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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16

Merton Boy Scouts ...'''. -, ~
The women's committee of the Phiadel-
phia War Works Council Of the Y. NJ. G. A,
has planned to make Monday, the last oay
Of the big Y NJ c. A. campaign, woman's
day.
On that day, with the cooperation of the
Emergency Aid and the National League
for Woman's Service the women OF this
city will make strong appeal for contriou-
,ions TO help swell the fund to be adminis-
tered bv the Y. NJ e. 4. for the benefit Of
our soldiers and sailors
In addition to the five booths now In
use bv the Emergency Aid additional booths
will he ready to receive contributions IN
Chestnut Hill. Germantown, JcnkintowN
Torresdale and on the Main Line.
The booths in Chestnut Hill and Ger
mantown are to be cared for by the Ma
tional League for Women's Service, under
Mrs. John White Geary and Mrs. Churchill
Williams Il is hoped that there will be
soldiers and sailors in uniform speaking at
all these booths The Colored women or
the city have promised their aid also. and
at least one booth will he in charge of Il
colored matron.
The women's committee is under the
Craftsmanship of Mrs Robert H. Straw
bridge assisted by Mrs Barclay Warbur-
ton. Mrs. S. Kearsey Mitchell, Mrs George
T. Widener Mrs George r. Packard, Mrs
William j.. Elkns, Mrs Henry i. NauX,
Mrs Paul u. Mills Mrs. George McFadden,
Mrs. Rodman Griscom, Mrs. John White
Geary, Mrs Edward Box, Mrs. Benjamin
Chew, Mrs Edward Browning, Mrs. John
B. Thayer, Mrs Charles B. Mum and Miss
Helen Fleischer.
Announcement was made that besides the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16
COAL RETAILERS PLEAD
FOR FLAT GROSS MARGIN

A concerted plea for fiat margin is
being made by coal retailers today follow
ing their informal voicing of their COM
plants at the Hotel Adelphia banquet held
by members of the Coal Club last night
The figures on which they base their de-
mands are being reduced 20 tables for
presentation next Monday to Francis A.
Lewis. city fuel administrators.
A uniform margin of $3.50 per ton for
all sizes is the sum stated as acceptable
to most of tho retailers, though some few
Of them admit doubts whether even this
would continue long satisfactory at the
present rate of advancing costs.
Today being the day set by the Govern
ment for a new scale of retail prices to the
consumer three dealers have come out
with new lists showing a general increase of
from Ave to twenty-five cents per ton over
the old scale. ........ ...... ...
American Ice Company-Egg. $3.50
stove, $ss5; nut, $s.65, each OF these sizes
being up five cents ton; pea coal, s7.35
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16

was imperfect because you wDrs neutral
and as a neutral had your Fight 70 snip
supplies everywhere Vast quantities OF
everything went into the Scandinavian
countries and thence to Germany. All that
Is stopped now and Germany will have
different winter"
sir George arrived in America on october
%. The spirit and enthusiasm Of our prep
aration for war Is marvellous he declared.
in view Of the fact that we, In our detach-
ment from Europe, have been trained to
think thoughts Of peace.
you have the same fire and spirit ne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16
COAL SHARK OPENLY
DEFIES STATE LAW
Bureau of Weights and Meas
ures Gets After Dishonest or
Careless Dealers

philadelphia must have standard
measure for the selling of coal loose or
In bags, IL the present irregularities OF the
1oose-coal evil are ever to be abated'
80 speaks one who ought to know. Tor
he has labored zealously for four years III
the cause of Just and honest weights-
Benjamin F. Sharpe, of the bureau VI
Of weights and Measures. ell. ....-
A pair Of scales. and those sealed and
approved by the bureau hereafter VIII pe-
come a plrt of every bagger's and pedoier
equipment, II a regulation being framed oS
Mr.. Sharpe Is adopted by Willfam Potter IN
whose hands now rests final decision on al. an
coal m alters for the state. Its oolec, WI WI,
be to standardize the quantity OF coal sofa
loose or in bags by bringing II wnere u
has always belonged, under the subdivision
Of the busheL
'The law is already specific on this point
1t definitely says that every halt pushel VI
anthracite coal must weight 3Iir rounos
every quarter-bushel 1sA pounds, ana
every eiehth-bushel 90 pounds, but the ac-
tuai practice has been to disregard thls en-
tirely, as shown concluslvely by the inVes-
tigation set on foot by the EVENING
LEDoER," said Mr.. sharpe.
Even without dishonest intention on the
part Of the dealer. ne Is now often giving
far less than the customer IL entitled to
less perhaps than he intends-with no check
upon him whatsoever.
THE present haphazard methods Of
Weighing bagged coal are utterly crude,
Mr.. Sharpe continued Mere boys are found
In charge Of platform scales in some yards
while In others no scales are used what.
soever. The neglect of such dealers TO weigh
the coal Is usually based on the assump-
ton that all coal weighs the same and must
fll about the same space, whereas nothing
could be further from the truth" he urged
earnestly.
In illustration he turned TO n table from
the United States Bureau cf Standards:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16

