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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
ORLANDO BUNNELL DIES;
BICYCLE RACE PROMOTER
Business Anxieties Cause Nervous Col
lapse, Leading to
Death

Funeral services for Orlando : Bunuell,
better known as Bunny" will be held on
saturday morning at 80. at his resi-
dcnce. zoos North sixteenth street. where
he died Wednesday following an illness
OF nearly year
Worry over business affairs caused Mr..
Runnell to have a nervous breakdown. Until
recently he conducted a wholesale and re-
tail stationary and novelty store at 30
North Seventh street but was forced to
retire on account of building operations in
that vicinity.
Mr. Bunnell was well known throughout
the country as promoter of bicycle rae
ing, He was the originator of professional
wheeling in this country. The League Of
American Wheelmen. the Park Avenue
Wheelers and the Veteran Wheelers.. Of all
which Bunny was founder. are still in
existence. The famous Michael-Sta rbuck
bicycle race at Willow Grove, about twenty
years ago, was managed by him.
lie was Stoneman lie is survived by
three sisters and two brothers.
Interment will he at Monument Gene
terry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
FIRST KEYSTONE LADS
DETAILED TO FRANCE
Nine n. G.. p. Soldiers of Sixth's
Sanitary Division Assigned
for Foreign Duty


Among the first members of former guard
regiments from PHILADELPHIA to roach
Franco will h. ntne hovs ,ro,,, ,,,o .,.,,,,...
vs." 'e "''' N''o '''" ''e SANITARY
detacnment Oh 'he sixth pennsylvania In
fahtry. iney ehtralned today FOR Mineola,
H. IT, 10 JON me l4sth Machine Gun Bat
tallon OF the RAINBOW DIVISION in COM
mana OF MAJOR u y. feltzeL The COM
mana Is no" az Long Island waiting trans
portation 10 france
me me" iroh' the SlNth regiment who
lett 10 JON tne machlne-gun battalion in
cluue sergeant arr Mc'iili George Ben
,ctt, 1',, -, '1eniE l. nrown, Joseph Cairns,
MaIter w. DeiaheN' LOUIS H. Paton, Stanley
g, ,ue"e'' ii""N d. i''eNe! ana russell
rTa a.. ,,ot,,;. ,,.,.,-
,, nc Nv u"ii % %uattelleS OF the FIRST
deanits erdsrs 80 ,,rni nave received
ona,, % tada, pat. ioS amp HAN
yjIIa ana pattary A f,on u. iroenN-
ha,,, tra,,eIing an to paitiD oou'i 6ethie-
are exnected f. mass tbronnh ts anu ono
tbis afternoor e' '"e GU! 'ate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
u. s. SENATE CHEERS
JAPANESE MISSION
Viscount Ishii Declares Two Ma
tions Are Fighting for Inter
national Righteousness
WASHINGTON. Aug. 30.


The japanese war mission to America
was greeted with cheers in the United States
Senate today. Niscount Ishii. head of the
Japanese party, characterized Americas
mere entrance into the war as a great
moral victory for the Allies.
Senator salisbury. introducing the visi-
tors. referred to "the yellow peril" as a
'made-in-German phantom" lshii respond
ed, saying Japan and America were irrev-
ocally joined to blast forever from civilza- =
tion the black shadow of military des-
potsm"
Continuingl lshi harked back to the
democracy of jefferson, contrasting his
great principles OF personal freedom" with
those of Germany's rulers, whose nation he
said lis taught with the mothers milk that
human right must yield to brutal might"
America and Japan are one, lshii de-
clared, not only in their invincible deter
mnation to crush kaiserism, but in their
national aims which he declared to be
passion for loyalty and passion for lib.
erty."
I'VE did not enter this war because we
have any selfish interest to promote" said
lshii, cor any il-conceived ambition to
crafty. Wea re in the war because we
believed in the righteousness of the cause
for which we stand that this world may be
made safe for all men to live in.
Whatever the critic. half informed or
the hired sanderer may say against us, in
forming your judgment Of Japan, we ask
you only to use those splendid abilities that
guide this great nation.
I'VE are satisfied we are doing our best
for what Is right for all of us in this tre-
mendous work, where we have much in
common
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
GIRL DETECTIVE STARS
in SHOPLIFTING MOVIE
Chases Suspect, Pounces on Him
and Succeeds in Landing
Him in Tolls

