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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-20

LABQRERS for outside work; 35c per hour:
4s-hour week; minimum full-time weekly
liable men, Apply 73o a. m until p. m,
the Atlantic Refining Co., Employment De-
partment. Atlantic Gate. 3li4 Passyunk ave
LABORERS wanted. white or colored: good
WAGES steady work. Foster. i?Os n. 3lst ST.
LHbokERS wanted. Apply Baugh e. Sons Co..
Morris st wharf, Delaware River
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-20
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

MRS. KANE. 81 : 18th ST.. Wishes situations
for American ,hilduur-" willing to assist with
Chamhorwurk: Sv"d. sh and Irish ,ouks. kitch.
en- maids, w"itrrsg' Protestant and catholic
cha mhermaids hous"Wort girls. hu;lurs.
hOuSrmcu. with r"f"r"uu' =, Suruc" 3iol
NINE PLATI. 3n5 :. t1th--pr,vat" help sup
plicd and wanted. Phone Walnut lTl3.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-20

PAINTING AND PAPERHANoING
PAPERiANIBING done quick and right; free es-
Inmates. Goldstein, 522d Girard ave Belmont
$50 W.
ROOMS papered or painted, 81; material includ-
ed; fronts. 81. Potter 1905 Ridge. Po. 3906.
Send postal NJ. Hoffman. TOs N. 7th ct.
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REAL ESTATE WANTED
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

ANTEp-1uvcstine houses 81 on the 500
Thos. Il smith. 22d Taskcr. Pm. Dick. 55t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-20
APARTMENTS

IDEAL. CENTRAL. LOCATION, 1921 Walnut ct.
II partments. . rooms and bath. furnished or
UNFINISHED Omen for iusncCtion NORMAN
s SHERWOOD e. Co, 1921 Walnut St
FINE APARTMENTS with modern convenlsnccs
NJ IooT Walnut st. opposite ST. James Hotel.
Reasonable rent.
Dr, IANcEY PLACE. 23lO--kttractlve rooms.
single or cn suite; furnished or uhtnrhlshen:
cE\TPAT APARTMENTS -- NORMAN s.
SIERWOOD & CO. 1921 Walnut 1T.
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AUTOMOBILES TO HIRE

AUTOMOBILES TO HIRE
To HIRE-Day or niEht. hrand-new, 5-rassen-
cor tournE cars. 81. - hour; now I-paSsenger
ii,nousincs 81 20 hour M; weddings. funerals
specIalty 1919 R'dre ave. Bell phones:
Pop i2tI or pop 1895 or Pop, lGl7: Key
stone PARK 1iso, Special rates by day
TO HIRE
IIMoUSINES. TOURING CARS TAN1CABS
speclal shopping Rate. si,75 per hour.
Ford Town Cars.
Autos for Weddings and Funerals
AMERICAN TANICAB co.
Spruce 81, lfll Locust. Race ga
rro tIrRE--, and . ton trucks hour or contract.
Geo Shields i3+ ". Juniner Locust 1857
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ROOMS FOR RENT

CIJESTNT'T nn43--SeCond-fo floor suite: room,
and bath; single rooms: cleo: hot-water neat
SAMSON dilI-.Thrd- floor front room. use oi
bath: references. Telephone Barring 1ifo Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-20
SANITARIUMS

