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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
BOY GOING FOR DOCTOR
KILLED IN MOTOR WRECK
Physician, Called by Another, Finds
Philadelphia Dead Under Over
turned Car

His desire TO help another in distress
led to the death Of George Mortimer sixteen
years old. of 1924 L street, in an automo-
bile accident
While at his fathers summer home at
Hatfield, Pa. Mortimer was asked by
neighbor in whose home there was illness
to go for a doctor The boy got his
Fathers automobile and started Off at high
speed for the home Of DR.. S. L. Cope, of
HATFIELD Meanwhile some one else had
notified the physician or the case. and ON
his way to the house he found Mortimer
dead on Church road The boys skull was
crushed and he was pinned beneath the
machine, which was overturned by a rut
In the road The physician tried to revive
him, but he was beyond all aid.
Mortimer was the son of John Mortiroer
a contractor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
PRICE OF POTATOES
DROPS so CENTS MORE
$3.50 Wholesale Cut in Last
Three Days Not Yet Apparent
in Retail Market

further drop today OF fifty cents a
barrel has lowered the wholesale pssce Of
potatoes $3.50 in the last three days.
The city Is being supplied 50 fast that the
potatoes are not cleaning up. Forty-seven
carloads from Virginia and five from North
Carolina were unloaded this morning fifty
five are still on the track ready 70 be un-
loaded. on account of the heavy shipment
Of 1853 carloads received yesterday the de-
mand today was light The best Norfoks
and North Carolinas are selling today for
$500 barrel.
The retail price of potatoes was not
appreciably affected yesterday or today by
the wholesale drop, but should go down to-
morrow. II generally takes several days
before changes In the wholesale markets
are reflected in the retail prices
The price of tomatoes has been rising
steadily for the last ten days. The crop
has been exceedingly poor and the demand
has greatly exceeded the supply. Most Of
the tomatoes now being received are Of
very poor quality, Many OF today's ship
ment Of six carloads from Florida and
Mississippi were soft and overripe on ae-
count of bad weather conditions in Missls-
slppi, the prices are likely to stay high
until the Jerseys start
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
DEAD MAN RADIO
OFFICER IN NAVY
Brother Identifies Subject of
Hotel Mystery as Ferdi-
nand Alexander
FROM EAST PITTSBURGH
Girl Who Killed Herself Appar-
emily Believed She Was
Companions Wife

The man found dead at the Bellevue
stratford with Miss Louise Jones. Of Sara
toga. n. Y, was identified today as Fer
dinand Sebastian Alexander, OF Pittsburgh.
Identification was made at the Morgue by
John James Alexander Of 5145 Liberty ave-
nue., East Pittsburgh, the dead mans
brother
Long-awaited word from Lieutenant r.
Il. Cotton, the dead mans superior officer
in the navy, came today in the form Of
wireless message from the ocean, describing
Ferdinand Sebastian Alexander accurately
and saying that he was radio sergeant in
the coast artillery.
The radio message came in answer to
repeated requests flashed through the air
that Lieutenant Cotton confirm the belief
that the dead man was his subordinate.
Lieutenant Coltons message was picked up
at Fort Howard Md, and reayed to Cap
tain Of Detectives Tate. The naval author
tiles declined TO tell the police the where
abouts Of Lieutenant Colton's vessel.
John James Alexander told detectives
that his brother left home about five years
ago and enlisted in the navy n year later.
lie was Of the opinion that his brother was
a Lieutenant.
Alexander said he first learned of the
tragedy through the Pittsburgh papers, and
from the general circumstances thought the
dead man might prove to be his brother.
He frequently received letters from Ferd-
inand bearing the printed name Of Lieuten-
ant r. b. Cotton, and also that of the
cable ship Joseph Henry Many Of the let
ters sent by Ferdinand he said also came
from the headquarters of the signal corps
of the coast artillery in New York.
Alexander will send his brothers body
to Pittsburgh and will endeavor to find the
relatives or friends Of Miss Jones in New
York. Should he fail he will see that her
body is sent TO New York for burial.
Alexander and Miss Louise Jones, both
of New York. had registered at the hotel.
He was found dead, apparently from acute
Indigestion or ptomaine poisoning. She had
killed herself with a revolver. note
found beside the womans body told the
police to notify Lieutenant Cotton of Alex
ander's death.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
COMMERCIAL MUSEUM
GIVES HALL FOR DRILL
u. of P. Soldiers Will Receive
Military Instructions in EX-
hibition Building