Mollie Rosenberg. a girl detective in
Market street department sore. spied in the
store today two men that she had once
prosecuted for shopiiftins. Tney recog-
nized her and quickly left the store. She
followed them, met Detective Beckman on
the street and pointed the men out to him.
Miss Rosenberg and Beckman, losing the
men in the crowd took a chance on their
having gone into another department store.
There they spied them in the ladies' stock
ing department.
The men fled TO the street.
Beckman grabbed one. the girl the other
Miss Rosenbergs prisoner shed his coat
into her hands and sped east, she at his
heels.
At Twelfth street she overlook him and
pounced on him. Pedestrians helped her
hold him. In Central Station the prisoners
William Smith, SO years old, Ninth and
Winter streets. and Harry Kaplan, thirty
Eighth and Race streets, were held in $500
bail for further hearing tomorrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
ANTHRACITE COAL GOES
TO MAXIMUM PRICE
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Com
pany Makes New Schedule on
a Grades Effective in Sept.

The Lehgh Coal and Navigation Com.
pany has raised the price OF four grades of
anthracite coal to the maximum allowed by
President wilson's recent proclamation
The new prices are to be effective In Sep
tember.
One of the grades was raised sixty cents
In price. while the other three were boosted
ten cents in accordance with the rule by
which reductions of fifty cents made In
April of each year are TO be recovered at
the rate of ten cents a month.
Pea coal was raised fifty cents more than
the usual monthly increase. No reason was
given by officials of the company other than
that the new price was allowable under the
Presidents ruling.
The company Is the second within the
last few days to take advantage of the new
ruling. The Reading company on Monday
was said to be considering a raise of ninety
cents In pea coal This would bring their
price to the Government standard.
None of the grades affected by the an.
nouncsment Is now fraction Of a cent
below the highest price which the Govern
nnent allowed In last Thursdays announces
jnept, Egg coal viii b e4.<f ton stove
;1:'s:: ss'': e:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
FIRST PROSECUTION
FOR DRAFT PERJURY
Woman Held in Own Bond on Charge of
Swearing Conscript Was
Husband

The first prosecution In this city for
perjury in connection with draft exemption
cases began today when Mrs. Agnes Ludwig
22l1 East Sergeant street. was held in
$1,000 bail by United States Commissioner
Long on the charge Of having falsely testi-
fed that a conscripted man was her hus-
band.
Mrs Ludwig Is separated from her real
husband. She has two small children, one
of three years and the other of sixteen
months. All three have been supported for
some time by the woman's cousin, James
Greeley. When Greeley registered on June
5, II is alleged, he changed his name to
Gruner Later whehn summoned for ex-
animation he claimed exemption en- the
ground OF dependents. 1t was then that
Mrs. Ludwig made affidavit that she was
his wife.
The woman's father-in-law saw the name
Of Gruner in the exempted lists in the
newspapers and noted that the address
given was that of Greeley. He notified
the Federal authorities, who investigated
and caused the arrest Of Mrs. Ludwig
When the woman was arraigned she be-
came almost hysterical and pleaded that she
had been prompted BY destre to provide
for her children. she sad eho did net un-
:: s:'s'sss e;ss's9; ~ 81: e. s|s;'|
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
PREFERS FIRING SQUAD
TO SERVICE IN DRAFT
Young Man, Styling Himself
Socialist, Is Held With
out Bail

Death at the hands of a firing squad
rather than be mustered into the new Ma
tonal Army was asked for in a letter writ
ten by William NJ. Kantor, twenty-four
years old. 2627 kensngton avenue. who this
afternoon was held without bail by Com
missioner Long for violating the conscrip-
ton act. kantor was arrested by United
states Deputy Marshals Kenney and McCAf-
ferty. at the request of the Department OF
Justice
Evidence was produced at the hearing
showing that kantor had written a letter TO
the Twenty eighth district draft board. In
which he styled himself a Socialist Amonk
many things, he said that he was against
war and rather than register he preferred
to be shot by firing squad composed OF
misguided brethren"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
DETECTIVE KILLED
BY MAN IN MOTOR
Was Leading Prisoner When
Shot Down by One of
Three in Car
SLAYER MAKES GETAWAY

