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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25
DISCOUNTS WARS EFFECT
ON FINANCIAL OUTLOOK
Paul j. Bonwit Tells Bonwit-Teller
Employees Money Will Be as
Plentiful as Ever

Money will be as plentiful in America
as ever before despite the war, according
to the prediction made by Paul j. Bonwit.
head of the firm of Bonwit. Teller & Co,
who made flying trip from New York and
addressed more than 500 employees at the
seventh annual entertainment and dance OF
the Employees Association of the Philadel-
phia store, In Mercantile Hall, last night
Mr. Bonwlt told OF the probable effect OF
the war on business. He announced that the
company stands ready to help the Govern
ment in any way possible.
our store and its employees stand for
patriotism and preparedness he said.
The ballroom, where the affair was given
was decorated with national and city colors
Previous to Mr.. Bonwit's address a vaude-
vile show was given
officers of the association are Carl J
ALERT, presidents Thomas NJ Dalzell, vic,
president Miss Anna NJ. Hendry, secretar,
and treasurer T.. ]. Walsh is honorary vic,
president The committee in charge in
cluded John b. Honold, Miss Anna NJ
Croke. Miss Helen V. Murphy, Miss Cath
crime Craven, Miss Rae Friedman. Mis-
Katherine McHugh, Miss Marie Mulhollant
Joseph Fcldman, William Stiegelman, job
Cahill. Samuel L. Smedey and Josep
| Pike.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25
MAN MUST EITHER WORK
OR FIGHT IN DELAWARE
Governor Townsend Orders Sheriff and
Other Officers to Report All
"Loafers"

DOVER. Del. April 25.-"Every man in
Delaware will have to work or fight" de-
clared Governor Townsend at the State
House today while discussing plans he and
the State Food Conservation Commission
have mapped out as part of Delaware's pro-
gram during the war.
The Governor said he had instructed the
State detectives. Sheriffs and other officers
to investigate all loafers found in the State
and report to him. He will turn the list
over to the commission. which will see that
the subjects enter the military service or
20 on the farm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25
FIGHT TOPREVENT
COAL PRICE RISE
Attorneys Prepare Contest
on Hearing Rumors of
50-Cent Advance
WARNING TO OPERATORS

The fight to prevent coal operators from
boosting their prices is on. II will be
carried to the Federal Trade Commission
the state Legislature and the Interstate
commerce Commission IL necessary, accord
ing to announcement by Ward w, Pierson
and Harold s. Sheriff, Philadelphia attor-
neys. who recently won their fight to force
reduction In the coal freight rates to this
city.
BESIDES announcing that the battle is on
ana that every effort will be made to pre-
vent the boosting of the price of coal while
the country is at war, the attorneys issued
sharp warning to the operators.
ANSWER TO RUMoRs
The statement was issued on the strength
OF rumors to the effect that the operators
were planning a fifty-cents n ton increase
to make up for any advance In wages
granted the miners Any such move pier.
son and sheriff said, will result in almost in-
mediate investigation by both Federal and
State authorities.
The Federal Trade Commission already
has been appealed TO in an effort to have
the coal situation investigated, the lawyers
said.
AT this time. when the nation is pre-
pairing itself for the greatest cooperative
effort in its history in the name of democ-
racy. no group of individuals or corpora =
tions so lacking in patriotism that they
would take advantage of their control of
necessity of life for their own profit
should go unchecked.
THE Legislature of Pennsylvania now
in session, may be able to provide reme-
dial measures II immediate action is
taken to contest the right of operators to
make any increases without full explana-
| tion to the public"
The statement says:
our attention has been called to alle-
cations from responsible and authorita-
tive sources which strongly indicate a
| breach of faith on the part of the an
thracite coal operators of Pennsylvania.
| 1t has been charged publicly and pri-
vately by some of the largest retail
| dealers of Philadelphia that in many
specific instances the spring reduction of
| fifty cents ton announced by the Phla-
| delphia and Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany was made invalid by the failure or
| refusal of this company and other oper-
| ators to fill orders sufficient to meet even
| normal requirements.
! CHARGE PLAN TO BOOST
| at is also declared that retail dealers
| have been given plainly to understand
that the operators. having announced the
/ reduction on April / under pressure of
| public opinion, are now planning to utilize
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25
PROCESS GIVES RUB
BER TREMENDOUS STRENGTH
Strip one and onehalf inches square will suspend wei
of more than three tons

