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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26
Wilmington Improves Standing

WILMINGTON, Del, May 28,--The Whining.
ton Country Club improved It's standing in the
first division Of the ,Women,s Intercub Tennis
League by winning three OF the FIVE matches
from the visiting players Of the Philadelphia
Cricket club here yesterday. Summaries:
Mrs. ]. $. Taylor Wilmington, defeated Miss
Dorothy Disston. Cricket Club. 90. 90
Mrs. A, du Pont,, Wilmington; defeated Miss
Mrs W. T. johnson, Wilmington, az, "a
L. Cheston, Cricket Club, rs, as SO.
Miss L. Nolan. Wilmington. 81, go.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26
In the lmelIght todnN-STENMEK Al nEM-

ihNT'I.. ". T1 II,7h y TII7T ~
Is q Eood enough PIl'heF I" "nIP I' ''dhi~.
Nc,,ro,, bo,.s o., admit thu, r,.p,ar.r ,.,.rtg.
49, a. I'''' wv ''''''. '''. ''''' N'''''
"''" '"'.
victory over th", hroWns Ih'N re plaNinS auA
as nn" ball Tor Jack as they dd Tor Blll.
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81 h'T dt,,W'"n @ l go, III W ~ . "' '&S,"I & l"s
IN ri,tb s1d I i,rred .ai,r r ~ lin '"S
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26
Police Dogs to Perform at Devon Show

,nne one Of the many features listed for the sixth
fnlual show OF the Devon Dog Show AssoclT;
Ss ~ TO be held at Bryn Mawr. Pa today WI VII
~ ue police dog denomination. This eXhlbl-
l.on VIII be judged By Frank Spekerman. who
hvne ot the best-knoWn judges in the country,
rminaiR 80 ' ''
ii ne all-breed exhibition this year has broken
Nt|9b sted ~ the. cataioKue. Airsdae tsTrisirs
Al .Il ~ ono of the leadnE breeds IN tnia cltS
fs pfeaent time. viii be ntfonsly resfeesnssa'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26
Penn to Play at Lehiph

Coach Roy Thomas and his University of
train this morning al $50 o,soek, bound tor
diamond athletes will cross bats with the L.s-
high College team. Walter Bernharot will pitch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26

j. MaEuirr. 5000 Reno street.
Trinity has May 80. a. m and D. M omen for
sll first class home teams. r. W. Schmitt. 1878
NOrth AIuttcr street.
Dixon club. strong 1I-lB-vear-old team.
would like to arrange games with an teams
Ia wing grounds and paying half expenses for
ten men. BENJAMIN Cohen. 635 Wilder st.
A catcher and an outfelder would like to haa r
from any scmipro team. Bert Lewis. 1000 Ham
ilton street. care Of William sellers COMPANY
Cambria A. A. has May 20 open and would
like hear from Hrst class home team
paying a fair guarantee. J. Fuery, 20O7 North
Howard street,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26
Southern Assnciaiion

Nashville. l@. Mobile. q
Chattanooga. y. New Orleans. .
Little Rock, I Atlanta. -.
Memphis Birmingham. raiu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26

eo" ru.,.
nnd,c.
League tight Reldr
leaders
uth35 had
,Burnfa
also o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26
Thirteen Errors in This Game

wore ESTER Mass May 2G.--H0ly cross
defeated tuIhN. H. tu q. ou Fittun Field In tho
poorest played game uf the HON" season Th.r,
teen errors v'r" mad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26
sudbof. ola. fine Brown. Is Dead

ST. LOUIS. MAY ~ Wee Willie sudhoff
- popuiar dminutiye Brown nltohfr' died
sere yesterday 10 d city sanatorium
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26

Nurmilc. fhn twice iu.eurrrs- ma. .nif rffr1cr.
wH# m. WH"r ui Oh" chester. delaware county.
l..agur l.lu last N,ur.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26
B CELLAR IF THE ATHLETICS CAN ONLY LICK
SPEAKER LEADS AS AMERICANS
BEST HITTER, WHILE BURNS GOES
TO TOP OF NATIONAL SWAT LIST

Crayath, klIleter and Whitted Represent Phillies
in Select Batting, While McInnis, Only Mack
Entry, Is Barely Hanging on at 300 Even
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26

