi hired him
70 haul away the ton OF dirt he dug out of
his cellar 70 bury Ruth Crugers body and
that afterward Cocch had said to him:
Don't you want to go TO Mexico in con-
nection with this business? Dozens Of
there"
Vice conditions in New York are now
the worst in the city's history despite tho
police policy Of suppression, and white slave
agents are weekly sending many girls out
OF New York into lives Of shame"
r. w, Hebbard. executive secretary Of
the committee Of twelve made this charge
today while police investigation Of the Ruth
Cruger murder case was bringing new rev.
elations concerning the white slave traffc
Hebbard announced that Governor Whit
mans attention will be called TO vice condi-
tions here with the request that he investi-
gate alleged connection between the police
and disorderly resorts
"Our committee" said Hebbard, has evil
dence that one Of the most notorious re-
sorts Is run by an ex-polceman and that a
police Official is part owner Of another, Many
girls are being shipped to Central and South
alnsI can countries.
The official inquiry into the police failure
TO solve the Cruger murder mystery con-
tinued today. II is understood that Police
Commissioner Wood will follow the recon-
mendation OF Commissioner Of Accounts
Wallstein and bring Detective Sergeant John
j. Lagarenne TO trial on charges OF gross
negligence In testlfying at the oficial in
quiry Lagarenne admitted he had failed 20
follow properly made important leads in the
Cruger investigation.
Insanity will be the defense Of Alfredo
cocchi. confessed murderer OF Ruth Cruger.
New York high school girl. dispatches from
Bologne Italy. indicated today. CocchPs
attorneys have asked for a sanity examinA-
tlon 70 preeede the hearing on CocchiB ex-
tradition 20 this country. They declare
ne has shown since his arrival IN Italy that
he IL mentally irresponsible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
POTATO PRICES SLUMP;
COMMISSION MEN LOSE
Flooded Market Cuts Figure
From S1O.25 to $6.50-Pennsy
Declares Embargo

The gradual rise in the price Of potatoes
which reached its height last Friday in
season characterized by the highest
prices in years, has been broken. The same
Eastern Shore Virginia potatoes for which
iohbers paid S1025 a barrel on Friday, are
now bringing S6.5O--a drop Of nearly 81
"A day.
So great have been the shipments TO this
city that the Pennsylvania Railroad today
placed an embargo on potato consignments
from North Carolina and the eastern shore
Of Virginia and Maryland More than 200
carloads have been received so far this
weok-so many, in fact, that fifty-fve cars
could not be unloaded yesterday, and
twenty-eight were still on the track this
morning.
The embargo may force the prices up
again If II continues lon genough.
Today housewives are paying twenty
cents a quarter peck for their potatoes, five
cents less tina nyesterday and fifteen cents
less than two weeks ago Retail prices,
which trail the wholesale quotations, may
60 still lowe rdurng the next few days.
The present retail prices show profit Of
about 81 a bushel for the retailer.
Hundreds of dollars have been lost by
wholesale commission merchants in the last
few days by the sudden crop. Losses of
from 81 to SO a bushel have been suffered
in many instances According TO Peter S.
Scott. of F. S. Scott Company, of $50 Dock
street, neaNy Duyer OIL potatoes, ldIHleTS
in Virginia have been ordered to stop
digging until prices go up again He re-
ceived this information from a representa-
tive of the Eastern Shore Of Virginia Pro-
duce Exchange, a company which controls
many of the potato shipments to metropoli-
tan markets.
Today a few barrels of Jersey potatoes
were received in the local markets This
was the first sign of nearby tubers on Dock
street Jerseys will increase steadily until
they and other northern potatoes will have
supplanted the southern supply,
The rise in the price of potatoes in the
last year has been startling A year ago at
this time they sold at eighty cents a
bushel From that time they have ad-
vanced by leaps and bounds until recently
the price exceeded IS a bushel
a year ago at this time potatoes were
selling at eighty cents bushe From that
point they advanced by leaps and bounds
until last April, potatoes were bringing
$5 bushel the highest mark reached
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
RED CROSS FUND
MOUNTS IN VOLUME
Flood of Last-Minute Subscrin-
tions Makes Tabulation of
Total Difficult
MAY BE 100000 OVER,
Accountants Busy With Figures pr.
dict Handsome Margin
Beyond $3,000,00O