The tires wear much longer and af6.
practically immune to road cutting dn1'
chipping.
During the past year the perform3
ance OF thousands of tires made by thu
Prodium Process has been carefulIX
observed in all parts of the country. 4
That the life of the tire is prolong<d
has been amply proven.
The pleasure of motoring is added
to through the reduction in tire trouble.
The ProGium Process was developed
in the laboratories OF The RepubIic
Rubber Company, OF Yo,cgstown, o.,
more than year and ..alf ago and
was given long serto of tests before
the manufacture OF tires for general
distribution was taken up.-Adu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25
WOMEN TO SHARE
IN WAR COUNCILS
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw
Named Chairman of De-
I fense Committee
NATIONAL IN ITS SCOPE
Membership Includes Repre-
sentatives of Various Bodies,
Appointed as Individuals
WASHINGTON. Anri, os

"AoIiiNplON, April 25.
American women are to have representa-.
t,on in the war councils Of the nation.
A committee of women, to be known as
tbe committee on women's defense work Z"
was created today by the council of ma
,ional defense to cooperate in bringing
about the full assistance Of American wom-
en- in the prosecution of the war. Official
announcement or the appointment of the
committee was made today.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, the veteran suf-
frage advocate, is named as chairman.
The announcement by the council was a
follows:
"Realzing the inestimable value of wop,-
ans contribution to national effort under
modern war conditions. the council of ma =
tional defense has appointed a committee of
women of national prominence to consider
and advise how the assistance of the wom-
en- of America may be made available in
the prosecution of the war. These women
are appointed as individuals, regardless OF
any organization with which they may be
associated. The body will be known as the
Committee on Women's Defense Work Its
membership is as follows:
"Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. chairman
Mrs. Philip ~ Moore. of St Louis.
president of the National Council Of
Women.
Mrs Josiah f. Cowles of California.
president Of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs
Miss Maude Wetmore. Of Rhode Island
chairman of the National League for
Women's Service.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. of New
York president of the National American
Woman Suffrage Organization
Mrs Antonette Funk, of Illinois.
Mrs Stanley Mccormack. of Boston.
Mrs Joseph r. Lamar. of Atlanta Ga
president OF the National Society of Colonial
Danes.
Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell, of New York,
publicist and writer"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25

1t has been definitely established
that the recently announced "prodium
process rubber" develops tremendous
tensile strength hitherto unheard OF in
tire rubber.
Repeated tests have shown that a
strip OF it one-and d-a-half inches square
will suspend dead weight of more
than three tons.
The effect OF the process is to pro-
duce a compound for tire u cads that is
tough and springy, besides possessing
great strength.
1t is almost impossible for a strong
man to break thin strip OF this rub
Der.
incorporated in an automobile tire,
it gives surface that is remarkably
responsive and which does no. become
brittle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25
STATE SPIRITUALISTS MEET
Philadelphia Woman Decries Press Cen
sorship and Silencing Mediums

PTTTSBU RGH, April 25.--The PennSyl-
vania Spritualists Association opened its
tenth annual convention here. one of the
most important announcements was that
the Progressive Thinker, of which Mrs. NJ.
+. Cadwallader. of Philadelphia. is editor,
will soon publish n new book of hymns.
Mrs. Cadwallader addressed the convention,
decrying the proposed censorship of the
press and the slencing of true mediums.
Mrs. + +. Ellwanger, of Philadelphia,
delivered the invocation. Prominent Spir-
tualists from all parts Of the United States
were in attendance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25

