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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
BAKER MAKES REQUEST
FOR $2S7,416,OOO MORE
Declares Need Imperative and
Asks Amount Included in
Deficiency Bill
WASHINGTON. Sent. 10.

NAotilNblON sept Az
Secretary OF war Baker today submitted
10 the Senate Appropriations Committee
S2S7,4lG.oOO additional estimates for the
army He explained tho imperative need
ot the money and asked II be included In
the $1,000, 000,0 900 urgent deficiency bill.
Secretary Daniels is TO submit additional
navy estimates this afternoon.
OF the sum Baker asked S1o,000,0oO is
for ordnance service, covering chiefly stor-
age Of ammunition. Forty million dollars
is for ordnance supplies exclusive Of am
munition, SS3,75O,000 is for ammunition and
S76,676, 600 is for ammunition for target
practice for an army of 100000 men.
For the manufacture of arms S32,690,000
IS asked and for new equipment ne the
Rock Island Arsenal 100000. Engineer
operations in the field require sS6,000OO0
additional and engineer equipment $7,S00,-
600.
Brigadier General Crozer and Brlgadier
General Black explained tho urgency Of the
requests ia due 70 conditions not apparent
when regular estimates were made.
Baker. I'm submitting the estimates, fore
cast n call for 100000 more men for the
National Army soon. lie said submission
OF these estimates Is necessary to provide
increased facilities for manufacture and
storage Of ordnance; equipment for an ad-
ditional half-millon men, in anticipation of
a call for that number, and in securing a
supply Of small-arms ammunition for ma
chine gun, rife and pistol practice"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
MAYOR DIDN'T SHOW UP
AT GEORGE STERR'S PARTY
And No Wonder, Con-
sidering Vivid Por-
traiture Of His Honor,
the Chief Feature of
2Sth Ward Function
Bv M'LISS

Mayor Smith did not show up.
, His fellow warders in the Twenty eighth,
who had arranged n fine party last night
in Students Chapter Hall. Susquehanna
and Park avenues, waited until after 3
o'clock for the honor guest
But Mayor Smith disregarded his r. S.
V. p. entirely.
"Mebbe he's out with some Ambassadors"
wit sang out when the assemblage Of
500 or more Of the Mayors city neighbors
showed signs OF growing restive. And the
mass-meeting called for the purpose Of Civ
ing the Mayor an opportunity OF answering
on the eve Of the primary some of the
charges that George Sterr, Jr, and his
political adherents have been making
against him got under way.
Mayor Smith did not show up. He had
been challenged to appear " 'Fraid - was
the comment.
But had he, this was not TO have been
the sort OF party at which they hand round
the ice cream. cakes and oranges. II had
nothing Of kidglove aspect. 4 mat was
in the arena that served as the speakers
platform. hut the mitts were Off More
over. briCkbats--Of the verbal variety
which hurt the most--aud not bouquets CON
stituted the decorations.
The keynote Of the meetings. character
was struck when Sterr described those
present being in the unfortunate posi-
tiou Of knowing Mr. Smith" The re-
mainder Of the evening was spent airing the
thorouEhness Of this knowledge.
STERR'S ORNATE NOMENCLATURE
YOU remember Collars and CUFFS
boys?" Sterr reminded them overwhelmingly,
and a sufaw went up at the recalled nick
name: well don't it seem like dream,
a moving picture drammer, to see our old
Collars and CUFFS riding around with tho
ambassadors and the great men of the
world. And don't it seem queer that he
won't come here tonight, him as would
have come in the old days at any hour of
the day or night when ] called?
Hes nm migrate, boys. What's he done
for this ward? And we made him! What's
he done TO McNiChol and Penrosc. and We
remember the time when he used TO ltv,
in Jim McNichols office in the old Bet2
building. How can he fail them? He's
got a fine mansion at Glcnside now, and
he rolls back and forth in his automobile,
and the administrations automobiles
which we and the citizens Of Philadelphia
pay for McNichol told me in his owr
| words how he gave this Judas a checb
| for S25OOO as his premium on the bonds
| for the filtration plants and told him e
put il in a home. That's the War Mayor
| Of Glensde.
"And McNichol and Ponrose made him
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
ToDAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES

Ellsworth Sutton, 25 w. Seymour ST.. and Annie
~ cummings. 25 w. Seymour 81.
Ne9fge, c. Cohn, 4s4S Walnut St. and Margaret
victor Wasserman 1912 N. 18th st., and Beulah
'Onnh A. Anderson. 1924 Comfy ST., and Esther
N'sqde Dussaman, 2242 NJ Fairhill st. and
offastty Anderson 2SO6 y, Marshall ST..
"9isfs Gsfh u Ksss 1910 catharine ST., ana FlOssis
" iham Manicoh, 1927 s, Franklin st., and
..H2h Salesky, 2S27 s. Franklin st.
Us j. McCallin. West Chester. Pa, and
"lFNl a. Rowland. b9O1 Angora ave.
7" y n; Pomeroy. Chambersburg, Va, and Anna
"a ~, Thomas. 285 Pelham I'd.
"aRnnel Re papisky, 4Os0 Market st.. and Sara
aspPTss I: Hess 1919 n Marvns ST.. and Ethel
SsssHsa Br9yR, ,i1sl Plumb st., and Msrdis
Adam IAN Rettig, 1852 Howard It,. and Bertha
John hweitzsr. 2i07 D. Adams ST., and Louisa
n, ,husehbeck, 21S2 E Dauphin st.
Nhchael Kappa port, 88t Klmball st. and HebA
n, Newman, 1929 s. Sd st.
Ascsosrt ~ Richards 2Sll e. DAuphin st., and
4, tatneIine Conway, 40a6 Kershaw 81.
".tfy Toner, 3bS7 X st.. and Deorothea DER
marie sss . ksnspstoa 6 % a aye, ~. -.
o,'.'s,o .soisy 4 = tls 4es''eI ;,
'''ps PsIlssssss. a. H.s',s's = = 'e' -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
George Sterr. Jr.'s Pet Names
for Mayor Thomas II. Smith

When they talked OF making Tom Smith
mayor Il seemed like n joke like a dream.
But they did and now he's the dog that
bites the hand that's fed him.
"I don't see how Penrose. with all the
money he's got and the great man he Is,
can go down to Atlantic city and sit on
this creatures porch. or course" the
elastic logic of the politician asserted it.
SELF with McNichol it's different, there
were contracts to be awarded and all that
and McNichol had TO play his part" Tho
silent acQuiescence Of the crowd seemed
to indicate that n contract not yet awarded
made all the difference I'm tho world in tho
propriety Of sitting on a mans porch
Hes n Judas Sterr reiterated. "only
Judas had the deccncy to go out and hang
himself He sold out to the Wares, aud
when I'd see them around on the platforms
together, him and Bill Ware. couldn't help
thinking OF the Gold Dust Twins. Why.
they even dressed alike And what have
the Wares ever done for this State? r. II.
Smith and NJ. G.. BrumbauEh are the hor.
riblc examples Of what they have dono'
stop the passersby IN tho streets. and seven
men out Of ten will tell you what kind OF a
rabbit Tom Smith is"
As though this were not enough. Sterr
went 70 the dim and distant past and
told how collars and Cuffs" in tho carly
days was sent as a delegate TO a Conveu-
ton 20 support Charles Brown and "sold
out instead for Henry r. Walton
Instead Of going I'm and voting FOR tho
man he was sent to vote for. there was no
representative from the Eighth Division oi
the Twenty-eighth Ward Smith locked
himself in the bathroom. Beat down the
door I said and when we did there we
found him"
The hour had grown late.
Mayor Smith had not shown up.
"G guess we'll give up looking for him .
Sterr said. "IIe never did have much cour
| age though, with all the police protection II
| the city, he oughtnt to be afraid of us"
Other excavations followed DR.. J. Mar
| Gus PulalJ. Lewis i. Meyer candidate TO
| Select Council; Joseph A Richman, Candi
| date for Common Council, and Albert "
! CogEins all took hand. Smiths repudia
! tion Of the 4. Merritt Taylor transit lease
! his violation Of prediction pledges in re
| gard to a reduction OF the gas rate an,
other taxes. his inEratitude to his fellow
wardsmen, his fondness for parades ant
getting his picture in the papers formed TN
material for the onslaught.
Mayor Smith did not show up
| No wonder.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
CREDIT MURDER THEORY
IN KING AUTO MYSTERY
New York Authorities Rely Upon
Experiments Conducted by
Pistol Expert
NEW YORK. Sept. 10.