The exhibition hall Of the Philadelphia
Commercial Museum will be used for the
training Of student-solders The board Of
trustees of the museum today gave written
assurances to this effect to Senator Buck
man, chairman of the Senate Appropriations
Committee at Harrisburg.
The action Of the museum trustees ends
the controversy with the University OF
Pennsylvania as to the latter's right to use
the hall for drilling students for military
service.
Museum trustees want to have stricken
from the Walker bill making a State APP
propriation OF $4,000 TO the museum for
the next two fiscal years "ridcr' to the
effect that the hall should be available to
student soldiers of the University.
The museum trustees have sent the fol-
lowing letter, signed by former Sheriff Will
son II. Brown, their president, to Senator
Buckman:
referring TO the provso attached to
House bill No. 1911, I would say to you
It is unnecessary for the Assembly to at
tach any such provlso to this appropriation
At the same time the request was made
of us on behalf of the University of Penn
sylvania reserve officers training corps
we were already bound to agreement for
other uses Of the promises for several
months.
You have no doubt seen that as soon
as we were free TO do 10 we gave the use
of our exhibition hall, at the request Of
the War Department to the engineer
corps of the United States army for the
period for which they requested it. We
further stand ready to grant the use of
the exhibition hall for war purposes to
the University Of Pennsylvania reserve
officers training corps or to any other
organizations engaged in national, state
or municipal service, upon request of their
responsible officers, subject to reasonable
schedule and regulations, and when not
In conflict with contracts or obligations
for use Of the building for other public
PURPOSES"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
NAMES NEW COMPTROLLER
Lehigh Valley Railroad Head Appoints
M. P. Blauvelt to Position

M. p. Blauvelt has been appointed comm
troler OF the Lehigh Valley Railroad. ac-
corning 10 an announcement made today by
y. 70. Loomis, president, who also an.
nounced formally the resignation OF L, ID
Smith. vice president in charge OF finance
and accounting,
Mr.. plauvelt, who was oomptroiIer Of
the Illinois Central and the YaEoo ana
Mississippi Valley Railroads win have his
the general offices
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
Anti.Fly Committee in Last Meetirg

The last meeting Of the season OF the CO
operative Committee for Fly Exterminatlon
was addressed today by Frederic C;rusn'
berg, director OF the Bureau OF NunicInsI
Research at the Chamber Of commerce, he
spoke on The Municipality Versus the
siy. si.y Aithoush the weekly sessions will be
war VIII continue under the direction ~
Ihomaa Lelper Hodge, executive secretsrv.
Work WIN be resumed next winter m tSa
lofm q general drive fer "a Cleaner
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
MORE LAND FOR BALDWIN's
Locomotive Company Purchases 200
Acres at Eddystone

The Baldwin Locomotive Works has mus
chased two large tracts Of land north ~
tho company's plant at Eddystone, accord.
Ing to an announcement made today, De
velopments that will mean eventuaIIv an
outlay Of Sl5,oOO0oO have been started,
The two tracts comprise more than ma
acres each. The company now owns the
Eddystone plant south Of the mouth OF Cr,,r,
Creek and Darby Creek. Several docks and
a new channel are among the improvements
planned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
Seriously Hurt by Motortruck

Harry Farber, forty-five years old, of lOG
Howard street, is in critical conditiot1in
the Jefferson Hospital after being knocked
down by a motortruck at Fifth and Market
streets. Farber was wedged between the
wheel and body of the truck, which had 10
be lacked before he could be removed His
skull is fractured
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
BERLIN PHYSICIAN DIES
DR.. Edgar Sharp Stricken Suddenly by
Heart Disease

Dr. Edgar Sharp. for thirty years a prae-
tlclng physician OF Berlin, n. j., ana a
graduate OF Hahnemann College. fell dead
today In his once Immediately after attend
ing patient Doctor Sharp was slxty-thres
year old. Death was due 20 heart disease
Doctor Sharp is survived by two dauRh-
ters. Mrs. Bessie Armstrong, OF Phlladel-
phia. and Miss Ethel Sharp. who makes
her home with him. No arrangements have
been made for the funeral
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
Identity Body Of Drowned Woman

NOhkIsToWN, Pa, June 2s.-The body
OF woman found floating in the schuyllriil
River last night at the foot OF Franklin ave
nue. was Identified as that OF Lena Ephart.
employ Of William y. Dannehower. a law.
yer Of this place. for nearly Z llfetlme. Sha
Was ~ ana disappeared ffom M Dame.
howtF home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
Priority Shipment Bill Reported

WASHINGTON, June 2s-A to,,or.L,.
report on the priority shipment bilI-NaIrsas', Az,
passed by the Senate-giving the Presidsn,
power to direct what railroad shlnmsnts
snail have precedence, was submitted todsy
by the House Interstate Commerce Commit,
zee. This presages early passage of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
Publisher Of Atlanta JournaI Dde.