Hotel tonight will be held In the ballroom
at $50. The speakers will be iorner
President William Howard Ts,ft Ma'o.
General Chase w. Kennedy, commanaer ~
Camp Dix, New Jersey; Rear Admiral ben-
jamin Tappan, commandant OF the Phisuei-
phla Navy Yard. and Private Rufus fey-
nolds OF the Canadian Infantry, who was
wounded at the recent battle of Ipres' 70
T. stotesbury will preside, and the pubic
,is invited to attend
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16
MRS. DE SAULLES AS HOSTESS
Woman Accused of Murder to Enter
tain Jail Prisoners on Thanksgiving

NEW YORK, Nov 16.--More than sixty
prIsoners In the Mineola jail, most of them
women. will be tho guests of Mrs. Blanca de
saulles OF big Thanksgiving Day dinner
Mrs de Saulles today arranged with
Sheriff Seaman to furnish roast turkey,
cranberries and trimmings for the prisoners,
regardless of whether she is acquitted In
her trial next week for the killing OF her
husband.
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Says War VIII End
Within q Year
Continued from Page One


thoughtfuly. "is a very able man. II may
be that he is in position to criticize the
'guvment,' but 7 shall not think we have
good 'guvment' and 7 think no greater
exhibition Of foolishness Is given than by
the silly ass who without sufficient mill
tary knowledge sets himself up TO criticize
one thing. however" this very forcihly,
Il am prepared to say, and that is that
there Is an onus on the Allies In regard
to the recent italian repulse that they will
have difficulty in clearing themselves Of
There surely was fault somewhere.
How was It possible for Germany to get
her half a million men to the italian frontier
without tho Allies knowing of it? We must
have known. We have spies. why, then.
weren't we ready? why do we rush troops
now in mad haste when they should have
been on the spot months ago? There is
blame there for some one. A deplorable
lack of cooperation on the part of the
Allies IL shown there" Sir Georges blue
eyes glowed fcrcely beneath his hushy
blond eyebrows
COULD BREAK GERMAN LINE
But despite all this" he said. cit will
all bc over soon. We have plenty of men
yet. France has plenty of men All this
talk of France being bled white is sheer
nonsense. If the Allies cared as little for
men as Germany does If we were willins
to slaughter our men, we could break the
western line with ease and drive Germany
back But that is not our game. We do
care for our mer, and you will notice that
every position that we get we hold. Nothing
can dig us out. Germany's success is due
to the enormous advantage that she gained
in the first month of the war. when she
was prepared and we were not
The prosecution Of the war this winter,
Sir George declared. will be vastly more
successful than that of last winter, due
in large measure to the perfect blockade
that the British navy is able to effect as
a result of the United States being in the
struggle.
Last winter" he said, Our blockade
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16

window which he had sc-,.-- 3 49,
tained no booty.
Shortly before eattenipt I, NJ.
strange noises were heard by ~.
OF the family Of Albert wertz. r,,'
ing gold watch. other jeweIrv .,s a. ! mon.
containing about s25 in cash ws,. ps
There nave been a number of smaG II
berries here recently and the polce a" A.. m fos'
ing an investigation. mAk-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16
BURGLARS AT WEST CHESTER
Bedroom Intruder Scared Away by
Woman-Other House Robbed

WEST CHESTER Pa NOV i''-",s'
Norman c. Broomall. OF this place awoNe
at about 3 a. m. and found a strange man
standing beside her bed AS she aroused
her husband, the man disappeared through
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16
Read This Test:

In an Ohio factory one Of the
workers wore a Neolin Sole on his
right foot, a leather sole on his
left foot. In thirty-three days the
leather sole was worn out. The
Neolin Sole was worn one-sixth
thru. In other words, it showed
a wear capacity six times greater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03
COMMISSIONS oEdWG