Such a volume Of last minute sph.o..
tlons poured into Philadelphia's RED go.
fund that 1t will be impossible TO ,rrS,,s
at any definite total until FRIDAY scoa.se
ing to statement made at noon. bv couI
paign officials. "'''
Although the sS,OOO,OOO allotn,ar+ -
been exceeded, IL is impossible 70 las .as
whether the fund has been oversuhsorIs..s,
by 100000 or 100000 ''eu
Accountants are busy with the 1pures 49,,
today expressed confidence that a con,rIa.l H,.u
tabulation will reveal a handsome r,.re,e
over the city's allotment Of 81. ooo oon 81"
That II is a difficult task to cbecL ~
turns was shown today when a bag ~ p,it- re-
and bills arrived at campaign headorart.nn
from Violet Mersereau, a rnoying.nt.,'e.rrss WIS
actress who is appearing in Bluebird tuI
lures. Miss Mersereau wanted IN do Sa
bit so attended the recent conventiou et
movie managers and in the role Of a o., 60. VI
fortune teller read palms for the by by
Cross She collected a handsome SIM, >.
money which was placed in a sealed net. y.
and forwarded to the Accountants "e'
Scores of contributions were reo.,,,.,
this morning by Drexel & Co, treasurer, =,
the fund. vi
In the final report submitted by the ,o,.
captains, the total subscriptions gathered NJ
each team are shown. They are as foiIa,.yy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27

The following last-minute donations hav.
been received:
Cash and pledges by Mr.. stotesbury
$4,000
Cash and pledges received by EDLRoacb
from Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and
Chester Counties. $4,000
Collected by house-to-house canvass in
Philadelphia. $4,000.
John Bromley & Sons, $4,000
John G. James Dobson, $4,000
Team totals, $4,000.
City employees. $597.
Total, S142,597.
Unrecorded pledges and contributions will
be largely in excess Of this sum, making thA
total contribution for the PHILADELPHIA dls.
trict at least S3,400,000.
Philadelphia was notified yesterday BY
the Washington headquarters that lust as
soon as the complete returns from every
section of the country are tabulated the re.
suit will be cabled to General Pershing and
our allies abroad.
As large part of the Philadelphia con.
tribution is in pledges payable in four in.
stallments. the problem of collection must
now be faced. Mr.. Stotesbury said that he
had not yet been notified whether the Red
Cross headquarters in Washington or the
local committee would assume the task
The drive of Camden for $150.000 for the
Red Cross fund has exceeded the goal BY
nearly 5000. and with one or two teams
to hear from the contributions have reached
$173143.42. In the last days campaign the
teams collected $27,13O. Gloucester City is
the honor team of the county, with total
for the week of S21,53333. James Scotts
team is second, with s2l,202.06. The high
team for the day was the Rotary under E.
Kissler Webster which handed IL S77O06O
This included $1,000 from the Caste Kid A.
A., composed of employees of the Castle Kid
Company. On disbanding kast Monday
night it voted to turn over its whole
treasury to the Red Cross fund
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
EDGE DEMANDS INQUIRY
INTO DEATH OF CONVICT
Says Blackjacking of Prisoners in
State Prison Must Cease
at Once

TRENTON, June 27.--Declaring that the
practice Of blackjacking convicts at the New
Jersey state Prison, If it continues to exist.
must cease at once, and for all time. Gov
ernor Edge today wrote to William r
Dickson, chairman Of the Prison Inquiry
Commission calling attention to the public
charges Of the Citizens Union that Frank
Casale, a convict was so badly beaten with
blackjacks by the prison keepers that he
died
The Governor asks for an immediate in
vestEation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
Little Things Count
in Making city Clean

no NOT allow any fruit, banana
~ peels or other dangerous litter
TO lie on the sidewalk in front OF
your house or place Of business.
The police have orders TO sec that
such litter is removed Immediately.
There is n double responsibility:
on the part Of the householder or
tenant to remove il and on the part
Of the policeman TO see that it is
removed
It is a violation Of the law to allow
such litter to remain on the side
walk.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
SOLDIER BROWNS IN CREEK
Private Peters, of Chambersburg, Pa,
Seized With Cramps and Meets
Death

