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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
BOND BILL BEFORE SENATE CALLS
FOR S5OOOOO,OOO WAR FUND

them out at the rate of several each week.
Mr. Galloway criticized the short-sighted-
ness of the big navy" men in insisting on
centering effort on battleship construction
when it was apparent that the most useful
craft, in event of a break with Germany,
would be small torpedoboats.
why do we face the present crisis?'
asked Galloway. 1T is because all Eng
lands wonderful fleet on the surface of the
seas cannot protect British commerce from
German submarines All Englands great
battleshps and battle cruisers fly from the
presence of one hostile submarine.
They say they can sink the submarines.
but they know better. They say they sink
them by shooting off the little periscope no
bigger than mans hand. hut experience
has shown that the submarine generally
gets the surface ship before it loses its
periscope The whole British fleet at the
Dardanelles fled before one German sub
marine"
Representative Farr, OF Pennsylvania.
sprang to the defense of the big ship ad-
voCates
I'VE are no better prepared today than
we were for the war of 1872" he said.
Several years ago Admiral Dewey and the
other members of the General Board laid
down a naval program. If we had followed
that program would have forty-eight
first-class dreadnoughts instead of the
twelve we have in actual service"
Representative r. S. Butler, of Pennsyl-
vania, ranking Republican member of the
Naval Affairs Committee. in the discus
sion of the 1851 100000 naval appropria-
ton bill. said that if he had his way in
the present emergency, he would have the
bill passed without a rollcall, without fur
ther debate.
Representative Kelley. Of Michigan. an
other Republican member of the Naval
Committee, recommended that all employees
of the navy yards be put TO work in three
shifts a day on the war vessels now under
course of construction. He said that the
three batteships, Mississippi. Idaho and
New Mexico now only half completed, could
be finished in six months. if action were
taken
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Lord Devonport's appeal as food control-
Ter was followed by the frank declaration
that if his plea was not successful in estab-
fishing better conditions, a compulsory ra-
toning scheme would have to be adopted.
Devonport declared that Britons must cat
less, and he suggested a limit of four
pounds of bread, two and a half POUNDS
of meat and three quarters of pound Oh
sugar weekly for each individual
Lloyd George was expected to seize the
opportunity in his speech this afternoon Tor
some new and important declarations. Dis
matches from Carnavon today said the most
elaborate precautions had been taken to
guard the Premier, in view of the poison
plot against him last week. Admission to
then hdll where he speaks was by card ana
only a very few women specially credentialed
were admitted
on arriving i'm his home town Lloyd
George said: "The burden on my shouI-
ders is overwhelming, but I am confident
that with the united efforts of us all and
with the justice of our cause we shall con-
found the devices of the wicked one"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
PLOTTERS TELL OF PLAN
TO KILL LLOYD GEORGE
Intended to Assassinate Premier by
Driving Poisoned Nails Into
His Boots

DERBY, England, Feb g. -- The three
women and the expert man chemist the
Government charges plotted to kill Premier
Lloyd George and Minister Arthur Hem
derson, as well as Chancellor of the En-
chequer Mckenna, told a Scotland Yard
agent their scheme was:
To catch Lloyd George at n hotel and
kill him by driving poisoned nails in his
boots.
To catch McKenna unawares and drive a
poisoned needle into his skull
Such testimony was offered at the trial
OF the quartet Mrs. Alice Wheeldon Miss
tiettie Wheeldon, Mrs. Alfred Mason and
Alfred Mason, today by Crown witnesses
The Attorney General declared the CON
splrators in the plot had told Crown agents
they also proposed to shoot poisoned arrows
at Lloyd George.
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WOMAN DEAD AT 1O1 YEARS
Mrs. Catharine Woodland a Native Of
Gap, Lancaster County