DEAt'TIEt'I. LOCATION: special scientific care
uervous elderly and Tost cases: every com
fort: NURSES; hootlet, nr. nardal; Chestnut
'IIill' phila.. and wildwood y. J.. by the sea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-20
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
Continued from, rrcccdng Cormn
We Make and Sell Only
National Cash Registers
and Credit Files
Lowest prices. Small monthly pay
mcnts. No interest charges. Written
guarantee. Old registers repaired, re-
built, bought, sold and exchanged.
SIIOEMAKER's OFFICE FURNITURE
ANNEX BAsEMENTO
a25.oa7 & oao rILBERT STREET
Revolving arm chairs. $500
Oak scttc"s So 80.
500 mahogany rolI-tor dcsl,. $50.
$50 OH r.llGg I'd foss # Sg55 ISgsY"o ?, T.
and center drawer, only so.
Rattan and mission furniture, y price.
Filing cabinets all kinds. half price.
Typewriter cabinets with drop sr5.
Il:DROnM SuitCs-plNINli ROOM furniture.
Pr'Y from WHOLESALE. SAVE f0cc
JOSEPH X. McCAHE, lOl5 FILPERT st.
EJI1TARD TABLES ROWLING ALLEYS
Now nnd sccond pars-Snprlies
ROCATTO- RAPRy STREET co. "22 =. STTt
BIi. HARD AND POCKET TABLES. new snd
s.roni hand; bowling alleys and supplies
ph ,nographs md automobile tires. Bruins
wi H.Ralke.C Co lender COMPANY. 1922 Arch ST.
billiard ronl. combination, 2d-hand. bought.
sold. r"ntoi. "vrhd keafer 500 G'rsrd ave
BUTCHERS & GROCERS'
RcrriGorators electric coffee mills and meat
rrnIars computing scales, easy terms.
HOWE. SCALE co. G.SnS Arch at.
FTRS-Caracul rapc. $40 lynN set, SIS; rod
fox set. sl6 seal shpnldsr cane Hud h1rr"I
mu0, Sl5: gray sot, SIC several scarfs, 81 10
Sl5, handsome SoGl coat, skunk trimmed, slH"
- $50: call bcror" - or after >, Miss
Harris. lT2l Vine, Apartment ..
GROCER'S REFRIGERATOR, in nrst-cass cou-
dttion; littl" used, ~ y ~ s't. Ph. Mkt. 1855
HAR\ESS-l double ,.ct Of harness aud single
set of harness. in good condition. new; reason
for selling, getting truck Anulv WaNnr June
ton Metal Coruic" Co, idid Wayne ave.
HORSES young horses; ar" working every
day: in good condition. will go single or
double: reason for selling, pettinG truck. An-
ply Wayn" Junction Metal tornice CO.. i5iJ
Wayne ave.
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Factories, Warehouses;, Mfg. Floors
lSig-ii FRANkFORD AVE. --hSs'd 10000: price
$500: cash. $i0u. dwg.. factory & showroom.
Howard |! Wilson 4 Co. 2l.2 Gcrmant'n ave.
80 900 SO. TT BLDG. with railroad siding.
heavy construction front and entrances.
MORRIS co, Ridge at BrOad
1897 Y HOWARD ST-COrncr 2 streets: price
$4,000: will rent. Howard u. Wilson & Co.
9l92 Germantown ave.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17
PRICE. FIVE CENTS

trar Picker. Prior 10 those Of 1919.
the state OF Virginia has no birth
records later than those OF 1888. Even
for years before 1883, tho statistics. as
compiled by the commissioners Of tho
revenue and forwarded to the Auditor,
arc BY no means complete. AS the
cities OF Virginia were almost as re.
miss as tho state unit! recent years, ie
is impossible" for nine adults In ten
to prove their age from official rccords.
I'm the next war conditions win be-
different. AS births have been Legally
registered in Virginia since June, 1919,
a COPY OF every birth certificate is ON
file in the bureau. Twenty-Five yeafs
from now. If Virginia is called upon
to supply troops Of a given age. there
viii not be the slightest difficulty IN
proving the exact age and percentages
of native residents of Virginia. Many
of the obstacles to effective enrolment
VIII thus he removed. and would-be
slackcrS will have To conceal thcir
identity before they can dcfraud the
state and the nation by pretending to
be above or below the legal age.
Marriage statistics. which are much
sought after. are also almost inaccess
sible in Virginia. Tho clerks of courts
arc required to gather these statistics
and forward them TO the Auditor OF
Public Accounts. IN as these are
without indexes. they arc not easily
consulted. The Auditor has recon-
mcndcd to the General Assembly that
these records be placed in the GUS
they will be indcxcd and open to all
inouircrS" ~,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17
TYPHOID WARNING
Recent Washing Ithins Lead Health
Board to Urge
nry McaSures.

