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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

LANCASTER, Pa. April 4.-Pledges OF
loyalty. signed by almost $4,000 citizens
will be sent to President Wilson tomorrow
by Mayor Trout. They will be presented
by Congressman w. w. Griest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Finds His wife Dead

NORTH WALES, Pa, April 4.--sxtj1
his wife wien he arrived homo. s,s- =
Campbell of Third street, North w.s
made an investigation and found her ,.,1'
dead on the back porch. go
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
THAW ADJUDGED INSANE
BY LUNACY Commission
New York Authorities, However, Will
kndeavor to Extradite Him.
'By the International New. S.,

my the International News Service ,
Philadelphia. March 13.-Harrv Y
lhaw was today adJudged. insane nv the
iuhacN commission which held a session
IN the Office Of Attorney A. Ballard ves-
terday afternoon The commission was
FORMED by Pennsylvania and New York
onlc1als TO pass upon Thaw's mental con-
dltion in order to determine the Iera,
STATUS Of the wealthy Pittsburgher reIa
i've 10 tn" extradtion sought by the
latter TO bring him back to New York
TO stand trial on charges of attacking
boy I'm New York hotel.
After stat" Lunacv Commissioner Ellis
Anes Ballard made the report Of the
commission to Judge J. Willis Martin in
Common Pleas Court. No. 5 the courr
ordered Thaw to be confined in St
Mary's Hospital where he has beer under
the care of physicians since his attemp.
at suicide here several months ago and
appointed a committee to administer his
estate. BY the action of the court Thaw
has been placed in the custody of the
State of Pennsylvania
New York March 13.-"The Supreme
Court OF tn" United States held that
insanity was no bar to cxtradition pro-
ceedings when Thaw started INSANITY
proceedings in New Hampshire after his
escape from Matteawan," Assistant Dis.
triCt Attorney William Black said to-
day in commenting on the finding OF
Harry X. Thaw insance by a Philadel-
phia jury
Black said the New York authorities
will resume their efforts to bring Tbaw
back here.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
AIRWOMAN Will FLY
TO Open SUFF BAZAAR
Miss Dorothy Folks to Take Air Route
From New York.

Citizens of Washington will turn their
gaze skyward tomorrow. Miss Dorothy
folks, a prominent suffragist of New
YORK. will leave that city in her new
aeroplahe and fly to Washington as the
opening event of the suffrage bazaar to
De held, beginning tomorrow and con-
tihuins until Saturday night, at the
headquarters of the National American
woman Suffrage Association 1926 Rhode
Island avenue northwest
me executive committee of the bazaar
consists OF Miss Helose Myer, chairman;
MISS catherine Newton, Mrs. Cato Sells.
McLintock.
MISS catherine Newton will receive the
guests, assisted by Mrs. Francis L. War
rem. Mrs. Charles Curtis, Mrs. Albert
cummings. Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, Mrs.
Helen Gardner and Mrs. Philander P.
Claxton.
The students of Paul Institute will also
assist assist MISS Newton. Mrs. Josephus
Daniels. Mrs. Newton D. Baker Mrs
David Houston. Mrs. Gilbert Hill and
Mrs Mrs T. A Baker, assisted by students
from private schools of the city, will re-
GeNe on the closing day OF the bazaar
Dr Louise Cults Powell will have a spe-
clal booth for character reading.
Memhers OF the District branch Of the
association will have charge OF the apron
10y "'' hIS. i1tnTy Cnurcnlll
Cook, Or. Della Il. Wheeler. Mrs. r. l.
Shuman. Miss Mary Hcylcr. Mrs. Eliza
Deth Perry. Mrs. Julia Leavitt, Mrs.
jessie Main. Miss Jenkins Miss Eliza
beth Chaffe.
The Political Study club will take
charge Of the cake and pastry, also the
household utensil tables
ne iohowinE ladies will be in charge
OF the tables on the days specified
thursday evening. Mrs. Armes Miss
Garst, Miss Kern. Mrs. Rand. Mrs
Smell. Mrs. Eastmcnt
friday afternoon. Mrs GummeII. Mrs,
happine' Mrs. Bracket. Miss Crosby. |
Mrs. Tindall
r,l FRIDAY evening. Mrs. Whiting. Miss
Gom e. ",f''u. 'i Mrs; Dimi"k. Mrs. l.. B. Thorn
SON Mrs. Stiles. Mrs. Gardner.
saturday afternoon, Mrs. Newman Mrs
ffederlck Thomson. Mrs knight, Mrs
Motifs Mrs Swormstedt.
saturday evening. Mrs Clark, Mrs
IehSey' Li.y' Mrs. Townsend. Mrs. Hall, Mrs. |
lnhih' Mrs. Stoner. Mrs. Geo. w. East
nent' chairman; Mrs. Connor, vice chair
nan.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
SAN CARLO COMPANY
sings OLD FAVORITE
Lucia di Lammermoor" Pleases Opera
Lovers at Belasco.