Notwithstanding looking
the She had made for her social activities the coming
she did two things when we were alone that set me to
thinking.
finally her away Mole telling
wheel chair A right she said I find Mr. Trent and we'll
Margie," in a superior I
felt Il have left Mr. Trent altogether too long
turned in surprise you don't mean to tell not in
the U d she answered ramphany and want tell
another thing Marge which the
chance exploit ones individuality on-s all
know dear that Mos and Dicks father did not have
Little wanted probably because he did
not have much money, but l restrained myself.
married
and that was because became part Them was never away
But didn't bored with each others company"
why OF course we did but one gets bored with ones own COM
e and it because asked for devotion did let him for
my Marge the a he depends
him will taken Of the who begins
by being independent will end by being Married people
should be and remains with the to that this
mind and have made 1t my business keep myself in the minds OF
my husbands
city while her leg mendng and think of the
foolish things did Marge into that
Mrs Sewin house and let Dick himself from
But my dear mother to be an
the that log
besides providing his wifes
% ways a a to ne
even suggested that he go on hunting trip that he had
with him would be lonely that he really felt aeed
mo, my Marge woman who happily you
has created necessity hard work in her husband
but Mr. Trent does not have to work for you mother"
NO dear but keep him pretty busy keeping me amused
do you think he is happy" - .
81 have thought little about that know am happy-the
rest you younger say to him.
Little book, is she right?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03
One WOman'S View OF 1t
Has it come 4?
BY MABEL ABBOTT.


question: while searching
decided break avoided whether the
pngesble things touched
the powder which have been living for the last half
it
but a bad We dared the upper
determined
end the determination coward altogether
American unwllngness to face unpleasant things
Looking into hearts where that dangerous knowledge has been
carefully guarded Has
felt the burden of responsibility.
with family who
well all the stricken with
We the of Others
could afford sick. We them well
And today it has really and
be
ness and humanity getting ready keep people from killing and destroy
healthy family takes medicine that they sufficient
still able the work that the world
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03
An Ill-COnSidered Idea

Agitation for fastening the Tacoma the
be established Pierce county ought to be dscomtenanced 1t ill
considered movement from angle you look at it.
In the first place. the American Lake already has been semo
tcaly bestowed the For
and department officials designated it, recorded the
archives of the government.
In the place. 1t breathes of national spirit
and patriotism
the Tacoma the light
ing spread everything in sight We guy conduct
ing winning fight for the restoration of the Tacoma great
mountain That correctly has been called justice
to the peak
At this critical the especially 1t highly inadv
able to be appearing try get the named for the city
When his proposed that effort be made
the honor Stephen Appby the latter properly be-
eve quus the He did the ground that the existing
retained whole ought be sensible
in Tacoma ought
all any idea of naming the for the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03
How Came Thew So?

Those 500 loose women" visited Rev. Smith in
his church at San Francisco crusade
seem to have rather stumped him.
When asked how many Of them would work $40 q
the girls laughed and not of them raised hand "A girl
can't live on less than $40 week. declared leader
Then the meeting resolved itself
and the men who ruin patronize the girls.
The unfortunate girls have much the
both society and the Low evil environ
OF these girls are what they through their inherent
weakness and nothing else and sympathy them
largely misplaced.
Ten dollars q week not be high 8 not
starvation these times, there's something
radically from the about
Of the common harot honest decent life
There tens of thousands decent wageearnng girls
who living $40 week, less They prefer their
respect decent living and independence ashy Dress auto
rides, wine suppers aud the tinsel of fast fe
They work hard and enjoy uxuries. but
struggles and deprivaons better satisfaction
vanity that the of sexual slavery give.
How of have children" asked Rev. Smith
the 5O0 and hreequarters of the
Had he then got truthful to the question: How
sked motherhood with wide open2" he
have been surprised at all that
insufficient Is altogether a
whole lot of evils and the living awful
can't yet base Judgment of society,"
mans seductiveness the
Gated girl Of these times between harloty and $40 week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03

Dear Miss Grey: To the ar
ticle signed Rebel" in your
newspaper. | would answer
that the word virtue Is evil
IDENTIFY not known to the class
of men she has had expert
ence with. If the young lady
would enlarge her circle OF
acquaintance with a better
class of girls, she would meet
better men. Her letter de-
notes bitter experiences. She
is bound to be chosen, III she
would stop trying to be
man can be influenced but
will they IL dictated to.
What little of life this girl
has seen is due to her back
wardness with her girl
friends. Let her cultivate
good girl companions and
among the lot. some will In
troduce her TO good men,
and her personality will win
their respect. FRITZ.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03
Be q DevOtee