\ decline OF approximately $50 in the
number of cases of typhoid in Virginia
since October last, az compared with
figures for the previous year, is re-
ported by the state Board of Health:
but conditions during the last few
weeks have been such as to cause the
board TO send out a special warning
against this disease.
From October J.. 1915. to September
30. 1916. tho State Board Of Health re-
ccivcd reports of i.3ls cases of typhoid.
on which basis tho board estimated
that tho total number Of cases occur
rine in the state during that time was
s.555. This was an increase OF 5i7 over
the record for 1al4-15, which was the
lowest in the history of the State.
Particular significance attaches TO
tho figures for 1855 by reason of the
fact that conditions in the spring OF
1916 were as favorable as they were
his year until a long series of rains
led to Il sharp increase in the typhoid
than during 1916, hut as washing rains
have been reported from many parts
Of the State. the board fears that ty-
phoid may yet equal the record for
l9I5-l6.
Typhoid il a far less serious disease
in Virginia o-day.'' says the warning
Of the boar I'd. than IT was ten years
ago. and the number of cases actually
occurring is less than half what it was
in 1905. But this decline has been pur-
chased through the care Of individuals,
and cannot be maintained il the safe
guards on the average farm arc re-
duccd. In the same way. we cannot
hope 10 have less typhoid than in
l3l+-l5 or in 1856 unless the aver
age citizen takes great pains in dis
posing of wage Ia public health,
as in every other form of defense,
eternal vigilance is the price OF safety.
There are numerous indications that
this Will be a year of much travelling
to and from the camps and ports where
Virginia troops will he stationed. AS
this travel inevitably leads to some
exposure to typhoid. the board strong
~ recommends that all who venture
away from the known securities Of
sanitary homes take the preventive
treatment for typhoid fever. This vac
cination involves little discomfort. and
gives a very great degree of protection.
II has stamped out y phoid in the army.
and IL will do as much for travellers if
they will take advantage OF it,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17

struck anew with his careless strength
which The white n~annels seemed to
emphasize.
When they finally rose from the ia bile
Mary suggested that perhaps Miss
Warner would like to sec Through the
boat. Though drcadinE to be alone
with her. Margaret was forced to
acuuicscc.
This is the living ROOM as they
went down tho steps. MIR. Kennedy's
room is on that sidc-and this is
mine
"Ycs. It's comfortable to Margarcts
murmurcd. admiring comment. "But
it's very lonely. / never realized il
when Mr.. Kennedy stayed here all
su,nmer-but this year he's been down
only for the w~cck-cnds."
The usefulness OF this remark was
like Il lash to Margaret. /, was for
her he was staying in town. With
anEuishcd scl~f-reproach. she realized
that she was the cause OF his wifc's
loneliness.
oh. did you sec that" Mary, who
has been standing by the window.
shrank in alarm. oh: I'm sure l say
some one looking n"
why. this opens on the water"
Margaret stepped to the window, NO
one could get here
Perhaps ! imagine it." Confuscdly.
i've been so nervous alonc-without
Mr.. Kennedy. Last night | was really
frightened"
y crash: \ shivcring Of wood and
glass!
y moment OF blackncss. Of stunned
oblivion-and arrar strucrlod IN
her feet. The room was wrecked. \
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not look toward him. But she was
QuivcrinEiy conscious OF his every word
and movement.
Shrinking back in the deep wicker
chair. her dropping hat brim shading
her face. MarEaret's silence seemed
only a natural modcsty at Norwood's
glowing praise of her work.
The J:lo?' repeated Kennedy when
her return OH that train was men
toned. why. that's been taken off,
There's nothing now before tho $50"
Then YOU must both dine here" in
sisted Mary, Hospitality.
Margaret swept an appealing glance
at Kennedy. but before this deepening
complication he was helpless. He
could only try TO cover her discon-
ccrtion by absorbing tho conversation.
Dinner. served on the vcrandalike
deck under the glowing Japanese
lanterns. was to Margaret a trying
ordeal. Sitting beside Kennedy. she
felt his protecting efforts to make the
situation less awkward.
In spite of her embarrassment. she
was conscious of the thrill that always
came with his presence. Having seen
him only in business suits. she was
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17
VALUE OF VITAL STATISTICS
In Next Wnr Virginia Will Hc Ready
to Prove Age or Every Citizen
OF Military Rntinc.