MIS- catherine Woodland. 1OI years old
died yesterday at the home of bsr do n5r'' Ol,i'
ter Mrs. w. A. Pinkerton, 5000 Westmin-
ster avenue.
Mrs, Woodland was born in Gap. Lancas-
ter County, coming to Philadelpbia 'thirt,,
Years ago. Her husband, Christonber
Mooulahd' whom she married in 1S4l. died
about forty years ago She Is survi,ad L,.
three children. Mrs. Pinkerton. with whon,
she hved Miss Sallie Woodland and SvI.
Nester Woodland She is also survived h,.
seven grandchildren and fifteen great-rranG-
children. an"
home until tomorrow, when IL win he 49,,
10 Parkesburg. Funeral services will ba
held IN our Lady of Consolation CathoIic
Church. and intermont will he in tho
Parkesburg burying ground ''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03

WASHINGTON, Feb 3,--Senator Thomas,
of Colorado, introduced an amendement to
the revenue bill authorizing the issue of
S0OOOOO,O0O in bonds to enable the Govern
ment TO put the country in n state of mill
tary and naval preparedness.
While Senate leaders denied they were
ready to authorize huge expe q tures at
this time unless the President asked for
them. the action of Senator Thomas points
clearly to the fact that there is general
sentiment in favor of getting the nation
ready for war if complications continue to
get worse.
Discussion of the naval appropriation
bill in the House quickly turned to the war
situation, as news of the break with Ger
many circulated among the members on
the floor today
Representative Galloway. Of Texas, one
of the leading little navy" men, precipi-
tated the discussion when he declared that
the United States should Immediately turn
all its efforts to construction of submarines
and destroyers in unlimited quantity.
"The enemies of Germany already control
the surface of the seas We can add moth
ing to their power by continuance of om
present policy of appropriating for con-
struCtion of more battleships and battle
cruisers. These great ships cannot be COM
pleted in less than three or -four years at
best
what we need is submarines and other
small craft and the shipbuilders have told
the naval committee that they can turn out
submarines very rapidly.
How long would it take TO complete a
submarine started nOw?' asked Representa-
tive KearnS
81 can't say as to that, but the Fore
River Shpbuildng Company constructed
twenty submarines for England and deliN-
cred them in ten months" said Galloway.
II remember the testimony of President
Grace, of the Bethlehem Steel Company, on
that point" said Representative Kelley, OF
Michigan. Mr. Grace said it would take
from five to six months to complete the
first boat but after that they could turn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03

America. There can be no retreat We
have fought long enough with our arms
bound
The semn ffcial Cologne Gazette declares
that an adverse American reply to Ger
many's submarine notification will not
change Germany's intention.
We cannot for second time" says the
newspaper, have any consideration for
alien interests. Our honor and existence are
to greatly threatened by the new war de-
clared by the Entente"
The Boersen Zetung, which has been con-
sistently moderate ON the submarine and
similar issues, summarizes its own acqui-
escence in the decision of the Government
In these words: He would be poor Ger
man who would not now say: Right or
wrong, the only thing that counts now is
to fight for the fatherland's victory"
The Kreuz Zeitung takes the standpoint
that Germany's decision In regard to naval
warfare is in the interest of neutrals. say
ing:
'"rhe blockade of considerable territory
demands sacrifices from neutrals. but sac
rihces are made in their behalf. Germany
is 1ghting for them, as for itself in seeking
to break the British sea tyranny. Freedom
or the seas remains beautiful dream of
Utopia, impossible so long one Power has
absolute control of the seas.
"Neutrals, each and every one, have felt
the hardshps of this control II il is
DrokeH IL is naruly likely tnat any rover
will be able in a time which may be esti-
mated to assert control. as has been possi-
BILE by Great Britain with the two-Power
standard. No land Power would ever pos
sass the means. Only by destruction of
'mitless superpower can real freedom of
the seas be attained.
This is no step of desperation that we
are taking. Quiet and careful deliberation
has led to II. We are prepared for every
possible consequence"
LACKS ENTHUSIASM
The Frankfurter Zeitung is one of the
few to discuss the submarine program
without enthusiasm. 1t says the few men
in high places, who have taken the decision,
are answerable before their own people and
before history.
"Only the most cogent and compelling
reasons says the newspaper. ''can have
induced the Emperor and DIR. Won Beth
mann-Hollweg To sanction the measure
Doubtless there have been negotiations be-
tween Berlin and Washington. but we are
ignorant Of their results, II cannot be
| imagined however, that there can be any
new yielding to American protestations, and
| IT. therefore must be assumed that the
| Imperial authorities are firmly convinced
| that German strength will be able 10 hold
| It's own against an onset by the whole
| world. Whatever America may decide the
German people confront the future fear
| lessly."
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p. X. r. MAN DIES
Foreman of Engineers Took First Train
Through Gallitzin Tunnel