ATLANTA. Ca, June a6.--James Rich-
ard Grey. president and publisher OF The
Atlanta Journal, ID dead here TODAY of
apoplexy following an attack Of indigestion
while returning from Washlpkton late
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
DO your Part NoU
to Keep City Clean

no NOT throw any fruit or vege-
~ tables or their peelings on the
sidewalk.
Police have been ordered to watch
and arrest persons who disobey this
don't" which is a city ordinance.
Offenders will be watched after
warning has been given to them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
REGULARS PARADE
TO SPUR RECRUITS
fan try Detach m en- t
Marches Through Busi-
ness Section
ARMY WEEK" FEATURE
Col. Hatfield, u. S. A., and Col.
Croskey, c. S. A., Get
Flowers
"ARMY WEEK" FEATURE
The Army Wants You!
Help Free the World!

WASHINGTON, June 6.--AdjutdHt Gen
eral Mccain has teiCprdphsd 10 all the army
recritittn1 OFFICES H the country The JOliot0s
ta0 bulletin:
ENLIST NOW!
Your President calls you!
The army wants you!
The country needs you!
Come on, you loyal Americans,
and let's help free the world that
our children may live in peace!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26

Frank p,Ippolo. ss, 1909 8. 18th st.
Norris Stanley Barrett Green, Fl. 1884 Market
CLAUDE Henry Ciyde &c. Iio6 81 BToad 81.
Iames c9leman Norton. 23i Reading. Pa.
William b, Page. Jr, IS, s415 Navahoe st.
Vivian Nickalis Osborne. 2S 2060 Il. Clarence
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
UNITEp sTATEs ARMY

Horaee w. upiohn. a. ts n. 5gth 81.
Trenk s.. Hsmllton 49, b214 Jefferson q.
3ekn ksnss. as; ssSf .SSslgtSSi ~
William Kelly, IS. $40 Walnut lane. Manayunk.
fsntoP o pi koeSs; kss; b ilsi sisillfth'a
W|lllam y knapp. ss, 1851 Rlc6mond st
Frank EnwriEhf. 26, 1856 w. LDpipcott a.
Fholnas g. Towle, 20, 22le oskdaie 81.
"4Innal q ZoOii %, lIO0 y. 2iet 81.
John MaiboFo 20. li24 cTQgs 81
"4rtId STARK e0 Bunford. England
|.InaI Eyre. -. AddIngham, Pa
.0II A. fIunkgtt. 22. awarfhniQre ~.
|.I.II IH.Hr|I. ~. InoHI4r ~.
|.|| I0&4f ~. Stowe ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
FIRST PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY

yunk.
Joseph GubiIsa. IS. 1888 Umbrla st.
Andrew NJ Thompsn, 20, 23S Race st.
Hehry w. Scare, FL, iis N. 10th st.
John N. g. Burke, 81, III Tasker 81
Frank Frank MeA. Wallace, IS, 2s24 Peltz st.
Mllism p. Reed, % lbi ~. 9th ST., Darby.
Fred R, strygh, 20, 275s Amber ST.
William b. Conley, %, 1912 Filbert st.
James @. Peak, 20, Ill Tasker ST.
William T. ThmpsonS 10, 1924 n, Bowler st.
William s. Gsui. 2s, 1880 Il. "a =,
Edgar J. Call, 81, 1928 S. Broad st.
Charles n Halpen. 90 RO2l BeAchpnnd II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-26
THIRD rENNsYLYANIA INFANrnY

Eobert "; Glaubit. Us, 2223 Manton st.
Wlllism y ODonnell. p 1924 Ellsworth st.
BENJAMIN Broder. 22. GI9 n. 7th st.
Albert G. streeper, 10, 14ss s. Rnggold st.
RSSwsy ,FTieemSHn' nH' 59. 5l620 Pr EFaiTImount ave.
EoMsr9 y; Burke, ~ lOOs n Van Pelt st,
Hersey Jacobs Pool, 2s, SO5i Chester ave
Louis NJ Reese, 90 lOsi H. American St
Andrea Pisani. %, 1905 Wharton st.
James Lucas SO 400 Wyoming ave.
Assst A.sl0 q sTssn9 sfrTe:SI 49, a6,s ISf RI, st
WILLIAM willlism Joseph Whitehead 90, 1909 S. 22d st,
Frank A. Roster, 2i. 1904 s. lSth st.
ySorEe Henry Williams, g. Mt. Carmel, Pa.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-09-06
Two Meet Horrible Death