The Bureau or Vital statistics, Of
the state Board of Health. is being
deluEcd with requests for birth records
il cannot supply, and is being forced
to not.fy fu:,drcds or anxious corrc-
spondrnts that they must look else
whcry II prove they arc undo or over
the legal age Of military service.
1T il useless for men who claim to
tic outside the enrolled classes to write
US for information" said state Regis
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17
rush of ~inpouring water as the boat

rus of importing water as the boat
listed.
stumbling blindly over tho wreck
age. she reached the stairway that led
to tho deck. HALFWAY up. clinsing 10
the swayinE rail, she glanced back.
on the floor by tho window lay
Mary Kennedy in huddlcd unconscious
ness. Another sinking lurch, and the
water poured through the broken
glass.
In the blurred chaos of MarSarets
thoughts lcapt the realization tina she
had only TO rush on out. to save only
hersclf-and there would be no bar
ricrs between her and the man she
loved.
Her gaze on the limp. helpless
fGurc-for a dazcd second Margaret
wavcrcd.
To Be C~ontinucd.)
copyright. 1917. by Mabel Herbert
Crncr.I
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17

public questions on matters concerning
his candidacy.
3. Halls to be used as campaign
headquarters.
This means that many expenditures
innocent in themselves. are prohibited.
such as employing a campaign mana
ger. hiring bands. erecting platforms.
advertising by posters in street cars
and otherwise. campaign buttons. erect
ing banners. hiring automobiles to car
ry voters to the polls, advertising in
moving PICTURES and many other
methods formerly used in Virginia, or
now in vogue throughout the coun-
try.
FINE AND Observation-Disclosures
FROM HOLDING OFFICE
Under the primary law. the candi-
date violating the law is subject to a
hnc Of from 800 to $500 and Is dis
qualified from holding Office for five
years. while. under the Barksdalc act.
unlawful expenditure by the friends or
adhcrcnt OF the candidate Is subject
to a fine OF from 500 TO $1,000 or
confinement in Jail for from one 10
twelve months. II, OF course. continues
unla wful for any other person to pay
another to work for any candidate.
either on or before tho election day.
and either party to such unlawful act
may be called as "A witness and may
be compelled TO testify. and cannot DC
excused on the ground that he may
incriminatc himself.
Another feature OF the primary law
which works A change in the we'll cs-
Ia blishcd custom. is that it is made a
misdcmcanor for any judge of an cleo
ton TO seek to influence any voter at
the polls.
II also continues unlawful for any
.t IL -.
tered after 1904, unless the voter is
physically disabled. Another interest
ing feature of the Law is that ii is
not only unlawful TO us" money, but
TO make promises as z condition upon
which Il persons vote is given.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-14
MEXICO FOR MExIcANs.

Concessions now being given by
the government of Mexico in many
instances make it obligatory to en-
ploy Mexican labor and prohibit the
use of any language other than Span
ish in the conducting of the pubic
affairs of the company granted the
concession. The concession recently
granted a company to construct a
railroad, provides Mexican labor
must be employed, Spanish must be
used on all the lines to the exclusion
Of any other language and the sta
lions named by the company shall
bear names of pure Mexican origin.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-14
Proper View Of Life.

Why is it, 1 wonder, that the little
boy almost always imagines that out
side of home is to be found the larger
liberty? Why do young men fOndly
dream that yonder, always yonder, is
to be found business opportunity
Why does the dissolute man conclude
that, outside the common virtues Of
society, he is to find the larger lifef
For you, my son, will sometime find
that your largest liberty was in the
old home, where, If there was author
ity, there was also deep and abiding
love; and you, my friend, will find
that others succeeded In your home
town, while you failed In the world;
and you, my liberty-loving man, will
most surely realize, that In the COM
mon virtues Of the simply good life
Is to be found what you seek In the
by-paths Of the world. Find the wealth
that lies everywhere about you. Prac-
tice the virtues that you know. Cher
ish the love that is yours now. Value
the friends that you have known; and
in the superficial you will find the
profound, and In the simple things
the things eternal.-St. Johns Bulle-
tin.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-14
CROSSING LEGS HURTS HEART
"You Know What Happens to Stream
of Water When You Squeeze Gar
den Hose" Says Physical Expert.