Tis said that to hear Lucia di Lam
hherHloor without cast of unusual eX-
cellence is quite improbable. so that
the large audience present at the Belasco
iheater despite the stormy weather, last
night, was tribute to the Individual and
collective talent of the San Carlo Grand
Opera Company.
IL might also be said that Donlzettis
masterwork is a "prima donna opera,
ana that Its successful presentation de-
iends very largely upon the expert in
depreciation of the title role. Edvidge
Naccari, who sang Lucia last nigh:
was quite satisfying as the hapIess
heroine; she has an admirable soprano.
and delivered the difficult runs and
breezy staccati of the music with ability.
Her acting. too. particularly in the mad
scene was most appealing.
were dramatic consruity of moment In
connection with operate libretto. the ab-
surdities of this Italianized version of Sir
walter Scotts tragic tale. The Bride of
Lammermoor." would be obvious. The
present day demand for realism in the
drama. however. has not invaded the
held OF opera. and musical value is
placed before realism. 1t therefore does
not appear absurd the distraught lady
Immediately on numbering her husband
should engage in a COloratura COntes.
with the flute In the orchestra and come
out victorious. Happily. Donzetti provid-
ed a score so exquisitely melodous that
three-quarters OF a century has not
stalled the operas well-nigh universal
appeal.
Salvatore Sciaretti is a delightful low
er' Edgar of Ravenswood. His pleasing
voice is most agreeable. He made his
solo' spirit Pure and Bright" partic,I-
larly effective. The famous "Sextette,
II goes without saying, had to be re-
neated. Natalie Germs resonant basso,
Bide-the-Bent." was also attractive. and
Angelo Antola's splendid barytone was
beard to advantage as Ashley.
Al the widweek matinee today Mar !
tha" will be sung. and tonight the double |
Dill OF "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "I
Pagliacci' will be presented
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
thinks COOKING KEY
To DOMESTIC UTOPIA
But Female Writer Urges Community
Plan of Doing 1t.
Special 70 The Washington Herald.

speclA 10 Inc washington Herald.
Chicago. March 13-Woman should
his soul-not as his servant and the
drudge Of the house. The kitchen stove
1as lost its holiness and homemade"
pies and doughnuts like mother used tc
make are things to be forgotten.
Thus deposeth Mrs. Charlotte Perkins
Gilman. the writer. Cooking should be
done for entire communities by experts
Mrs. Gilman declared. And further:
The corner drugstore and saloon
would become extinct by the raising OF
the art OF cookers to its proper profess
sionaI and scientific position" Mrs. Gil
man declared.
Proper cooking and efficient house
bold service cannot be obtained for the
family SO long as we treat cooking as
sex function and eating as a family
function not otherwise rightly accom-
plished. The sexuo-economic IN the
household today makes efficient and eco
nomic management of the household i'm
possible.
Our domestic economy is the most
w1stefuI department Of life. The little
Industrial group of the home is very
rear the bottom of the line of economic
progress 1t costs men more money. wo-
II"u more work. and both more time and
-trength than need be by One-half. The
r rOr Of the housewife lies in her assump-
'inn that her love for her family makes
her domestic. Her family affection
does not make her a specialist. We need
S"""iaIists. Men, unspecialized. perform
tie cleaning cooking and sewing. man.
:. purchase and do thousand other
81 the scale of progress. industrially and
,-.-.rnDmiCaIIV''
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
SPITS ON FLAG--BANG!
HITS FLOOR--ARRESTED
Whiskered One Won't Go to War, but
Does Go to Jail-House.
..Ls.A- Ill