Rube MckentN will bn In tho noN for straw
hr.dE" tI"'h,"r. against iN" rrlmu a A. this
afternoon. I'm Nis last two times uul no. hung
Up nn.hf rgm"s. Here's hopin- D" bands i'm
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26
AMATEUR BASEBALL NOTES

West Phiodelphia Professionals have q few
open dates for strictly hrst-rlass home teams.
j. Maguiro, 5000 Reno street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26
MUSIC

mailed free CIfRISIENSEN Plano schools,
15.O Chestnut ST. iil2 Nennneo -. 1922
Tssker 81 Phone sprose pt'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26

AtATH. for army & navy training camps, Univ.
ref Maher Prep School, WitherspOon Bldg
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26

n King and W. ", LennoN are lie for
srsi Mace I'M the Philadelphia Shoe ManutaC-
tiSeraf League and will be pitted against each
JoneH and Bowser will be the battery Tor kings
s,hife isckaWay and McCaftN viii be the Len
% non %mSinstay. Ihe other Games scheduled are
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26

NATIONAL. LEAGIE
Phiies, ); Cincinnati.
Chicago, o. New York, I.
Hoston. :; II Louis ?
nrOoklyn. (; Pittsburgh. 2
AMERICAN IENGJE
Athletics 10; Detroit. a.
Chicago ): NpshnEton |
RO-tun, 81 II Louis. a.
Cleveland. q: Ncw York :
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26

Nice Msgrow i hates to admit that nom'roo w'o'as
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26

There may be quite a shake-up IN tho stand
19s rssuit a OF todays game Fern Rock Is lsad6ng 6i
haNlhs "a Manager Arthur MrAl"rr prnmis'l
y surprise for the leaders
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-02
CHAneSTORE COMBINE
PLANS BETTER SERVICE
Nearly $5,000,O0O Capital Is
Merged in Mammoth
Grocery Trade
COURTESY FIRST" SLOGAN

| Consummation Of the big merger OF chair
| retail grocery stores into the American
| stores Company Is announced today b,
| Chandler e. Co. Incorporated, the banking
| firm which originated and engineered the
| deal.
The new company will have a capltaliza
| ton for the present of s3.000.000 first pre-
ferred si,5OO.ooo second preferred ano
126,964 no par shares OF common stock
| Associated In the transaction with Chapd-
| Ter q Co. are Counselman & Co., Of Chi
cago
The new company owns a controlling
interest ip the common stock of the Acme
Tea Company and is TO acquire outright
the properties. assets and good will Of four
other chain concerns. These are the Bell
Company, the Dunlap Company, Childs Gro
cery Company and Robinson & Crawford,
the senior partner in which Samuel Rob-
inson. will be president of the new cor
poration.
The companies taken over operate at
present 1928 retail stores in the metropoli-
tan zone OF Philadelphia. cater to more
than 100000 customers and did more than
$60.O0O.000 in business last year.
Public necessity in regard to the food
problem is given as the reason for the
merger Rising food costs have made i'm
perative economies in the distribution of
food which will be more easily accom-
plished under the system of the new COM
pany. Delivery service. instead of going to
fve different stores within short distance
or each other will, of course, be sent out
through central system.
Newspaper advertising instead of the
present method Of distributing circulars and
such from house to house will be another
reform instituted by the American Stores
Company. This is regarded as of impor-
tance in view of the fact that campaigners
for clean streets have labeled this as a nui-
sance that must be done away with
The cost of bread will remain the same
under the new company, which will manu-
facture the staff of life in it's own plants
The combined bakeries will have a total
output of 1000. 900 loaves week. Stores of
the company will be SO situated that three
blocks will be the maximum any housewife
will have to go TO market.
Courtesy First" will be the slogan of the
new company, according to Mr. Robinson
This. he said today. would materially in
crease the amount of business In the stores
Of the American Stores Company.
AS the chain store in the past has been
4 boon to the people of Philadelphia" said
Mr.. Robinson 'and all Of the many other
places in which this modern and effective |
system of food distribution has been estab-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-02