MARYsVILLE, Pa, June 27-CarI
Peters, twenty-four years old Of Chambers.
burg, private in Company c. Eighth Regi.
ment, ". G. p, was drowned in eight
feet OF water in Sherman's Creek near
DuGcannon.
Peters was making a short visit with
Duncannon relatives. The heat drove
Peters and a crowd Of friends to the noun.
tain stream for relief He was seized by
an attack Of cramps and drowned. His
absence was not noticed fer more than an
hour, His body was recovered
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
wills Admitted to Probate

Wills prohated today include those OF
John Bennett. Atlantic City. which. in pri-
vafe bequests, disposes Of property valued
81 1t1oo; Margaret r. Haig. 2560 Reed
street. l1b.76ot G l. Dobson. 1901 Vine
1lreef. 10000 Mary W Lippincofl ST.
Martins $1,000 Jacob Gross sl16 Norris
Nf.I1 If41t and EI|tn n I.Itgd tsfe
Woodland aFsups' 5000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
Fighting Dogs Bite Peacemaker

Attempting to separate two fighting dogs
Harry Almond, of'573s Ludlow street, was
turned on and bitten by both. He received
sveral gashes in his legs and was treated
at the West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hos
pital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
sUNNY ITALY,s STURDY sONs


SUNNY ITALY'S STURDY SONS
And now the full-page illustration shows
n crew Of little brown men. Here are no
vikings. but seamen Of the blood Of Colum.
bus They swarm about the decks Of an
italian freighter like ants. The musical
cang Of the iron the stevcdores are load
inG in the hold, the fragment Of Stciliau
street song, minge with their endless chat
ter. They are careless Of the fact that
their cargo may never reach Italy. The
guns mounted fore and aft have no grim
Significance for them. we will take care
Of the Germans" says the captainI with
confident smile. and he points to the chief
gunner, n slip Of a boy, who nushes with
pride at the words and becomes suddenly n
man
And so chapter after chapter the story
goes on. The wind blows through the
pages the waves snar and moan, and yet
you are not satisfied Boy-like you skip and
come finally to the chapter headed Pirates,
and 10 the last illustration in the book
You cannot tell why, but tho picture
thrills you as no other picture has thrilled
you. And yet Il 10 only the sketch of
merry eyed boy from Hull He has met the
pirates. out Of the night they came upon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27

W. C. Henderson. 2222 n 60th a.
Hairy 81 1ile 20. Waqhlngton. ID G.
FTank Nander "a $500 wallace a.
Albert ~ HumFneT 2I 800 N. 17lh Il
WIIIi.nI VIhIlIht.d 1I 54qf " tofl.,.s -.
ran k>i|y. q. - \. itsh a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
LOSS OF APPETITE. LOSS OF WEIGHT.
 SLEEPLESSNESS, ETC.

are all overcome by Recupertabs, they are made after the formula of Dr. AL bert Robin, the famous French physi- clan. and are being used very largely in Paris and other European capitals When taken for a short while they will give positive relief in all cases of nervous exhaustion, mental depression, lack vitality, general debility, ane- mia, etc.
 The Glycerophosprates of which Recupertabs are composed. contain the element necessary to overcome these conditions. They are now being prescribed and recommended by many pnysc1ans in this and foreign coun- tries as the best, quickest and surest nerve and blood tonic tha. they know Recupertabs are for sale at all drug stores at soc and $l.0Q per packaEe or will be sent direct upon receipt of price.
 Curtis Chemical Co.,, No. 414 West 23rd St, New York Distributed in Br1dgeport and vicinity by J. D. Haru- gan, No. S1 Fairfield Avenue.-Ady.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
White Oak Trees Will Make Money
 For N. E. Farmers