HARRISBURG, Feb. 3.--James b. Wells.
aged eighty-two years. retired Pennsyl-
vania Railroad middle division road fore
man of engineers, died here today
Mr. Wells ran the hrst engine from
Pittsburgh to Altoona through the Galltzin
tunnel He started with the Pennsylvania
on the Philadelphia. Wilmington and Bal
timore branch in 1862. being transferred
to the main line four years later. He was
retired i'm 1908 after fifty-one years Of
service. Harry G. Wells. n county COM
missioner and cX-sheriff of Dauphin, is a
SON
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
BRITAIN URGED ON
BY LLOYD GEORGE
Victory Certain, He Tells
Constituents in Wales,
but Not Easy
TO HELP SMALL NATIONS

CARNANON. Wales, Feb 3.--"We have
no doubt of the ultimate victory; but there
are many broad and turbulent rivers we
must cross to that end, which the nation
must help bridge" declared Premier Lloyd
George here today. He spoke to an en-
Enthusiastically cheering crowd of 5000 of
his former constituents in his home town.
Besides the rights of small nations, we
are fighting for the doctrine that the Turk
is incapable of governing any race justly
even his own" he continued.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03

LONDON, Feb. s.-England's intense
interest in-"what America is going to do
about ~ yas manifest today in the fact
that the Foreign Office was keeping CON
stantIy In touch with American Ambas-
nador Page. u
I, {. No less was Il apparent In British news
paeere' actiop - gubordInsting even the
'''|ss| vs'sS sIsss s;sss 2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
WHAT WILL AMERICA DO?' MORE VITAL
TO BRITAIN THAN BLOCKADE ITSELF

of frightfulness' to copious cabled dis
patches from America.
Press and public both continued their
attitude Of refraining from suggestion as
TO what America should do in her present
crisis. There was the most intense anxiety.
but the average man In the street believed
there was only one course open to America
and that President Wilson would Ultimately
reach that same conclusions. An
~ xondoa palIy Nail iesue1 ~ e<ty9
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
Marine Risks Steady

NEW YORK, Feb. 3-War risk insurance
rates today are holding Arm at nine to ten
per cent established Thursday after the an
nouncement of Grmany's new sea policy.
Underwriters report large increases in the
amount of business. Risks on ships bound
for Genoa are quoted at twelve and thr-
teen per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
DEUTSCHLAND'S CARGO SAFE

NEW LONDON, Conn, Feb. 3.-Fire de-
stroyed small shed in which some oil and
other materials We're stored on the state
pier near the plant of the Eastern For
warding Company shortly before 10 O'Clock
today. The firemen were called and ex.
tingushed the blaze without great damage.
The fire caused great excitement here
owing to its proximity to the U-boat
Deutschlands berth. None of the cargo of
the Eastern Forwarding Company was
damaged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
NEW AUSTRIAN ENVOY
TALKS WITH LANSING
Count Iarnowski Makes First Call at
State Department-No Rea-
son Given

WASHINGTON Feb. 3--Count Tar
nowskl' newly arrived Austrian Amba ssa-
dor, called at the State Department TODAY
for the first time. He saw Secretary Ian
sing and other high State Department Off
cials. YIN
Tarnowski refused to divuge the object
or ms mission. If he had any particular one,
~ Is presumed he will present his creden-
tials to President Wilson by NIondav
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TOO LATE FOR CLAssIFICATIoN


oUINN.-Feb. ., 1917. MARY A.. daughter II
Catherine Quinn tnce Dever) and the late
Anthony Quinn. Relatives and friends, also
ciety of s., Agaths,s Church, invited to funeral
Tues $50 a. m. 3G0S Brandywine St Solemn
requiem mass. st. Agatha's Church. 10 a. m.
Int Old Cathedral Gem
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
HELP WANTED-FEMALE
HELP WANTED-uALI.