I,sned. % through 'the formation q ~. /. - .
| cotnpanv 10 replace the present dve c-3s. c-s-
the public win enjoy an eyen lArssr ~
q make no predictions as 70 great pric,,
reductions, as we never before have M, NJ,
such extraordinary market cdrditions ,s, W.,
| which to contend. but II viii Ps our poii.s
| 70 sell goods on the smallest possible marsl'
OF profit and to give our customers the oeh
| eft Of all declining markets
.srhe motto of the American Stores Com
| pany will be that in foods quality Is Oh hrs
Importance. To this end Thoroughly experi.
| enced men will be placed at the neao .,
each buying department. which Will preven'
unknown qualities from coming INTO ou'
stock, while because of our tremendous turn-
over the housewife will be able to purchase
the freshest and best qualities OF foodstuhs
at any of our stores at all times.
where thought advisable, the company
viii open additional stores. which will al
ford the public greater shopping convent
ence. As far as is possible. the stores VIII
be standardized. and all will be brought
Immediately TO the highest point or EN-
cheney We fully realize that the greatest
values we could possibly offer never would
of themselves build the business to tne
heights of our expectations Courtesy has
to be the basic foundation for the pros
perity and permanence OF any business tnat
renders n public service. We realize this
fully, and our clerks will be schooled to
appreciate the fact that the company is
the servant of the most humble customer
who enters its stores, and that courtesy
to patrons must be the first consideration
As the railroads have their 'safety-first' so
our slogan will be courtesy first In this
way we hope TO extend our business very
materially. especially when our policy to-
ward the public and the high quality OF our
goods become better known.
There need be no fear on the part of
the employees Of this present company that
they are in danger of losing their positions
through the consolidation. as it will be the
policy Of the company to continue increasing
the number of stores and extending the ter
ritory, which will mean the need of an even
larger number of employees than at present.
The demand for good experienced clerks
will be greater than heretofore while be-
of the bgress of the system the
opportunities for advancement will be mate
rally increased l might state that It will
be the policy of the company TO promote
men solely on the ground Of experience and
ability
I'm my experience as chain-store op-
orator have never known a more favorable
time than the present to demonstrate our
public usefulness. The outlook for growth
and expansion in the future, therefore, is
very bright. Already sales this year show
a substantial increase over 1916 and /
feel confident that this happy condition will
have an indefinite continuance"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-02

ting Evolved to
6eess From Evening
edgey Editorial
lNESs MEMS QUICK AID
10 Hearted Participation of
y Dfimittee4 IF fected Marvel
4 Gus Demonstration

" 6f the men who ala much 10 brlns
ne tremendous success OF satur.
y natrioftc meeting In Independence
IN M olSce II DR. n Fvert Kendis
)ory 81 the Business science club.
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~ 49, ~-1~ss~s 1su""n ~.
o.s,t. - .hs pus,,.s. S"Jene ,,,,,,' e
{3id how the bi~ meeting sorir,nated
N p..x.s,,...., 80 ~. .s,,a.,., A.,
.~~.ss@ yr.s ~ ~
i.k -e--.s..n, LIyDIN VI nsi.n l
<:xta-ssrs - ~ e'oa. S.,ie
~ ZSls~H.s- ~t'o' ~ 'no oq.se-"no pecan'e
&s.s. ~ - ne Iusneo over 10 poc.or %
.|[ 4 .S S'..ce A,on a "'s owi.~ .ne S,n',h'
5l<l - 1fencn buiiding, and said 10 MIN:
.)t 80 the very thing; here's the key
h Andswes ought to help"
y fD)L I " = lsfyN
n 9Iv6tili bffAr Il nm NJ our luncheon ana
:16r III" he said.
X s..x, s.,,,,s., ,h. p,,s,,.s. c.,.
d rSo{ {SS.nS~'y .e~. u.y ~o III, .e ,,,e sss Science
6l.-5 !, 51ss a S.,ss.- r,a,a tf,.,'an,
5h.ss- I: rs.o,,,t,o 90 ISL, ,se,
xx v~ss.c r-rnrn,. .d,..r,ai a,,rn...,a.,
Z ". y. :: -rts., n,,.
-. $3.50
Il fcsx{ rinrrtss lnrtss was nAmea 10 40 tne WORK,
n VI. c:tyspp yssnos!Ser peins the chairman ana
kendig secretary.
lN ~ sesmsd d be some opposition ahead,
Z. ~ 11nyOr smith had said that he liked the
~ the meeting, but did not want 1t
\ III After President Wilson addressed Con-
HEeGA
Dut the committee went bithely ahead
1ho resolutions as presented by Mr.. Rosen-
Aereor and passed were sent to the Mayor
5&1nD an invitation to b luncheon at the Poor
Il 1QAard Club the next day-ESaturday 4
AZ 9Chat Meeting did the trick The business
Z no3oe,ce Club had gathered representatives
{&roa Ynanvf business orranizations. tbev
>11oo had George wentworth Carr and
y 1,omas Robins, from the Home Defense
SfDague Tho Mayor came too on motion
"a NJ. Rosenbereer he was elected chair
1nen Of the uaeeting. and when he spoke he
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-02
BOSTON WOMAN WOULD
RAISE CAVALRY REGIMENT
Former Wellesley Student Believes
Feminine Fighters Equal Men in
Nerve and Courage