Shipyards building wooden ships for the government are in. the mar ket for extra large white oak con- struction timbers or logs of good quality. according to an announce ment made recently through the committee on Public Information. The 1000 ton ships now building each require two rudder posts of this species, IA by 24 inches, 40 feet long. Logs measuring 2S inches in diam eter at the small end will cut out such tinbers and are worth (end of August1 from $50 to s6O per thous- and board feet measured in the log. sucks hewed or sawed on this size Will bring $70 to $80 per thousand board feet loaded on the cars within Io0 to 200 miles of the, shipyards. sucks squared to the size mentioned above contain 1,120 board feet and would therefore bring from SIS to S90 each f. o. b. cars at loading point.
 Though these prices apply to the south Atlantic and Gulf shipyards it Is probable that they would also hold good for those located in the North. Ine yards are also in need of other White oak structural timbers for shaft logs, horn timbers, deck and chock rails, and keel shoes. These range Tn size from by 8~inches. 20 to ao rect long to IA by IA inches, IS feet long.
 Farmers having white oak trees mat will produce timbers of these slzes are urged to take advantage of the demand for such material and get Tn touch with shfpbuilding concerns.
 Farmers living in the vicinity of port towns could probably secure rom the Secretary of the Board of traoe or Chamber of Commerce of sucn places the names and addresses ol snlpyards at such points, or list of eastern shipbuilding firms can he obtained upon application to the For est Service, Department of Agricu1- ture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
AND TICKLING
 MANUALS READY FOR
 READERS OF THE FARMER

Do you know the best methods for storing and pickling? Here is your chance to find out and help the food saving campaign for The Farmer has arranged with the, National Elmer gency Food Garden Commission, 210 Maryland building, Washington, D. C., for free distribution of these manuals. All you have to do is send a two cent stamp for postage to ob- tain either the storage, canning or drying manuals.
 This cooperation is part of the nation wide food saving campaign that is being counted by this paper and the National Emergency Food Garden Commission of which Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the American Forestry Association, is head. Other members of the com mission are: Luther Burbank, Dr. Charles W. Eliot, Dr. Irving Fisher, Fred H. Golf, John Hays Hammond, Fairfax Harrison, Myron T. Herrick, Dr. John Grier Hibben, Emerson Nc Millin, A. W. Shaw, Mrs. John Dick inson Sherman, Capt. J. B. White, James Wilson, former secretary of agriculture, and P. s. RidsdaIe, sec retary
 This storage, booklet goes into that subject as we'll as pick1ing, fermenta- tion and salting of vegetables. Pota- to starch and it's uses are taken up and there are many valuable recipes. In announcing the storage manuals ready for free distribution Secretary Ridsda1e also said the apportioning of the S5,000 in prizes and National Certificates of Merit for the best canned vegetables was now being made in every state. The prizes are to be awarded in conjunction with state and county fairs and war gar den exhibits throughout the country. Is your canning club giving an exhi- bit this fall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
ALL NEW YORK GIRLS MAY NOW
 CHOOSE WORK
Proportion of l Worker to 5 Places Reversed
 By War.

The startling discovery bas been made that. whereas before the war there were formerly i've girls for every position in the city of New York. there are now five positions flor every girl
 This committee, a sort of employ 1nent clearing house for the Woman's Committee, was instituted as a war measure to mobilize labor and to fill demands for it through the existing machinery of the Federation of Non Commercial Employment Agencies. There are 51 agencies registered at the clearing house. In rendering service to these cooperating bureaus, fine clearing house necessarily rem ders service, though indirectly, to employers and applicants alike.
 There is, however. no machinery for receiving and placing the candi- dates for positions. The girl who wants a job is asked to register at whatever free employment agency is .nesrast to her home. If there is no posftion open to her at this particu- lar bureau, her application will be reported to the employment clearing house of the Mayors Committee of Women.
 The clearing house receives calls directly from employers, as well as all unified calls from x- each of its cooperating agencies. A bulletin published daily makes available to every non-commercial employment agency in New York each and every one of these opportunities, so that the applicant registered in any one bureau can learn of the openings in all other bureaus.
 