COOK AND DOWNSTAIRS WORK-white, re-
liable Protestant woman; permanent position
In suburbs Phone Oak Lane 163.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS

Y NC A. EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
li21 ARCH STREET
Has calls for office technical and commercial!
men. The present demand is xCcptiOnally
heavy for Inexperienced graduates of high
schools and colleges, AppliCants must be or
become members of the Y. NJ. e. A. Member
and general privileges.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE

CHAUFFEUR Young man. s!nge. refined.
Protestant well educated, age - years.
years experience rcudiring and driving any
make car. desires position; can, furnish best OF
references. Address Box 10, Lansdowne. Pa.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-29
Simple to Solve Telephone Trouble
Government Ownership
Continued from First Column.)

When Mr. Jones in department of the Treasury
wants to get Mr. Smith in another department of the Treas
uy let them call up their central inside the building
talk each other and disturb the business of the general
public
When Mr. Senator at the Capitol wants to call up Mr.
Cabinet Officer at the other end Of the Avenue let him put
the call through the GOVERNMENT PUBLIC SERVICE
TELEPHoNE-run at cost we'll and without interfer-
with the public service which bad enough when its
BEST
The statement of the telephone company that doing
much business that it is compelled to raise rates.
puzzlng
It is puEzing the statement of the energetic fire
sale merchant who said he able sell pants for less
than they cost because he sold so many of them.
Settle the telephone and telegraph trouble once and for
all by having the Government take over the teegraphs
telephones charge uniform rates unite the entire country by
wire as it is now united by the postoffce.
Don't forget that it can be done.
You send telegram anywhere in Great Britain for
twelve cents England Ireland Scotland and Wales Gov
eminent its wires in Great Britain
And the government makes money.
Ordinarily the telephone and telegraph people would
tell you that if the Government owned the wires the service
would be very bad.
They won't tell you that now, because if Satan himself
owned them they couldn't be any worse and the fact
plain Private ownership breaks down real de-
mand is made upon it. Give public ownership chance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-29
Spotlight the Pirates
By EARL GOODWIN.
Men Who GOuge and Profteer in House Rents Ought to
Publicly.

The District Council of Defense is performing useful
service listing vacant when there any to list but
its complete usefulness will be attained unless the
council takes manly and vigorous methods to expose the
rent pirate
Nothing achieved by denying there is piracy among
the renters and the tenants who sube their apartments
at proteerng prices This thing is going right and
left many who visit my office will testify with facts and
and renting them to young who MUST have
In private homes and simply HELD UP because they
Tenants subetting their apartments and jump
ing the price month by month. very is
under my investigation wherein army officer has subet
his apartment through agent who is also in the employ
of the Civil Service Commission and trying to squeeze
almost double rent from underpad Government employee
And this spite of what to be rocad agreement
rent when the army officer subet In the first place
could go on for pages, probably to meet indignant
denial from warmly and comfortably situated
person who does not know what he is talking about Such
denials have been made and are silly and cruel.
Now the public has the impression that the District
Council of Defense do something under the law about
these boosted rents That impression The Dis
trct Council of Defense has authority in law to do any
thing about rent prices any than the Coal Admins
raon has the power to compel your coal man to deliver
you some coal.
Although the District Council of Defense has author
y to curb pirates it could make public the and
facts connected with and apartment piraces. As
have said before practically all the rent pirates people
sublettng their apartments homes for gougng figures
When this grinding reaches the stage where the District
Council of Defense hears of it there should be bit of lime
light turned on the profteer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-29
Simple to Solve Telephone
TrOubIe-GOVernment
Ownership
Ownership
There Is Simple Way to Solve 1t PartiaIy-An Inter
Government Department Telephone System