Mrs. Robert Earl Baker, two
little children, and Miss Elmer
White were struck by No. 6Mon-
day, while attempting to cross
the railroad at the Monroe street
crossing. Miss White and Mrs.
Bakers 8 year old daughter
were so badly hurt that both
died Wednesday Miss White
shortly after midnight land the
little girl almost exactly IL hours
later. For time Mrs. Baker
seemed to be fatally injured, but
this morning she is reported
better and it is thought. her
chances of recovery are good.
Her six months old baby was cut
up and bruised considerably but
has showed no signs of serious
| injury.
; This is a dangerous crossing,
between the upper and lower
yards, and several tracks cross
the street here. At the time OF
accident a number of cars were
standing on a track to the east
and two engines were standing
just south of the crossing with
steam up and making the usual
noise. These obstructins pre-
vented Mrs. Baker from seeing
or hearing the fast approaching
passenger train, just then run.
ming into the yard, in charge OF
Mr.. AL Smith, one of the Oldest
and most trusted engineers.
When the team saw the train il
became frightened and dashed
across and obliquely up the track
and cleared it except the real
end of the vehicle which received
the blow and totally demolished il
and scattered the occupants Ein
different directions. Miss White
and the little girl probably never
knew what hit them, as neither
regained consciousness and it i
not known if they saw the train
lor not.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-09-06
Our War for Freedom

OuI w dT lOI rIccuOHu
Vicksburg, Miss.
u. S. Army, Recruiting Station.
Post Office. Bldg.
Vardaman, Record.
Vardaman. Miss.
Dear, Editor, =
| was invited by a number of
my friends to be present at the
Picnic, CAT Vardaman, Aug.
2nd) that was given in honor of
the Calhoun boys that had vol
unteered and enlisted in Co. "B"
End Miss. Regiment of Infantry.
Also | was urged to make a
speech for the occasion, but |
found it impossible for me to
remain in Vardaman, another
day, so had to leave on the
afternoon of Aug. lst broken
hearted. However i feel so
Iproud Of the way our Calhoun
boys rallied to the Flag" in
this great cause of Humanity,
/ can't refrain from expressing
lmy appreciation of those boys
thru the columns of your great
Paper if you will kindly permit
lit. Although guess you will
think that am going further
kthan paying a tributute to the
Patriotic" Calhoun boys before
/ get thru. | am in my own
way going to try to put before
you some of the causes in which
our boys are soon to sail far
across the Ocean.
Calhoun County and the thriv-
ing little town of Vardaman, has
always been known for its sturdy
manhood that her young men
were trained In the way that
they should go, and we always
knew that when the time came
they would show the world that
they were leaders in loyal and
patriotic thoughts and actions,
and that they would show the
world that Calhoun county was
a county of true, loyal and pat
riotic citizens. When | first
learned that Calhoun county had
offered to the Government a
company of volunteers and that
there would only be a small num-
Der of men drafted in Calhoun
county, | said Hurrah! for Cal
houn county, God bless her, we
are proud of her.
Our country is now facing the
greatest crisis in her history.
No man can say and no man can
know what will be the heart
aches, the privations and the
river of blood necessary to vic
tory, but / have an abiding faith
| in America and everything
American. / believe that we,
with cur allies will succeed in
conquering the Imperial German
army. | know that our people
are as loyal and patriotic as any
people on earth. While | be-
llieve that our success is assured,
/ would have you remember that
we are in the conflict against an
enemy who has for years and
years prepared for TINS connlct,
while we have enjoyed peace
prosperity. Their very babies
are taught to lisp words Of war
and their children are taught
that they must subdue all ma
tons and all people and that
they must rule the world by
force Of arms. We must not
underestimate such an enemy
guided by such thoughts and
and such teachings.
Such thoughts and such teach
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-09-06