 all day long with these calls. Where are the. girls who used to want jobs and couldn't get them? There are op- portunfties now for them to learn al- most any trade which they desire, al a minimum wage of $6 a week while they are learning. There are vacan- cies for learners in stock rooms, showrooms, checking, labelling, em- broidery, novelties, leather goods waists, underwear, skirts, clothing and 1ewelry. Manicures and hair Aressers are asked for at a weekly salary. of from s6 to $1o. Machine operators are offered from s6 to SEQ "A score of girls could be placed to. day as beginners in millinery, if they were only at hand. The demand fol mattresses in hotels and hospitals and chambermaids. kitchen and pan try workers i'm hospitals is so grea that the supply utterly fails to mee tthe demand.
 It is a patriotic duty in these day. flor women to go to work and re. heass their husbands and brothers fol military duty. And work is not 6 duty merely-it opens the door tt opportunity and freedom. Now tha vacation time iS over. it is hoped tha there soon will be enough candidates Ito relieve a situation which la maxim, ,ft difficult, for employers to carry or khefr business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17

At the request of Colonel William W. Harts, corps of engineer, chief mil 1tary aid to the President and in charge of public buildings and grounds in the District of Colum bia, the President has relieved that officer from his present duties and approved his assignment to the command of the Sixth engineers of the regular army This regiment was organized recently in. and near Washington for early service in France and is now sta- toned at Washington barracks await ing orders to move to the front
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
Store Hours 8:3O to 6 Daily !. Open Saturday Evenings zeA'sHA' Exclusive DOeuillet Models

Give our patrons the opportunity to get styles that are different, and cannot be ~ duplicated Sole representative in Bridge port of G. Doeuillet, the famous French designer.
 Fifty Designs Especially Created for Amer ican women are now being exhibited in our Coat and Suit department There are Dress es, Goats, Suits and Skirts in authorized repro auctions of Doeuillet designs. The prices are very moderate.
 Long, Beautiful Coats in Fine Materials and smart styles. Some designs have no finish other than stitching and buttons, while others are trimmed with fur The fabrics are Silver cloth Navy velour, Silverton grey and English Navy Velour
 Suits are Delightfully."- Distinctive. The coats are the smart length below the knee, trimmed with fur or touch of color on the collar, belt ahd pockets in conventional embroidery de- sign. Skirts harmonize in line and are of moderate width.
 Each Dress has Certain Attractive Novelty. Trot- teur models in serge, jersey and broadcloth. Color combinations comprise navy and Nattler, navy and beige, navy and plum. Afternoon dresses are simple in Georgette and Crepe de Meteor. /
 Evening Gowns are Truly Wonderful, one es- .pecially in crepe de meteor and. silver embrol- dered net and ribbon M. Doeuillet's artistic touch is evident in the clever arrangement of the material.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
AUTOMOBILE SHES
 STONE THROUGH WINDOW.

An automobile struck one of the paving stones in Cannon street a glancing blow yesterday and hurled the stone through one of Howland's s plate glass windows. The street de- partment is repairing the roadway in Cannon street where the incident oc- cured. The operator of the ma chine apparently was ignorant of the damage done by the paving block.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17
TO NAME NEW FIREMEN.

At the meeting of the board of fire commissioners next Wednesday. the members of the board may appoint three lieutenants, two captains and IT new hosemen. These appointments were due sometime ago but action has been delayed. It is thought likely that steps will be taken to place a crew at No. il company, Black Rock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17

Heinrich von Eckhardt, the German minister at Mexico, denied all knowl- edge of employing a former Swedish charge d'affaires to convey informa- ton to Berlin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17

The Kaiser's answer to his peoples demand for, more democratic govr ernment was to allow the people to celebrate the capture of Riga at the expense of the taxpayers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-17

Because one of his employees makes "excellent macaroni,'' Wilkes-Barre baker asked that the man be exempt ed from military service.