the fact that the nation Is at war co,,pled
with the wage Increases demanded by
the miners. as pretext not only to with
draw the reduction, but also still further
to increase the price or anthracite coal
at the mines
'If these charges can be stantiated,
we believe II is our duty and that of ali
distributors Of anthracite coal to the con-
sumer to lay the facts before the Federal
Trade Commission. To this end we hereby
invite retail dealers to provide us imme-
diately with records OF coal shipments
received by them the first of April, to-
gether with shipments received in March,
and. II possible, the receipts for April of
1916, together with other Information that
might be Of value as tending to cor
roborate the assertions that the operators
have withheld shipments from this mar
ket. in the meantime diverting their out
put to markets where they could demand
a higher price"
SHORT SUPPLY COMPLAINT
Complaints that the operators hav,
evaded giving TO the retail dealers any
thing like the normal amount of coal durin,
this month, while the spring reduction o
fifty cents ton has been in operation
have been made by the dealers. and on las
Saturday the dealers withdrew their re
duced prices to the consumers. although
their agreement with the operators ha,
eight days to run.
II Is said the operators were sendin
coal preferably to New York and Bostor
where they could demand fancy prices.
From william NJ Lloyd & Co, one of th
large retail dealers, II was learned that thi
coal receipts from the operator
have virtually ceased altogether.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25

Police Blame First Regiment Men for
Failure to Catch Band Of
Alleged Extortioners

The capture Of several Black Handlers
from New York IL said to have been frus-
trated by the guard OF First Regiment men
at the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge cross
ing the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park,
II stories in police circles are to be ac-
cepted. Upon the other hand, the guards
men take the stand that they simply fol-
lowed out orders when they chased a swarm
of city detectives away from the bridge.
Late Sunday evening City Hall de-
tective approached the sentinel standing
at the western end of the bridge. Duck,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25
ANTI-BIRTH CONTROL BILL
Representative Stern Introduces Meas
ure Prohibiting Its Publicity

HARRISBURG, April 70 - Representa-
tive lsadore Stern introduced bill in the
House last night. passage of which would
lence advocates of birth control in Penn.
syvania.
The bill prohibits the publication, adver-
tsng. selling, distributing or otherwise dis
seminating knowledge or information tend
ing TO interfere with or diminish the birth
of human beings. Violations of the act, 1t
is specified, shall be punished by a fine Of
not less than $3.50 nor more than $1,000 or
Imprisonment for three months or one year
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25

:'Nothins 6oieS W5'5 B "
was called. The detective exDlal
Black Handlers from New York
their way to the bridge to collect oooO
an intended victim. When the N.Y.
containing the Black Handlers appron
the detectives expected to nab them. ~
The corporal got into communicates Il
headquarters, with the result that the ~
was ordered doubled. and the deto(
were forced to hide further away froun>
bridge than they had intended. Who9
automobile approached. the detectivo&3
sisted that the appearance of the unnu
large guard had frightened the men a.
Neither Captain of Detectives Tato
members Of the First Regiment will d)u1
the matter. MI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-25
Baby Badly Burned by Acid

Wilbur Hartzel two years old. 1891
Malta street, drank small quantity of
carbolic acid with which his mother was
cleaning house this morning, and is in the
Episcopal Hospital badly burnt about the
mouth.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-14
One Historic christmastide.

The crusades had wonderful inf1u-
ence upon the literary taste as well as
the national manners and festivities
of Christmastide.
1t was at the Christmas festival of
1914 that the barons demanded from
King John the document which as the
foundation of English liberties is
known by the name of Magma Charta.
Johns tyranny had become intolerable,
and the hopes of the people hung on
the fortunes of the French campaign,
in which he was then engaged. After
his defeat and return to England the
barons met secretly and swore to de-
mand the restoration of their liberties
by charter under the kings seal. Hay-
ing agreed to assemble for this pur
pose at Christmas, they separated On
the feast of the Epiphany the barons
asked Of the king his confirmation of
the laws of Edward the Confessof and
Henry /. John met the barons with
an absolute refusal, but, finding them
firm, pleaded for time to consider. This
was granted and in 1915, knowing it
to be inevitable, he called the barons
to Runymede and there signed the
great charter.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-14
JAPS LAND AT VLADlV0STOK
Four Provinces Declare Their indie
overwhelmingly Is Reported
Throughout Large Section.

Haparandas Dec. IL. Chinese
troops have entered Hardin and Japa-
nese troops Vladivostok, to afford pro-
lection from disturbances, according to
an announcement of the Petrograd Off
cial news agency.
Copenhagen, Dec 1.-THE district
in Russia comprising the provinces of
Orenburg, Ufa, Perm and Samara has
declared its independence, according to
word received here
The four provinces mentioned are in
the extreme northeast corner of Euro
pean Russia, on the border of Asiatic
Russia. They are the sections in which
the Cossacks are legion.
London, Dec. 1.-THE counter-revolt
in southeastern Russia, under the lead
ership of General Kaledines, Dutoff
and Korniloff, apparently is aimed at
Selling the authority in that region and
In cutting off food supplies from ST.
IBERIA.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-14
BRITISH KILL 1900 GERMANS
Human Waves Break on Allies Shells
-375, 900 Teutons Mass
for Big Blow.