BOSTON, April "A cavalry regiment
of women has been suggested to the milf
tary authorities by Miss Marion Weston
Cottle, a former student at Wellesley and
the Boston University law school, now a
member of the Massachusetts bar.
Miss Cotiie wants TO enlist, and believes
that she could raise cavalry regiment
among the horsewomen of greater Boston
She applied at recruiting station and
found that clerical work seemed to be the
only opportunity for women in the service
When asked II she thought women would
have the nerve actually to kill. Miss Cottle
said:
Surely. During the French revolution
the women proved that a life meant moth
ing more to them when principle was in
volved than 1t did to men, 1t does not seem
a case of feminism to me- but of in.
dividualism. Some of our nurses and
women doctors display all the nerve and
courage of the much-faunted men,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-02
11Y cNAWs GOLF BALL;
As,d 4 Core Kills Spring Lake mans
~ Child

SPRING LAKE. N. j., April 2--'s%.s 10y
n newman. six years old. is dead ~ n's
home here from acid poisoning. He was
rushed to the Ann May Memorial uo,s
sfter he had chewed the cover Of sUns p,s
hall and the acid within had run aomr 80
throat. Doctors Garrison ana s,a,e,v ou
the hospital stan, operated Jis
sa,ber Archibald Newman, is employed Dy
ths sprIng Lake Gold and Country Ciuo.
The child found the ball while PLAYING on
the links, tore the outside cover OH any anu
nut the composition interior in his mouth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-02
KAISER MUST GO,
DUMA CHIEF SAYS
Vice President Calls Will
helms and Hollweg's Con-
gratulations Hypocritical
REPLY WITH BAYONET"

PETROGRAD. April 2.
I'VE cannot shake hands with the German
| people until they rid themselves of the cur sed
| Hohenzo,ierns," declared Vice President
| cred today to a patriotic mass-meetng out
side the Duma building. In the crowd were
members of the Workmens and the Soldiers
| Council. with hundreds of plain citizens.
Kaiser Wilhelm and Chancellor Hollweg
are the most redoubtable enemies to Russian
liberties" Shobeleff declared. ITO their
hypocritlcal greetings to the Russian revo-
net"
Grand Duke Nicholas. formerly comman-
der-in-chief of Russia's armies. arrived at
his estate at Alipka. Crimea, today, accom-
panied by two Government commissioners
He will go into retirement there.
President Rodzianko, of the Duma in ad-
dressing group Of supporters of woman
suffrage. told them the equal franchise
would be submitted to the constituent as
sembly He personally, he said favored
such a move
The entire Cabinet of new Russia was at
the front today In conference with Chief
Of Staff General Alexieff Of the army now
comma anderin-chief according to dispatches
received from Mohilef. Minister of War
Gutchkoff had been at the front for several
days, but his colleagues did not arrive until
today.
taches of various Petrograd embassies and
the deputations Of the people Their ar
rival at Mohiem met with a tremendous
ovation. The townspeople had a band at
the railroad station and cheered the leaders
vigorously. The whole assemblage sang
the "Marseillaise."
AMSTERDAM April ..
Almost peace Offer is the way the
Berlin Socialist newspaper Norwaerts today
viewed the pacifst interview recently
granted by Foreign Minister Czernin. of
Austria Hungary. According to German
dispatches today nearly all German news
papers approve CZernin's sentiments that
the Entente can conclude honorable peace
at any time and that the Central Powers
peace offer is still omen.
The Vorwaerts expressed the belief that
departure of American Ambassador PEN
field is connected in some way with the
Czernin interview and supports the theory |
Of peace offer.
The Mucnchener Neuste Nachrichten edi- |
'orially emphasized today that the Central |
Powers ARE ready at any time to enter !
into any practical course leading to an /
honorable and lasting peace"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-02