District Detective Frank Mccartney. o
the Fourth street ard Snyder avenue sta
tion. was shot. to death in cold blood early
today after he mad made an arrest at Ninth
and Skunk streets.
The detective was leading n man he had
arrested for disorderly conduct, when an
automobile drew up. the police say, and
three men jumped out and began protesting
with Mccartney. without the slightest
warning. one of the trio suddenly whipped
out revolver and shot the detective in the
abdomen.
The police as yet have been unable to
locate the slayer, who escaped Three ar
rests as witnesses have been made. The
prisoners are:
Joseph Brown. twenty years old. of SIT
Cantrell street. said by the police to have
been driving the car.
Herman Jaffee. of 260i South Ninth
street. a real estate agent and. according
to the police the owner Of the car.
Harry Murray, twenty-one. of 2430 South
Broad street. arrested. the police say. while
attempting to rob the detective after he
had been shot. He was not with the
cupants of the car when the shooting oc-
Cured according to the police
POLICE SEEK SLAYER
Magistrate Imber held Brown and Jaffee
without bail as accessories to the fact and
charge OF highway robbery. They will have
q further hearing on September 2.
While the police say that none of the
three prisoners did the actual shooting.
they are looking for a man named Bennte
Weiss, OF 1918 South Juniper street. said
by the police to have been implicated in the
affair
At the hearing both Brown and Jarfee
said they knew the man who did the shoot
ing, and that he had been with them last
night on an automobile ride When they
returned they left the car in front Of
Jaffee's house, and had been inside only a
short time when they heard cries of
murder" Both rushed to the street. They
found the detective lying on the sidewalk.
He had emptied his revolver at the fleeing
murderer who ran into Jaffee's house.
According to the police. Brown and a
fireman lifted Mccartney into an automobile
and rushed him to the Methodist Hospital |
where he died.
The police say the is one OF the most |
puzzling they have had in years. The de-
tective had many friends and the police |
are at loss to find a motive for the crime. |
They are inclined to doubt the stories of |
Brown and Jaffee.
News Of the shooting threw the Fourth |
street and Snyder avenue station into an |
uproar. Mccartney said to be one of |
the most popular men on the force.
Although mortally wounded. Mccartney |
was able TO furnish the names and descrip- |
tons of the men connected with the affair |
Barry said. He evidently knew |
them all.
VICTIM GAVE NAMES
According to the police Jaffee and Brown
we're arrested at their respective homes not
long after the shooting occurred. The po-
lice say both men said that the slayer of |
the detective left than after reloadinp hia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
HELD ON FORGERY CHARGE
Effort to Cash Check at Bank Results
in Arrest

Detected in an alleged attempt to cash
forged check at the Camden National
Bank today, John koslah thrty-three wears
old, who says he is a printer OF Bristol, Pa.
was arrested and held by Recorder Stack
house without bail for the Grand Jury.
Kosiah entered the saloon of Louis Ssya
dore, 1928 Broad street. and asked for a
blank check His request was granted An
hour later the bank called Savadore on the
telephone and asked if he had made out a
check for $50 to the order of Albert Stein.
When he denied having done so the bs nj,
called in Policeman Harden and had The
bearer OF the check arrested. Detectives
say he admitted forging the check.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
City Appointments Today

City appointments today include Ezra
Garforth, 612S Parkside avenue, assIsta nj
engineer, Bureau Of Highways. $1,000
Charles II. LAWS, S6l4 North Broad street
G. Toughil, 1924 South Eighth street
plumbers helper. Bureau of Water. s27h
a day John J. King. sos South Fiftv-fftb
street driver, Bureau OF Fire, $1,000: John
s. Kelly. 3O77 Belgrade street, sewer in.
spector' Bureau Of Surveys SIS a day
Fletcher Shepiey, 3416 Ainsley street.
day, and James III. McCrea, 3O9 North
sixty.hrst street, sewer inspector, Burea,,
of Surveys, IS a day
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
RESCUES DESPERATE WOMAN
Intended Suicide Seized While Poised
on Girard Avenue Bridge

just as she was poised on the rail of
firard avenue bridge determined to hurI
herself 100 feet into the SchuylkilI Mrs.
Elizabeth Keller forty-two years old, of
1e6 West Girard avenue, was seized by
Psnnsylvania Railroad Detective Reilley.
who noticed the woman acting suspiclousiy
as he was going to work at o'clock this
u,orning.
After q hard tussle Reilley dragged the
'Homnn from the rail and summoned the
natrol from the Thirty-ninth street and
xonoasfer avenue station She refused TO
~ an explanation to the police. Magis-
40 gtsvsnson sentenced her to thirty days
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
Held in N. Y. on Auto Theft Cbarv.