SPECIAL to The Washington Herald
New York, March l3.-There was =
long line of men last Thursday morn
ing strung out in front of the chief
clerks window in the bureau of Ii
censNs in the Offerman Building.
tall slender man addressed a remark
to the red-whiskered man standing
next him
IF we have war" he said. there
won ne so many men in line rhere
next year
oh. don't know" replied the red
whlskered man. Il expect to be here -
II We have war repeated the slen-
der man. Il guess you will be where I
VIII be. carrying a gun
guess l won't" replied the other
with a surIy look
IF we have war" said the slender
man third time II guess You will he
carrying gun or a flag like the rest
of US"
II would spit and-on the flag, and
don't
The slender man took ore step for
"ard and turned His right fist shot
out. Blng. 1t collided with the bulbous
nose projecting from the red whiskers,
Inc owner Of the nose and red whiskers
nit the floor with a bang His whis-
kers suddenly became redder.
He got to his feet and lunged at the
slender man. The latters right fist shot
out again and hit the same SPOT The
man hit the same SPOT
en- the floor A stocky man jumped for
ward and said to the slender man:
Leave this fellow to me. 1 have been
following him for two weeks"
With that he showed the badge Of a
Secret Service man. The two walked out
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
GIVES WARNING TO COAL MEN

The Federal Trade Commission vss,.r-
day warned the anthracite coal nrodnoer.
that they had best give the spring dis
counts as usual
Our investigations" says the commits
slon' indicates no Increase in mining
costs In the last four months OF 1916
Therefore 1t is the opinion of the commits
sion that further increase in circular
prices this spring by failure to grant the
customary discounts cannot be Justified
on the basis OF increased COST
The anthracite producers have been
threatening not to make their usual
spring and summer discounts. alleging
that their expenses have increased
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
women LAWYERS PLAN .
Organization OF SEX
Only Four Men to Be Allowed to
Membership.

The women lawyers of Washington are
planning bar association of their own
ana only four men are to be allowed Ia
IL. "
The four men are William CLARK
Taylor. Albert Temple. w. Edgar Leedy
aid Herbert Blase Andrew. and they are
the four who carried the banner of the
women lawyers in the famous suffrage
parade four years ago.
The women lawyers-about seventy of
them-got together at an anniversary
dinner In honor of the four men at the
New Arlington last night, and, tentatively
decided that, as they were not allowed
In the mems Bar Association, they would
form one Of their own.
There are about eighty women prac-
tising law in Washington most of them
otherwise employed in the government
departments, and the bar association o.
women here will be the third in the
country. The women lawyers of Chi
cago and New York have formed as
sociations within the last few years.
About 1000 women practice law actively
In the United States.
In an informal discussion after some
set speeches the women outlined some
OF the things their association will fight
for
We need a woman as an associate
justice on the District Supreme Court"
said Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, "and
We need a woman as assistant district
attorney to help with domestic relations
problems. There are 900 persons on the
probation list of the court now and only |
two probation officers to look after them. |
More probation officers are needed AT
once"
William Clark Taylor spoke about liv- |
ing conditions and said it was far worse |
to pay people starvation wages than to |
keep them in slavery
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
FLOOD COMES and GOES;
BRIDGES ALL UNFRAMED
Unscathed by Freshets o.
Melting Ice.

The crest of the spring flood Of the
fotomac was passing Washington at
midnight.
Millions upon millions of gallons of
water, from the sudden melting of snow
on the watersheds Of the river, made the
fotomac rise twenty feet above normal
at Williamsport and other nearby points
and flood over farmlands and sent tr
sea.
Just before midnight the racing waters
banked against the high tide coming
up from the bay. but the channel here
has been dredged so wide and deep
that the rising Of the waters was almost
lmperceptible' there being only several
feet OF rise indicated on the river gauge.
Happily for the Aqueduct Bridge there
was little or no ice in the flood waters.
ana practically no damage had been re-
ported along the river front at an early
hour this morning. At midnight the
waters had almost reached the top OF
the Georgetown wharves, but there would
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
ENTENTE POWERS FACE
CRISIS IN POLITICS
Suspension of Duma by Gar Causes
Grave Concern.
tBy the InternntionaI News SeryI,