Issue Statement II Support Of osc1
Strauss Letter to Ambassador

NEW YORK. April 2. "a declare ~
signed by sixty-eight Jewish citizens, isn{1
in support of the letter which oscar,
straus recently wrote. to the British ~
French ambassadors at Washington. 81,
which he contended that a majority ,of ~
Jews Of the United States sympathixe NJ
the cause of the Allies. has been iss,1,;;
under the caption, "A Declaration by AmS'3
can Jews" - "
The declaration was signed. arnos.
others. by Dr. Solomon Soils Cohen. IJ8sf
Edward Levy and Oscar Loeb. Of Philadei
phia. NW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-02
The Aeolian Family
Of the player-piano world
i on sale at Heppe's and include.

oettlement by cash or charge
account Z or our rental-payment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-02
HammOntOn Plans Defense Census

HAMMONTON, y. j.. April "A CEN
sus will be taken here of every person be-
tween the ages of eighteen and forty-fve
years. of every horse, automobile and motor
truck and every person capable of driving
car or motor truck. in connection with
the plans of the Defense Committee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26

Boydton, Va, Octobe. s, 1917.
Dear DR.. Canpon:
col East Grace Srtcet,
Richmond. Va.
Dear DIR. Common:
In reply to your favor of October 6,
desire to say that the beEeficent
effects of prohibition in our county
are very marked.
This is apparent in many directions,
but particularly in three:
have seen only three drunken
people since prohibition went into eff
feet. within the limits CT my county.
There are fewer disturbances OF. the
peace, and our Jail has been practically
empty. When the law first went into
effect, there was considerable II ouble
in getting at the violators of the law
and bringing them to trial: but these
offenses are now very rare and seem
to be on the decrease. In our own
little town. no thoughtful man can
question the improvement in the good
order and in the increase in the mer-
camille business and bank deposits.
And / am informed that such is the
case throughout the county.
Many men who formerly opposed
prohibition very bitterly, do not hesi-
tate now to proclaim their convictions
as to its beneficent operation. OF
course there are men, as there have
always been and likely will be till this
generation passes away, who think
and hold that the country is coming
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26

to nothing and that this dire conse-
quence Is due to what they are pleased
to call the puritanfc. notions. but these
men are few. in my judgment, and
their number Is on the wane.
Our people were never in my ex-
perience as prosperous as they are
now: merchants are doing an increas-
ed business, while the nine banks in
the county have an abundance of
money. / do not claim that prohi-
bition alone has brought about this
state of affairs; but l think 1t has
had largely 70 do Herewith.
1t is but fair however, that + should
state my life long conviction on the
subject that have always labor ed
to outlaw the whiskey traffic and my
views as above expressed are entitled
to be viewed in the light of this state
ment.
Yours very truly,
CEAS. T. /REEKES.
Attorney at Law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26
FEW ARRESTS NOW.
Ashtabula, Ohio, Shows Usual Re
suits Under Prohibition.

The police court records for Ash
ia bula. Ohio. throw interesting light
on the effects of prohibition on a city.
In 1914. a dry year. there were EOS
arrests for drunkenness. In 1915. un-
der saloon rule. there were 2.1ol ar
rests. For the last wet month before
the city went dry in 1917, there were
efs arrests for drunkenness. or 81
more than for the whole dry year OF
1914.
Since the saloons have been voted
out of the city OF Ashtabula. during
tho months of August and September.
1917. there have been ninety-three
arrests for drunkenness, while during
the corresponding two months of Ia st
year when saloons were doing business
ir the town there were $50 arrests
for the same cause. And the probable
tiles are that OF these ninety-three ar
rests during the two months mention
ed of this year a large proportion OF
the arunks came from saloons which
were operated just out of the city
limits in Saybrook, Ashtabula and
Plymouth townships.