James c. Snyder, nineteen. OF 4Os5 Gree,
street, West Philadelphia. and Eugene A
McKenna, twenty-one, of 23O3 Cleveland
street, were arrested in New York TO-DAY
charged with driving str,en automobile
The machine was wrecied on Broadway
when one OF the yJuths. driving IL, fell
asleep at the wheel Police declare n was
stolen in PHILADELPHIA last Tuesday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
1872 West Point Cadets Graduated

WEST POINT. n. Y. Aug. sO.-one
hundred and ffty-two cadets were grad
uated from the United States Military
Academy today. Ordinarily this /, class
would not have been graduated until next
June. but on account Of the war and The
demand for more trained officers the men
are being sent into the field ten months
ahead of scheduled time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
Runaway Team Injuries Child

Walter ODenning. twenty months old Of
264O Miller street playing on the street was
run over this afternoon by runaway horses
from the nearby coalyard of j. r. Tighe
Huntingdon street above Miller, lie was
taken to the, Episcopal Hospital. where il
was said he would recover. The horses,
drverless. ran out of the coalvard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
Gold and Silver Production

WARRINGTON. Aug. 3o-Gold ana
produced during the calendar year Ie1e In
the United States, including Alaska. Fis.
urss of the Bureau Of Mines ana n 7.
oso!elieal lSryex shew I MA pro6pctiss
s s|'aY.. '2 ~: q:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
Catholics Meet at Frisco Next Year

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Aug. 30-San Fran
cisco was chosen today as the next meeting
ing place of the American Federation OF
Catholic Societies
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
Erie Mayor Heads City League

HARRISBURG, Aug. s0.--Miles 3. Kitt..
MAYOR of Erle, was elected president Of the
thiF3-clays oitn league fo1ax "a Csmris. :, ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
British NJ. p. Killed in Aviation Smash

LONDON. Aug. 30.-Hon. Francis Nc
l.aren. member of Parliament and lisu-
tenant in the British aviation corps was
Killed while flying at Montrose today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30
Senator Walsh,s wife pe,a

BALTIMORE, Aug s0.---Mrs.. Thomas I
walsh, wife Of Senator Walsh. OF Monta M
- 1'I| =;
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-05-10
How a Duke Earned Sixpence,

Hafper's Bazar for May con-
tains several good stories about
the Duke of Norfolk, who died
the other day. Altho the premier
Duke of England, and one of the
richest men abroad, he was al.
ways very shabby in dress. One
day v hen in Rome, an American
tourist caught him by thA sleeve
and said, Il have noticed you
Ioafing about all the stations.
Just make yourself useful and put
these bags on my cab.
The Duke did the work, and
pocketed a tip of sixpence with
the words: Thank you, madam,
it's the first money I've ever
earned in my life."
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-05-10
ARRESTED AS GERMAN SPY.
Ferd Rice, Ozone, Held Three Days in
Cincinnati as German Spy

Strange things happen to peo-
pile in these stirring war times.
Thefollowing takenfrom Frank
fort, Qnd.) paper is a case in
point:
Arrested as a German spy and
hold three days until his identifi-
cations could be established, is
the thrilling but uncomfortable
experience of Ferd Rice, resident
Of this CITY.
Mr.: Rice. who spent the win
ter in Ozone. Tenn, with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Rice,
was arrested in Cincinnati while
making his return to the north.
The arrest occurred | at the
Union Station, while Rice was
seated in a day coach of his train,
awaiting the conductors signal to
pull out. Unconscious of the fact,
Rice sat in his at idly drumming
with his finger on the coach win
dow. A government secret SER
vice man, ASSIGNED to the Union
Station, saw Rice's actions and
suspicioned that he was sending a
code message to friends or CO.
workers. He was arrested and
charged with heing an agent of
the imperial government.
Rice telegraphed to his home in
Tennessee and after three days
mental torture established his
identity to the satisfaction Of Of
ficials.
Due apologies were made to Mr..
Rice by the arrestihg officer and
made that conditions
were SO tense at the present time
that they were forced to take
every precaution.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-05-10
Died at Sunset, Ala.