With the British Army In the
Field, Dec Sat least 1900 Germans
persisted in two violent and fruitless
attempts to break British lines around
Vial wood
Twenty-Five separate German divi-
sions have been identified as compos-
ing the enemy offensive in this src-
tor, indicating the Germans have Mt
least $4,000 men massed there.
The British army expects Germany's
biggest-and perhaps its fnal-effort
of the war shortly. General Byng's re-
tirement from Bourbon was regard
ed today as the first prime cautionary
measure for the British to Withstand
such O shock.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-14
HANG IS NEGRO
SOLDIERS FOR RIOT.
Army Officials Execute Blacks
for Houston Outbreak.
II GIVEN LIFE SENTENCES
Condemned Men Sing Hymn as They
March to the ScaffoId in DesoIate
Region Near Fort Sam
Houston.

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 12.-Thir.
teen of the negroes of the Twenty
fourth infantry, e. S. A., found guilty
Of completely in the riot and mutiny
at Houston August %, were hanged on
the military reservation at Fort Sam
Houston at 1T a. M. Tuesday. An
nOGncement of the carrying out of the
sentence was made at headquarters of
the southern department of the army
at 8 a. m.
Only army officers and Sheriff John
Tobin of BeXar county were present
when the sentence was carried out by
soldiers from the post. No newspaper
men or civilian spectators were al
lowed, the time and place of execution
having been kept a secret.
The execution took place in an ar
rOyO about two miles east of Camp
Travis on great scaffold erected dur
ing the night by engineers from the
post
A column consisting of approximate
ly 125 cavalrymen and 100 infantry sol
diers assembled at the cavalry guard
house where the negroes were confined
at 5 80 a. M. Trucks were provided
to convey the prisoners to the scene
of the execution.
March on Death Traps.
Col. Willard F. Waltz, post COM
mander, was in command of the column
and led the way to the scaffold.
Without tremOr they stepped out
with soldierly tread and singing
hymn they walked to their places.
Prayers were said by negro minister
and by two army chaplains and then
the men were ordered to stand on the
traps. Resuming their song they stood
erect and displayed the greatest f0rti-
tude while the ropes were adjusted.
AT z 1T the major in charge of the
execution gave the order to spring the
traps. The triggers had been arranged,
one for each drop, and six men were
assigned to each one. At the word of
command they pulled on the triggers
and the Ii negroes dropped to death.
Eleven of them died almost instantly,
the other two quivering a moment or
LNO uItNA thC IOpC OCNSlhAV touts
Life Imprisonment for Al.
Of the ,63 men tried by the same
court-martial Al were sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
The negro soldiers who paid the
death penalty were:
Sergt William c. Nesbitt, Corporal
Larnon J. Brown, Corporal James
Wheatley, Corporal Jesse Moore, Cor
pOral Charles w. Baltimore, Private
William Breckenridge, Private Thomas
G. Hawkins, Private Carlos Snodgrass,
Private Ira B. Davis, Private James
Divins, Private Frank Johnson, Private
Risley w. Young Private Pat Mac
WhOrter.
After the hanging of the Ii men the
chief of staff of THE Southern depart
ment gave out written statement, at
the same time refusing to answer any
questions. The bodies were buried
near the place of execution. Those
sentenced to life Imprisonment will be
sent to the federal prison at Leaven-
worth, Kan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-31
VERMONT WOMEN
GIVEN VOTE IN
TOWN MEETING
Must Be Taxpayers and Not Over
70 Years Old
s1,OOO,Ooo VOTED FOR War
Annual Liquor Referendum Bill Killed
in House by Vote Of 1909
to 1903.