Convinced that Mrs Maude King, the
wealthy New York and Chicago widow who
was shot near Concord, y, c., August 20,
was murdered. District Attorney Swami
planned today to back up the second Cor
oner's inquest at Concord with the mass
OF what he terms convincing testimony
obtained through the Grand Jury investi-
eating here.
The murder charge springs from recently
conducted experiments by Captain Jones
pistol expert of the New York city police
department Exhaustive tests were made
with an automatic pistol, the exact dupli-
cate of the one from which the fatal shot
was fired.
As far as possible Captain Jones has re-
enacted the tragedy resulting in his report
that Mrs King was the victim of foul play.
Today's anticipated revelations also in
clude mention Of a second automobile in
addition 70 the one used by Mrs. King and
CASTOR Means her business adviser, on the
night OF the shooting. The occupants Of
the mysterious car and their mission are
closely guarded and withheld from public
mention by those in charge of the local in
vestigation.
The theory advanced is that the car was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
BROAD ST. BLAZE
STTRS HOTEL FOLK
Fire in North American
Building Brings Lots of
Noisy Apparatus
OTHER CITY NEWS BRIEFS
British Recruiting Mission Starts
New Drive to Get Tommies
for the Firing Line

Guests of the Ritz-Carlton and the
pelieyue- -Stra ford were aroused early to-
Az when fire was discovered on the
twelfth floor of the North American Build
,no Two alarms were turned in and
hrought fire apparatus from many sections
A the city. The damage was slight, how
aver James =. Considine, secretary of the
North American. said It would not total
more than $500.
The blaze was discovered by Charles
preyfuss, a night watchman. 1t was con-
fned TO an air shaft in the rear OF the
building Several of the offices on the
twelfth aud thirteenth floors were damaged
by water. The buildings fire force was
fighting the blaze by the time the fremen
arrived on the scene.
Mr. Considne said he thought a burning
cigarette thrown into the airshaf had
caused the fire. He laughed at the sugges-
ton that pro-Gcrman might have
started II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19

occupied by secret service agents, who had
been shadowing CASTOR Means for more
than two years and who, it is reluctantly
admitted by State officials, were interested
in Meanss pro-German activities.
Tho other theory is that the car was
occupied by persons whose names have not
yet been mentioned I'm connection with me
mystery. The disclosure Of the identity
Of these persons, It is believed today, will
provide now and startling features and
many believe such disclosures will result
either from the Coroner's inquest or the
Grand Jury investigation.
The mass OF evidence obtained by District
Attorney Swami is now being prepared for
presentation before the Concord inquest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
SUFFRAGIST PICKETS
TO TALK ABOUT PRISON

suffragists who have suffered imprison-
ment for picketing at the White House will
speak at tonight's meeting in the Adelpha
MOTEL under the auspices of the Pennsyl-
vania Branch, National Woman's party,
dudley Field Malone, who recently resigned
as Collector OF the Port of New York as
protest against the Administrators treat
ment OF the suffragists, has sent mes
sage to be read to the audience,
mrs Lawrence Lewis, who has been one
OF the most active workers in Washington
ana has been sent to prison for picketing,
VIII be among the speakers. Miss Mary
H. lngham will preside. Miss Ingham was
among the sixteen women sent to the work
mouse at Occoquan and later pardoned by
the President.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
SETTLE BONDsMAN CASE

YORK Pa. Sept. 19.---Attorncys for Mrs
Emma Johnson this city, who instituted
suit against j. Lewis King, bondsman for
the missing York lawyer, had the county
court dismiss the rule granted TO show
cause why the amount of alleged defalcation
should not be paid.
The property Of Mr., King which had
been conveyed TO Thomas Shipley this city,
I'm August has been reconveyed to Mr.
King and an amicable settlement of tho
ola lin made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Old Elm Decides Street Width

HARRISBURG. Sept. IA century-old
elm, tree at the State street entrance TO
CanitoI park will determine the width of the
rsconstructed Third street along the park.
Arnold w, Drummer and Warren II. Man
Ming, the landscape designers of the new
na,I, have decided they will preserve the
Pee Two other old tFees they desired
"a save were uprooted by severe thun-
derstorm several days ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
New Drive to Enlist Rritons

new drive to enlist all subjec OF Great
Britain living in this country has been
started by the British Recruiting Mission.
new posters declaring that II Is the duty
OF every British subject living here TO en-
list as Tommy and fight for the land that
has sheltered him. Colonel st. George l.
Steele is in charge of the drive, which has
headquarters in the Hale Building
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Former Bradford Official Dies