Mr. l.. =. Russell died at his
home in Alabama May 2. He was
the Oldest son of Elizabeth Russell of
this city, and also the brother of
Mrs. Fannie Teeters and j. NJ Rus
sell. He also has one son, James
Russell, and one daughter, Mrs.
Robt, Rice, of this city. He has
five other children residing else
where. He was 65 years old at the
time of his death, and was a Chris
tian man and had many friends who
hated to give him up, but the Lord
knows best.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-05-10

1T is known that Davis was
formerly employed by Smith in
the mines and that two weeks
ago he was discharged. He left
Dunlap and was gone perhaps
two weeks, returning two days
ago to prepare to move his family
to Montlake, another mine near
Soddy, where it is said he had Sc
cured work.
1T had been known for some
time that there existed bad feel
ings between the two men, but
its elimination in the tragedy
was wholly unexpected, and hence
caused great excitement.
Davis was standing on the
street talking to w. F. Minton,
a relative by marriage of Smith,
when the latter approached and
said: Davis, you are talking
about that old trouble of ours. F."
and stepping into the middle of
the street Immediately began fir
ing. He fired two shots, both OF
which took effect in Davis body,
one passing thru his shoulder and
the other thru his left breast.
Davis was unarmed at the
time. Minton says that Davis
was attempting to raise a row
with him about his troubles with
Smith and that was what they
were talking about when Smith
approached.
Davis died almost instantly.
Smith was Immediately arrest
ed and given a preliminary hear
ing, which resulted in his release
on a $40, 1000 bond for his appear
ance at the next tenn of circuit
court, which meets May 22.
Both men were prominent
members of the Masonic fratern-
ity and both were married. Davis,
who was 20 years old, leaves a
wife and two children. He was
a former resident of Whiteside
and his body has been taken to
Hooker, Ca, where the funeral
and burial was conducted Thurs.
day afternoon under the auspices
of the Masonic and Red Men lod-
ges, of which he was a member.
Smith is forty years of age
and is married. He has three
daughters. "
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-05-10
Ebenezer.

Special 10 tie NezOs.
Cool weather seems to be the or
der of the day.
Farmers are very busy in the bot
toms and on the uplands preparing
for corn planting.
Edgar Hoge and family from
Hoge's Crossing were visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Harbert Hoge Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Hancock of
Hoge Crossing, visited at C. E.
Hancock's one day last week.
Mrs. w. r. Jones is on the sick
list. We hope for her speedy recov-
cry.
Rev. B. Love from Sequachee,
visited at Bill Amos Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Turner and
children from Oak View, were the
guests of Mrs. Turner's parents,
Rev. J. c. Lambert Sunday
Mrs. Phoebe Webb made short
call on Mrs. w. r. Jones one day
last week.
Mrs. Johnson Turner of Jasper,
of Jasper, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Harbert Webb, this week.
Mrs In. Lambert and children
visited her mother, Mrs. Sam Webb,
Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Powe visited
Mrs. Powe's. mother, Mrs. Dick
Layne Sunday.
III Ii. Torbett made a short call
on NJ G. Webb Sunday evening.
Mary Hancock called on Tommie
Brewer Sunday.
If you want to see John Ransa-
vile smile, ask him where he is
hanging his hat.
Mrs. d. S. Harris was in Jasper
shopping Tuesday.
Miss Icie Webb made a short call
hear Monday.
Andrew Wells and Hancock were
seen going mp the road sitting aside
leadind old Sam and riding old Don.
Mrs. w. r. Jones is improving
slowly. DR.. Kay Shelton is waiting
on her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nell Webb visited
friends and relatives at Hoge's Cross
ing Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. d. G. Kelly took her son,
Dewitt, to Chattanooga Saturday
for an operation on the throat.
Mrs. Geo. Jones made short
call on her sister, Mrs w. r. Jones,
who is sick.
w. e. spangler is on the sick
list.
Corren and Robert Brown visited
Tom lie ly Sunday.
Miss Rhoda Hoge made a short
all at NJ. c. Webb's Saturday.
Well, as it keeps me busy making
Tres to keep warm, III ring off for
his time. Prim Rose.