tBy the International News Service
London. March 13.-The three most
owerfuI allied nations faced serious po-
Ii ical crises yesterday.
suspension of the sittings of the Rus
sian Duma by Gar Nicholas has created
situation of the utmost gravity at Pet
% IrId. Dispatches to London papers.
passed by the Russian censor, hint at the
j.. ssibilities of a revolution in the Cars
umpire.
Attacked by a powerful OPPOSITION In
Parliament the French Cabinet met to-
day. 1t was generally believed that only
a promise OF radical changes in the min
rS'ry would save it from fall
In London. the LLOYD George Cabinet is
nearer being overthrown than at any
time since its formation. The storm will
hurst tomorrow. If the vote is against
the Government the Lloyd George min
iStry viii resign.
The situation at Petrograd holds DOS
"ibilitic5 Of the GraVest moment to the
Allies. The fact that the Car acted
against popular government at time
when crowds were rioting in Petrograd
and Moscow and demanding food, was
considered particularly unfavorabIe
The Petrograd correspondent of the
pally Chronicle commented today on the
! ocular character Of the mobs now
Clamorlng in the streets of the Russian
ca pital for food.
There Is a curious placidity about the
whole thing, curious absence Of excite
ment and alarm said the Chronicle cor
respondent at the present time the
current OF the movement Is not revolu-
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
Charge CHINKS HID
DOPE in TINY MIRROR
Room Lighted When Sale Was On,
Police Say.
Special TO The Washington Herald.

special TO The Washington Herald.
Philadelphia, March 13.-A small pocket
mirror is the hiding place in which Jim
Tong secretes dope" according to De-
tectives Burns and Donahue, who arrest
ed Tong today. accusing him Of being a
dealer in narcotic drugs in violation Of
the Harrison narcotic act.
Tong. who is a Chinese. q years old
"a IL North Eighth street, was arrested
by the detectives when he ATTEMPTED to
sell them quantity of heroin morphine
and cocaine. His room was searched and
several decks" of narcotic drugs, a
nypodermic set and opium toys were
found, according to Federal agents. They
say Tong told them that they could buy
drugs from him any time they saw a
light burning in the window on the fourth
moor Of his home. He will be arraiened
today before United States Commissioner
Long.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
RID stomach OF
GASES, ,S0URNESS,
and INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" Relieves Stom-
ach Distress in Five
Minutes.

You don't want slow remedy wben
your stomach is bad-or an uncertain
one-or a harmful one-your stomacb
is too valuable: you mustn't iniure II
with drastic drugs.
Pape's Diapepsin Is noted for a.,
speed in giving relief; its harmless
ness; its certain unfailing action in
regulating sick, sour, gassy stomacbs
Its millions of cures in indIqestior,
dyspepsia, gastritls and other stomach
trouble has made it famous the world
over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor in
your home-keep 1t handy-get a largs
fifty-cent case from any drug store and
then II anyone should eat sometbine
which doesn't agree with them: If
what they eat lays like lead. ferments
and sours and forms gas; causes head
ache. dizziness and nausea; eructa-
tions of acid and undigested food
as soon as Pape's Disnensin
comes In contact with the stomach oil
such distress vanishes. Its promntness
and ease in overcominr N.
worst stomach disorders Is a reyei. tion
10 those who try it.-Adv.y
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
THINKS ELBOW GREASE
LIVING COST REMEDY

Have You little garden in your home? {?
If not. why not?'
This was the question asked by Fl, C.
Thompson. hOrticulturst of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. to his audience last
night at the Wilson Normal School
Eleventh and Harvard streets northwest
The old haphazard. careless method of
gardening must 60" said Mr.. Thompson
Think of your pOCketbooks as well as
YOUR eyes when planning a home garden.
Keep down insect pests and plant dis
eases If YOU would make a success .of
your garden. or else your plans are all
for nau@ht. = little perspiration and in
snirati"m can often change an unsightIy
sport into source of remuneration"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
NAMES NEW COMMITTEES

Selection Of committees for the ensuing
year occupied the members of the sir,
teenth street Heights Citizens Associa-
tton. which met at the residence of
Thomas ]. Williams, 1873 DoEwood
street northwest, last night.
Though only organized a little less than
two months the citizens Of the new suh-
division have already forty-fiye members
in their association. Those admitted Al
the meeting last night were T. w.
Campoell. E. Marc Phillips. Roger r.
StOckman and Charles Maxwell.
The following committee chairmen
were appointed: J. W. Staggers, legisla-
tton; Thomas J. Williams. public utilj-
ties: B. f. Scott. streets and sidewalks:
:. f. Grove, fire protection: Thomas ]
Humphrey. health and sanitation; T, 8
Stuhler. education. and W. n. Holmes,
publicity.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENT

verdict of unavoidable accident has
Deen returned by a coroner's jury in the
case OF George Shilling, aged resident of
the District, who was killed by a train Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. near
Benning Saturday night.
FuneIel services for Mr.. Shilling, who
was wen known in business and frater-
nal circles will be held this afternoon at
o O'Clock at the Lutheran Church OF
reformation. second street and PennsyI-
vania avenue southeast, with Mason. ~,
Federal Lodge No. / in charge Inter
ment will be in Congregational Gene
terry.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
WOMAN PUSHED IN PATH
OF N. Y. SUBWAY train.
Panic as Brooklyn Passenger Narrow
y Escapes Death.
Special to The Washington Herald.

SbSN4& " inc washington Herald.
New York, March I3.-Miss Anna Nra,,s
tWenty-three years old, Of No. IN FJf'
ueth street. Brooklyn. narrowly escaped
death today when she was pushed fron,
the subway platform at Fourth avenue
and Thirty-sixth street, Brooklyn, direct
y In the path of a Manhattan-bound ey-
press. The incident threw persons on
the platform into a mild panic Will
women screamed and some tainted No
torman Edward Hohus jammed on Nh.
emergency brakes and brought the train
10 a stop with the wheels of the for
ward car few inches from the pros
rate woman.
MISS Mays. suffering from shock and
contusions but still conscious. was ustaS
10 the platform. Her first INQUIRY Woe
Ior Ruth Edwards. twenty, of No. GO
rltteth street. a companion, who baJ
tried to save her from being pushed on
the platform. Miss Edwards had tainted
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
READERS CLUB MEETS

the washington Readers Club com,
posed OF local talent, gave the last OF q
series OF public readings last night in the
auditorium Of the Public Library. Miss
L. townsend recited a scene from Span.
ish Gypsy Miss Mary F. Sherman. as
sisted by Arthur B. White, recited several
poems. Miss Emma L Ostrander recited
extracts from the poems Of Robert W.
Service
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
Report Evelyn Kidnapped,
But John, He Ran Away
Evelyn and John are gone.

Evelyn and John are gone.
One was abducted, the police say; the
other ran away.
Both ordinarily are perfectly kind and
gentle horses that will feed from the
hand.
Evelyn is the other half OF a huckster's
outnt. Said wagon has a green body. and
belongs to James Nelson. of 81 f street
northwest So does Evelyn.
John hauls coffee when he is working.
He roamed away from Sixth and S streets
northwest. He belongs to the Central
Livery Company.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

be little damage IL they do sweep the
wharves.
Prof. Alfred J. Henry. Of the Weather
bureau, said last night that the waters
would fall swiftly as the tide went out
TINS morning and that all dagner would
probably be passed today.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
YARRoWDALE REFUGEES SAFE.

The arrival of the Yarrowdale prisoners
In Switzerland was yesterday confirmed
by Minister Stovall in the following tele-
gram to the State Department:
''Fifty-ninN Yarrowdale Americans ar
rived at Zurich yesterday afternoon
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

Italian motion picture makers start
Alpine avalanches they photograph by
exploding dynamite in the snow By cleo
tricity.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

lndia has begun active mining Of pitch
oiende, the chief source of radium.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
PARDoNs MEDICAL FAKERs

President Wilson yesterday psrdoned
DR.. T. w. Hughes, Of Atlanta. Ga. and
DR.. o. F. Burke. Of Houston. Tex. who
were convicted IN the latter place OF
using the mails to defraud In the pro-
motion Of q medical scheme.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

Pneumatic boxing gloves Raw been IN
vented by a Philadelphia sporting man.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-20
NEIGHBORH00D NOTES.
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Duncombe Doings.

A special election will be held
!, Monday, March 26, to determine
whether Duncombe will have con-
solidated school. Considerable work
has been done along this line and
much interest is manifested in the
proposition. 1t is thought there will
be a. large vote out for this election.
School will be out April 6 for the
spring vacation, which will be for
ono week.
The local board Of education re.
organization at meeting held.
Adam Simpson was reelected. and
M. +. Harkins was elected to fill
the place on the board held by Rob-
ert Clelland. Both men took the
oath of Office Monday night.
The subscription contest announc-
ed few weeks ago by the Tribune
of this place has been called off be-
cause of misunderstanding between
the Tribune publisher and the mana
ger Of the contest.
The snow we have with us always.
March 20.