One experience of the Joy of
convalescing under Homeopathic
treatment; the complete and per-
feet recovery; with little disturb
ance OF the system and the least
possible loss of energy; will make
you an everlasting devotee OF
"Seventy-seven" for Grip and
Colds.
To get the best results take
"Seventy-seven" at the first chill
or SILVER.
At Druggists, rs cents or mailed.
Humphrey Homeo. Medicine Co.,
156 william Street. New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03

The Times "Red Head" matinee
at Pantages theater Friday was a
great success. Among the auburn
to-titian tressed Tacoma women
who were guests Of the paper
were:
Mrs. T. Thompson, Mrs. H.
Church, Nellie p. Dickneks, Mrs.
Hilda Nelson, Miss Elizabeth
White, Mrs. r. Davis, Mrs. Noreen,
Miss Clark, Sarah e. Leonard,
Bertha Knzek, Clara Rowhy, Mrs.
F. Miller, Mrs. C. A. Hastings,
Miss Ellen Hunt, Mrs. l.. e.
Young, Mrs. Northover, Mrs. j. G..
Friska, Miss Floie Fenton, Miss
Ruth Fosdick, Mrs. Lena Peder-
son, Mrs. M. e. Johnson, Mabel
Linn, Mrs. r. C. Kasselman, Mrs
r. A Paine, Mrs. A. l.. Lackey,
Eleanor Hanson, Mrs. Roy d.
Pinkerton, Mrs. Louis Narbo, Mrs.
e. w. Blaser, Mrs. Edith Shapin,
Mrs. e. j. Hoffman, Mrs. f.. Shan
non, Mrs. Raymond Lincoln, Mrs.
A. Cohn, Emma e. Wolfe,, Luella
A. Wolfe, Lillian I. Stewart, r..
Clark. Lovette Harris, Mrs. Lar
son, Mrs. w. A. Larsen, Agnes
Larsen, Julia Larsen.
The Collegiate Alumnae will
meet Saturday, Feb. 10, with Mrs.
]. e. Creig, 1900 North Mason av.
Miss Mary Van Orden will tell
of the work done by the Pure Milk
and Baby Hygiene committee of
the California branch, and of the
Baby Hospital in Oakland.
Mrs. A. X. Stebbins will speak
of the work of the Child Welfare
committee of the Presidents
council in Tacoma. Misses Fay
and Virginia yesterday will give
vocal duets. Assisting hostesses
will be Mrs. Geo. B. Jackson, Mrs.
w. o. Chapman, Mrs. G.. ID. Hunt
er. Miss Nave Odds, Mrs. Benja-
min BENEFITS and Miss Irene Arm.
strong. Each member is request
ed to bring paper and pencil.
The Seventh Ward w. @. Il. U.
will meet Tuesday, Feb. 13,. with
Mrs John Burdick. North 9Th and
Oak streets, at 2 o'clock. The
Subject will be,~'Red Letter Days,
! land Press Work"
Atjpbe last meeting, held with
Mrs. riaryey Bacon. GIG North
Fe street. Scientific Temper c
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03
Ask Me-!
BY CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey: l protest
in the name of humanity in
the name of the millions of
Silent sufferers" protest
against the outrages commit
ted against Mrs. Ethel Byrne,
the birth control advocate.
Women of Tacoma short
while ago you read in the
papers about a certain rev.
erend gentleman, Mr.. Smiths
vice crusade against San
Francisco's underworld. AS
sumedly, you also read about
the 500 unfortunate sisters
marching in to the church,
demanding to know what was
going to be done with them.
Can you picture this col
umn of social outcasts-real-
ize that they are not to blame
for their lives, but the eff
fects of causes-look beneath
appearances and see their Sc
cret agonies, their goodness,
their longing for TRUE hap
piness.
What answers did they re-
ceive to their VITAL Ques-
ton? A flimsy excuse for
downright ignorance, or, per-
chance hypocrisy. A true
humanitarian would have an
swered, Sisters, Your ques-
ton is one for the many to
solve; I am become aware of
my own powerlessness and in
significance; likewise have I
become cognizant OF the fulfil
ity of chasing phantoms.'
I recognize we must attack
the root of the evil-start
from the bottom to recon-
struct humanity"
The only remedy for exist
ing social evils is reconstruc-
tion of humanity from the
bottom; and it is here where
the Birth Control movement
fill it's place with honor. 1t
aims to mitigate sufferings
and increase happiness, it
favors children with healthy
bodies and minds capable of
intellectual improvements, In
short 1t stands for quality
and not for quantity. The ad-
vocates are moved by altruis-
tic motives; they see vision
of a grander humanity which
shall arise on the ashes OF
ours. The opposers Of the
birth control movement are
misguiding and deceiving the
great mass of ignorant people,
yet, they have NOT ONE sin
gle argument which would not
vanish in the light of reason
and humanity.
Women what are you going
to do? Are you in favor OF
free motherhood? Do you be-
lieve it to be your sacred
birthright? Do you want hap
pier homes? Do you believe
in full equality between the
sexes? Then say SO. This
is your opportunity to voice
q solemn protest against this
inhumane, and most diaboli-
cal law in existence, con-
cocted by a handful OF big
oted pseudo moralists of the
past generation; the man
made laws which forbids
dissemination of all knowl-
edge pertaining to birth con-
troll.
Demand the obliteration Of
the infamous law, which is a
disgrace to your country, and
an insult to your sex. Defy
the power which is ever doing
its best to keep you in sub
lection of a power that Is
the enemy of all progressive
ideas; a power that you less
suspect: the power that I &C
cuse. but-hush my soul
recollect you are living in
what future generation shall
define as THE AGE OF HY-
POCRISY.
o. KIHLSTROM.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03
WHEAT DOWN