BRADFORD, Pa. Sept 19-Jasper S.
FISHER of 40 Ann street, died last night
al his home following brief illness. In
lsO1 he was elected city treasurer and re-
elected in 1911, Previous to his coming to
Bradford he was located at Pitrola and
other points in the lower oil fields. He had
served as a select councilman from the
Fith Ward. He leaves one son, c. j.
Fisher and one daughter, Alma Fisher
both of Bradford
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Register Women for War Work

The regular campaign for the registra-
ton Of women for service in the StaSe will
open tomorrow, under the auspices of the
Momen's Committee, Council for National
Detense. At least two registration days
VIII be selected on which all the women
IN the city and State will be able 10
register at some point near their homes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Friends Schools TO Omen

The various Friends Schools of Phia-
delphia will open next Monday with
total enrolment of 1900 pupils. They in
cude the Friends Select School, Friends
Central School, Friends Girard Avenue
School, Friends Germantown School, the
West Philadelphia Friends School and
William Penn Charter School
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Rotarians to Aid Soldiers

One hundred and ninety-two members OF
the Rotary Club have pledged themselves
10 aid the establishment of a fund to be
used in creating a homelike influence for
the American soldier boys in every camp
and cantonment here and abroad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Barber Fixes Up Drafted Men

Louie Zarrll. unable to join the ranks OF
the National Army. as a way of doing his
bit" shaved and cut the hair of more than
q hundred men who will leave today for
Camp Meade The tonsorial handout was
at his barber shop at COOS Market street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Chemists TO Meet

The regular meetings of the Philadel-
phia section of the American Chemical
Society are to be resumed tomorrow night
W. w. Rhodes, of the du Pont Powder
Company, will be the speaker of the eve
ming.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Draft Interrupts HONEYMOON

The draft call to the colors has interrupt
ed honeymoon in the case of Parker Hall,
OF Collingswood, y. j. lie was married to
Miss Anna Sites, of 1928 Vine street, on
Labor Day. The call for service in the
army came while the newly weds were in
Boston.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
No Advanced Classes This Year

There will he no advanced classes at the
School OF Industrial Art Broad and Pine
streets this term, the opening Of which
IL September "a. A great majority of
the graduates and the advanced class pu-
pills have been selected for Government
positions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Falls Seventy Feet; Unhurt

A fall of seventy feet from the top of a
ladder was only an incident in the days
work to Alexander Forshed, forty. years
DID, 757 South Tenth street At the JEFF
ferson Hospital. where he was taken after
the accident, he was found to be unin-
jured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Germantown Man Killed in War

Alexander Smiley, 1852 Newham street
Germantown, died in a hospital in France
from wounds received in battle, according
to cablegram received by his parents. He
had been at the front for two years with
the British troops.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19

q You can bet your bottom dollar and walk off
with the stakes that it will cost everybody $50 to
$35 to duplicate these values next spring! And
that's the real measure of your fifteen dollars
worth, if you get here in tme
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Fall Suits and
Fall OUercOatS

Are full steam ahead and
will have a free channel,
come next Monday Morning!
q They've been selling fast for several
weeks to practitioners of preparedness!
High School and College fellows are
particularly pleased with our Youthful
styles and Junior specials
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-10-04

The Red Cross realized a neat
little sum in nickels on Circus day
that ran up to $3.50 of which
was the sale of ice-cream cones
and from pop. One OF the most
generous, useful and accommoda-
ting friend that the Chapter has is
Mr.. A. A. Lay, the popular Cam
dy Kitchen man who not only do
mates his share and more when
ever called upon, but gives freely
of his time and personal help. On
Monday he not only made the ice
cream for the ladies without any
margin of profit, but went to the
circus grounds with all the neces-
sary selling apparatus. played bar
ker and helped the ladies with
their sales.
His wife who is also a true
friend of the Chapter has gener-
ously donated a handsome pair of
hand embroidered pillow cases, a
jar of tobacco and a box of canly
for prizes for the next card party
to bs given October 18th at the
K. of G. ball.
Mrs. Luella Cockerham is also
another good friend of the Chap.
ter and presented sweater that
she not only knit herself, but fur
lishsd the Weol. !.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-10-04