The telephone companies say that they are now unable
to their business properly in Washington and else
where
We agree with them ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as
regards Washington The business is not carried on thor
oughy it may truly be said that it is hardly carried on
at all
We do not question the statement of the telephone COM
pany that business crowds Of people In Washing
ton difficulty in keeping trained employees present
plications hard to meet.
We do however deny absolutely that the remedy to be
applied to charge six cents for something that ought to cost
ve rather six cents for something that OUGHT to cost
three cents.
The real complete and final solution for the telephone
trouble is GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
Let the Government the telephones and the tele
graphs.
Pay employees well and give them safe life jobs, pro-
tected by civil service.
Then they won't run away and throw up life job to
get three dollars a week for little while.
In their present job they not secure five minutes
No wonder they change when little money is offered
really desired to solve the telephone question let
us have another proclamation from the President of the
United States putting telephones and telegraphs under Gov
eminent control-whch will mean it will with the rail
roads, GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP IN THE END
FIVE can't yet have Government ownership of telephones
and teegaphs ought have and shall have eventu
ally, let US have at least THIS:
Let the Government have its telephone department
connecting ALL GOVERNMENT employees IN WASH
INGT0N 1t is Government calls that choke the service
Let Government have its own office lines.
Continued in Last Column
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-29

Eye Travels $4,000 Space
This gigantic eye will do for the entire human what
your eye, less than inch WIDE does for you.
Your eye allows you to study the neighbor next door
This great cosmic eye the lens Of the telescope
Mount Wilson, viii enable the human study neigh
bors in space hundreds of thousands Of TRIoNS Of miles
away.
To forget troubles of this little earth which is smaller
than tiny ant hill among the great neghbors in the sky
above u.s. think over this telescope and what it viii show
Let your children look at this picture representing
human eye the great lens biggest in the world that will
carry the sight of astronomers this planet than
seventytwo thousand times FIVE TRILLION miles into
space
You can Judge man or woman by interest or lack of
interest in great instrument of this kind.
A certain kind of man will say to you, "I have no
interest In something seventy thousand times FIVE on
miles away no matter HOW big it is HOW fast goes"
tumble bug at work beside the railroad track would
say he could speak 81 not interested in the express
train that dashes by; interested in this little treasure
that am rolling home to my nest
This greatest of earhs telescopes will be discussed in
The Sunday Times leading editorial tomorrow afternoon
with big cartoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-29

long and dreary, and no one acts
as if they liked you, and some act
as if they couldn't consider such a
thing, and the new pup has been
chewing too big a bone for his age
and isn't well enough to play, and
the cat is scratchy, and the chill
dren have their home work to do,
and the cook is cross because YOU
were late to dinner, and the one
you love best of all didn't write
and your new hat has turned out
to be unbecoming, and your new
shoes have hurt your feet from the
minute you put them on and you
didn't get time to have your hair
shampooed-and the sun has gone
down and it isn't time vet to light
the lights-dear mel how that wo-
man can improvise-but, oh, if
she'd only have little, just 4 lit
tie, common sense!
She's always pretending to have
something she never had in her
life.
Sometimes it's grandmothers-
dear me! what grandmotherS she
has had-grande DANES, and old
pioneers and plain, simple Quak-
ers! Her friends have Il game
they play when thew know she's
coming to tea-you bet pin which
grandmother you'll hear about on
that particular day. And if it isn't
grandmothers, it's aunts. Such
astonishingly rich aunts!
| know a man who ought to read
that story about the pearl neck
lace that never belonged and what
II did to the foolish woman who
prptended to own it. He's always
selling mines and closing contracts
and making deals-bankers are al
WAYS telephoning for him, traction
magnates are forever holding spe-
ciai meetings in the hope that he
will change his mind and come and
consult with them-great firms
send for him to tell them what 70
do in this, that, and the other
crisis-and all the time, il he'd
only do the things he really can
do. no one would laugh at him at
all.
Pm sorry for the man whose
wife didn't have the pearl neck
lace that she said she had-poor
follow, How hard it's going to he
for him - believe word any one
s,,.s-ahout pearls-after this,
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