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-May wheat
broke 4 " this morning on news
that the German ambassador had
been handed his passports. July
fell Hc and Sept. &c.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03


The legislative committee of
the presidents council will hold
an important meeting Monday
morning at 1920 at the Woman's
Club house. Bills now before the
Legislature will be discussed. Ev-
cry club is urged to have dele
gate present.
Marriage licenses were issued
Friday to Charles d. Outright and
Esther ID. Williams, both of Seat
tie; Lee A. Hawkins and Ruby M.
Baster, both of Seattle; r. e.
Keeper, Pasadena, CAL; and Mrs.
Nellie Pilon. Salt Lake City.
The literary and musical bene-
fit entertainment which was to
have been given by the ladies of
Grace M. e. church last Wednes-
day evening, was postponed on
account of the weather, and is now
announced for next Wednesday.
Feb. Z.
The Tacoma Fine Arts associa-
ton will show a collection of 80
oil paintings by American artists
next week. The collections was
sent out by the American Fedora
ton of Fine Arts. From Tacoma
1t will be sent to California.
The Monday Civic club will hear
a talk by Royal A. Cove, Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at Woman's
Club house, on the need of an OBJ
servation ward for patients charg.
ed with insanity, before commit.
ment to the state hospital.
The Legislative committee of the
Presidents Council will meet Mon.
, day morning at 1880 In the Won.
ems Club house. All clubs are
asked to send delegates to the
meeting.
The Ladies' Catholic Benevo-
lent association will, give q social
daree Tuesday evening in Asso-
citation hall, 913h Tacoma ave-
nue..
The Daughters of Norway will
give dance Saturday evening at
Valhalla hall. Gard tables will
70 provided for those who do not
ire to dance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03
Who Killed Cock Robin?
Who killed cock robin?

w
Who settled the university fight7
LISTER" "Ee called them
office and said you will have to do what tell you
they did"
you're wrong says another. Jimmie Davis He
had settlement back 1909,
had to do put his theory into practice"
Guess q third. at the state college
They had the noses counted and that's all there
mo you're all wrong" a fourth ut Speaker
Kelly and Floor They the the of
Legislature brought the diplomatic force Of their nflu
rnnce boAr" -
III Wa suzzalIo fifth Wasn't the
rent IN accordance contentious he made all along?
all the that DIDN'T KILL
- ROBIN 5sature ITSELF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03

N. Y. World says that our civil war ended in "a
peace without victory" On Nov. 9th, 1t also said
Fiat Hughes was elected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03

But somebody has got to take "peace without vic
larry
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03
WHAT PEOPLE
ARE DOING

ance instruction" was discussed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03

The Ladies' Catholic Benevo-
lent association viii. give a social
daree Tuesday evening in Asso-
citation hall, 913h Tacoma ave-
nue..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03

<man newspaper, $500 Jews in
lave received the cross Of honor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03

The legislative committee of the
Presidents Council will meet Mon
! day morning at 1880 In the Wom-
ems Club house. All clubs are
asked to send delegates to the
meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-03
The Daughters of Norway Nv

Inc DaugnterS Oh NORWAY Will
give a dance Saturday evening at
Valhalla hall. Card tables will
Q provided for those who do not
re to dance.