The Char pier is indebted to Air.
Lilly, the local agent for the val
liable. gift of a sewing machine
that was very much needed at
headquarters and is in constant
use by the different. organizations
that work daily as. units.
The Rex (3fubsvery generously
donated 500. that was the amount
left over from the sale of its par
aphanalia, after its gift Of one of
the beautiful lights to the'= White
Way.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-10-04

west side of street, at Tobin property,
as will be shown and according to plans
and specifications, of said work to be
found on file in the Mayors Office. The
right to reject any and all bids is speci.
ally reserved by the Commission Coun-
Gil. This Oct. 3rd, 1917.
G. w. KILE,
Mayor.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-10-04
NOTICE

Bids will be received by the Mayor
and Commissioners, of the city of Nat
chitoches upto IL O'Clock Wedae sday,
7th day Of Nov. 1917, to construct con-
crete sidewalks on the outside Of Staph-
ems Avenue, from Wilkins Avenue To
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-10-04
Phoenix Lodge No.
r. 6 A. M.

Regular meetings on 1st and Bird
Wednesdays at 7:30 p. M.
Hiram Chapter No. A., RAM.
regular meetings End Monday at
1880 p. NJ.
Cage Council No. Is, R. & ST.
NJ, regular NEE tings Bird Mondays
1t 1880 T, NJ,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-10-04

Q Mrs. Frank Kelly enterta ~
the Cinderellas on Ftidly afte"
noon when pink roses and art
t choke blooms were most artist
cally used for decoration in tn
pretty new home. A tutti fruit sa
lad and cakes were served by tn
charming hostess assisted by he
mother to the clubmembers ant
guests, Mines Brook and w. A
Breazeale.
A full and up-to-date supply oil
material for all kinds of job work
has just been received and your or
der will receive prompt and cour-
teous attention.
Miss Fannie Browne of Browns.
vile Texas it the guest Of Mr..
ard Mrs. Henry Hughes with
whom size will spend the winter to
assist in the care of her little niece
and nephew who are with their
grand parents during the absence
of Mr.. and Mrs Steve Browne
who are in Colorado for the bene-
ut of the young mothers health.
The many friends Of the family
will be interested in learning that
Mrs. Browne is improving steadily
and has gained Z 1-2 povnds al
ready during the time she has
been in Denver.
Not nearly as large crowd as
was expe cted participated in the
first of the series of Red Cross
euchres at the Comus Club Friday |
night when the first prizes we're
won by Miss Desire Cloutier and
Mrs. Emma Prudkomme, who
played as a gentleman awarded
hat prize and Mrs. 2. RachsI
irew the general consolation. Ten
iollars was the amount cleared for
he worthy object.
! The members of the Equal Suf-
rage club are asked to make note
hat the first regular meeting for
he season of 1917 will be held at
be Comus Club on Monday Octo-
er 9Th at 4 D. NJ.
A fu II attendance is urged as
mong the many matters of great
importance that must be disposed
are the annual election of officers
40 time of meeting, that many of
le members, men in particular,
70 anxious to change back to the
riginal hour or possibly a little 4
ter so that they can attend which
apostolic in the afternoon on ac-
'unt of their business.
For the first time in several sea-
ms Cole Bros Show visited Nat.
iitoches on Monday and played
ternoon and night to packed
fuses.
This is an unusually good clean,
ow, that pleased the majority
cause of the first class program
II of new and novel stunts, we'll
aimed animals. fresh costumes
q absence of the coarse jokes 81
d by plays that is often a part
a clacus. The absence of bare
OK riding, always a featuae, was IS
tlcabfe but this was the only e
tlcism made. There were some 81
or more performers and attac- 81
) of the show in Natchitoches 81
! Monday and they were GER a
My of better class of people -
their behavior and manner were
ove criticism.
A new auto transfer with seat S :
capacity of 80 is the latest and 3
y necessary acquisition of Mr.. S
tx Young, who has the contract :
the transferring of the school 3
ldren along. the Grande Ecore S
! up the river route to and from Z
Normal taking the place of q
old mule hack transfer that S
been used since the merging !
the local Grammar into the q
aiming School. S
--Snp----A-- q
The Red Cross realized a neat q