torpedoes at hospital ships, to
regard their solemn treaties as
mere scraps of paper, to ruth
lessly murder women and chill
dren, to regard all citizens of
this country of German blood as
traitors, to forget the meaning
of the word humanity. We must
remember this is a war against
a government rather than peo-
pie.
We must remember this is a
war for democracy, for liberty
and freedom. This is a war
against autocracy, against slav-
yry AMI militarism. We who
have lived in Mississippi and en-
| joyed the blessings of democra-
cy, of peace and prosperity, can
little understand why all nations
and all people are not clamoring
for democracy instead of fight
ing against it and trying to en-
slave others as well as them
selves.
Do we realize what democracy
means? 1t means the right to
choose for ourselves. 1t means
the right to follow the teaching
Of our fathers. 1t means the
right to enjoy the liberty and
freedom bought by the sacred
blood of our fathers and the
right to enjoy the blessings of
civilization and humanity. Those
leving under an autocratic form
of government have not the
right to choose for themselves,
but others choose for them and
tell them what they shall think
and what they shall say.
1t may be that the citizens OF
to this country should not have
risked their lives upon the high
seas. 1t may be thatthey should
not have desired at this time to
engage in commerce or to sell
their products abroad. But the
citizens of these United States,
and especially the citizens of
Calhoun county, resent it, an ] it
is an insult to be told by the I'm
perial German government, or
any one else, that you shall not
travel upon the high seas, sand
that you shall not trade away
from your home, and we shall
tell you where you shall travel
and when you shall travel. We
have the right to choose for our
selves, and let no man or no ma
ton dare to choose for us. We
shall go when we choose and
wherever we choose. Any nation
who says to these people you
shall do as we choose for you tc
do, lies most viciously, and thai
lie shall be forced down hel
throat by the young men of this
nation. We Mississippians are
not accustomed to being tolC
that we shall stay in tour owr
yard until we are given permits.
sion to come out and we will moi
stand for it.
We are soon to go far away,
We are going in a great and no
Bile cause. We are going to say
by giving our own blood, if nee
essary, that the .squarhead''
German can't commit the dep.
relations upon our women and
children that they have commit,
\ ted upon the helpless women and
children of Belgium and France,
when they do they will do il
lover our dead bodies. !" VIZ
Iare going to make the world safe
for democracy. We are going
to battle not only for our owl
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-09-06

The Old Standard Groves Tasieless
chill Tonic Is equally valuable as .
General Tonic because Il contains the
well known tonic properties Of 06lNiNh
and IRON. Il acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria. Rnfichea the hlood ara
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-09-06

dom of others.
In 1776, when we were fight
ing our first battles for domocra-
cy, France loaned US the flower
of her manhood who fought by
our sides. 1t is fitting now that
we, with our allies, should tell
France that her big brother will
not stand by and let the iron hand
of Prussian greed, thirst for
blood and lust for power, tram
pie longer upon her.
know that the citizens of
Calhoun county leel proud of her
oung men that are going forth
to fight for their country, for
their people and their homes.
These young men of Calhoun
county (proud to say that | am
one of her sons) are proud to be
able to fight under the flag that
has always been carried in the
cause of right, in the cause of
freedom and liberty-a flag that
has never been unfurled to the
breeze in the cause of militar-
ism, a flag that has never, and |
pray to God, never will be trail
ed in the dust of defeat. Re-
member the little poem that
reads thus,
Flag Of free hearts hope and
home,
By angel hands to valor given,
Thy stars have lit the welkin
dome,
And all thy hues were born in
Heaven.
You people who remain at
home must remember that you
can do more towards patriotism
than just wearing a flag out to
the Sunday School. You can
demonstrate your patriotism by
giving freely to the Red Cross,
which is often called the army's
big brother. Every dollar you
contribute to the Red Cross may
help to save the life of one Of
your Calhoun boys of ~-hom |
am sure you feel proud. We all
have a part to play in this gigan-
tic struggle for humanity, wheth-
er we are soldiers or civilians.
Too many of us have not real
lied that we are in a war. 1t is
a long, long way to poor stricken
Belgium, it is a long ways to Ber-
lin, it is a long ways back to the
war of 1776, it is long ways
back to the hardships and the
four years of bloody warefare
between the states, and it seems
a long ways from bounteous har-
vest, successful business, and
Ihappv homes to the devastated
lands of France, of Belgium with
her weeping widows and starv-
ling, fatherless children, It is
easy to forget the things that
far away. But this is our war.
| 1t is our conflict and the fearful
ness of it is only~too near. This
is our war, our liberty. our free
dom. our boasted democracy is
at stake. Our rights hereafter
| to think for ourselves choose for
ourselves is in the contest. Shall
1--we continue to enjoy the bless
ings of freedom or shall we allow
others to choose for US and to be
our masters?
| ] pray to the Lord God OF
Hosts that peace may soon reign
everywhere, that the true spirit
of democracy, of freedom. of lib
erty and the right to choose for
ourselves. may prevail through-
out the world. That war drums
may throh no longer and that
the battle flags may be furled in
the parliament of man. the fed
Grafton Of the world.
MONROE FOSTER,
! G. S. Inf. U. S. Army.
Vardaman Record.