| Montpelier, March 30.-Vermon
this afternoon joined the ranks of tn
equal suffrage States when Governo
Graham signed the bill introduced b.
| Representative Ernest E. Moore o
Ludlow, and passed by the Legislator,
granting to women taxpayers between
| the ages of Fl and 10 the right to vot'
in town meetings. Even il this Il
the only suffrage bill passed durin,
| the present session, as now seems
probable, it is a substantial victor,
for the suffrage forces, as any wo
man by giving her grand list as ont
dollar and paying one cent tax there
on, may vote in town meetings. Their,
lature before there is another presi
dental election, SO that the fight t.
allow women to vote for presidential
electors may be renewed at that time
1t requires an amendment to the
State constitution 10 allow women tc
vote for State officers and the consti
tuition can only be amended every ter
years. This matter cannot be consid
cred until 1920.
Both branches joined in a practical
demonstration of patriotism today
when after suspension of rules they
passed the bill introduced in the
House by Speaker Stanley G. Wilson
of Chelsea appropriating s1,0O0,000 for
military purposes. Governor Graham
signed the measure tonight.
When the administration judiciary
bill abolishing the city and munich
pal courts and creating 13 districts
came up Scr consideration in the Sen.
ate this morning, an executive session
was ordered. Justice William Henry
Taylor of Hardwick addressed the
Senate for three-quarters of an hour
on the measure and Governor Graham
refused an invitation to be present,
holding 1t beneath his dignity to en-.
gage in a debate on any measure be-
fore the Legislature. The bill was
made a special order for next Tues
day. ea 8 aa -e9
The Morse bill providing for year
ly referendum on the question of
whether or not liquor licenses shall
be granted within Vermont was killed
by the House today by roll-call vote
of 109 to 103. The measure had been
ordered to third reading yesterday
Governor Graham today signed the
measure placing the appointing of
liquor license commissioners in the
Governors hands and changing the
boards OF commissioners, to one of
three for each wet country, instead of
separate boards for each town. An
other bill providing that for 1917. the
appointments NAV be made in April,
was introduced in the House this
morning.
The House passed the bill relating
to the direct progressive taxation Of
inheritances and passed in concur
renee the bill allowing a four per
cent. discount for prompt payment Of
poll taxes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-31
NORTH BENNINGTON LIBRARY


At the annual meeting OF the Nortf
bennington Free Library association
held at the library Wednesday even
ing, March %, the following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing
year: President, A. S. Payne; treas
urer, r. A. Jones; secretary. Mrs. F
ID. Ranney: trustees for years, Mrs
G. w. White, Mrs. J. Edw. Mosher
Rev. f. NJ. Derwacter.
Principal Eugene Currier was elect
ed trustee for l year to fill the vacan
cy caused by the unexpired trem ol
Dr. Z. A. Tobin.
There are 4015 books in the library
425 of which have been added during
the year-100 of this number have
been donated-65 by Mrs. F. b. Jen
nings and the remainder by Other
friends. Among the new books, is a
set of twenty-nine volumes of the
Encyclopedia Brittanica. The Librar
ian, Mrs. Z. G. Phillips, reported Sic
active borrowers, 143 new borrowers
during the year, and 1854 books
loaned. She also reported great in
crease in non-fiction readers.
III tiiC iOPVAL VI thO btdtN
library commission. the North Ben
nington library stands very good
That commission credits the village
with population of almost $500,
whereas If the correct number, about
500 was used as a basis, this Library
would rank first among the libraries
of the state in circulation per capita.
The association needs money. The
present available funds are $500 a
year from the town, $50 from the cor
poration and about 800 from private
subscriptions. This is not sufficient
to cover expenses and keep the library
up to its present high standard.
The association adopted the follow
ing resolutions
Whereas, Mrs. Anna Thomas Per-
cey having presented to the library
association as memorial to her
father, ]. Oscar Bangs, set of The
Great Events" by famous historians.
consisting of twenty-five volumes,
and
Whereas, 1t was the wish of Mr..
Bangs that this work should be placed
in the library, In order that there
might thus be an opportunity for 9TH
ers to acquire, without cost, this infor-
nation that had seemed very desir-
able to him, therefore be it.
Resolved. That it is the sense of
this association, that the work is
very valuable one. and that the as
sociation hereby express to Mrs. Per-
cey its appreciation and thanks, and
that these resolutions be spread upon
the records of the association and
that copy be sent to Mrs. Percey by
the secretary. f T0fa o I0