"Every time a man crosses his legs
he gives his heart that much extra
work to do" says William Muldoon,
according to an exchange. "You
know what happens to a stream Of
water when you squeeze the garden
hose"
This widely known physical in
structor attaches great Importance to
proper breathing. He told me of the
trouble he had in making John L.
Sullivan breathe properly, and he
dwelt on the harm that numbers Of
Americans do themselves (witness
the prevalence of catarrhal affec-
tions) by the bad habit of mouth
breathing.
"Kecp your mouths shut. Breathe
through your nostrils," hejs always
saying to his patients.
If the nostrils are stopped up he
explains how they may be made to
function properly by simple cleans
ing additions and he insists that
these be performed regularly.
"We need filtered air just as we
need filtered water, and the nose is
our filter"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-14
WAS TOO DELICATE FOR WORK
Mother Worried over "2lavery" I'm
posed On c5-rsar-O.d "8oy" Who
Weighed 200 Pounds.

When their only son was twenty
five years old he went to work,
Claude Allen-writes in the Fort
Worth Star-Telegram. His mother
hated to sec him do it, but his heart
less father said it was the best thing
for him to do. The boy started to
work one Monday morning and the
poor mother worried all day. The
youngster weighed only 200 pounds,
and she knew well enough that he
was too delicate for the task he was
expected to perform. She had a
splendid supper ready for him, and
to insure he-wouldn't get cold dur
ing the night she took quilt from
pas bed and put it on his. Two
hours after son reached home lit
tie man, weighing about 100 pounds,
entered the house. 1t was pa. Moth
er had just fixed son in bed and
wrapped hot blanket about his feet,
and she carried pas overcoat in and
threw it across the foot of the boys
bed. Pa told her she had done right
in getting son to bed early and that
she should get him out early in the
morning so he could reach his work
on time.
''He is not going to work tomor-
row." said mother. 81 phoned the
man that he could just get someone
else to do his work. am not going
to let him make q slave of my baby"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-14
SCIENCE ASSISTS THE BLIND
New EIeotro-optIcsi Device Makes u
Possible for the sishtIess Actually
to Read"

OF all the scientific marvels Incl
dent to the reconstruction Of wrecked
humanity that of providing eyes for
the blind seems the most wonderful
Yet il is declared that Doctor Four
nier d'Albe has perfected an electro
optical device by which it is actually
possible to enable blind persons to
read ordinary letter press by ear.
The printed sheet is placed over a
slab with an aperture upon which is
projected beam of light from an il
Eliminated disk. By means Of selen-
ium exposed to the light reflected
from the type sounds are produced
which vary with the form of the let
ters. These sounds are carried into
a telephone instrument. This instru-
mcnt has an apparatus for magnify
ing the sounds and thus magnifed
they are conveyed to the ear.
In short, each letter is given it's
own particular sound by this process.
1t is declared that the totally blind
person may in three or four days
learn the alphabet as thus produced
and that in a comparatively short
time he will be able to read at the
rate of % or 80 words a minute. The
device has been tested to a consider
able extent with blind soldiers and
explained in great detail to the
Roentgen society at the Institute of
Electrical Engineers.
The machine is called the OPTIC
phone. 1t was invented in 1912, but
only now has been brought to the
point of usefulness. At first it was
only a curiosity, enabling a blind
man to "hear" when a window blind
was raised or a light switched on.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-14
CONSUMPTION OF RUBBER.

Reports covering the worlds total
production of crude rubber indicate
that the 1916 output amounted to
$4,000 tons, of which $4,000 tons,
or GA per cent, were consumed in
America. The consumption of rub
Der in America has more than dou-
bled since 1914. The great rubber
plantations of the East now produce
about rs per cent of the total and
promise to show a decided increase
for 1917. 1t is expected that this
years crop will amount to $4,000
tons; 1,412,000 acres are known to
be under cultivation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-14
NEW WAR VESSEL IS uncANuy
Coast Defense Boat Invented by John
Hays Hammond, Jr, Operated
From Shore BY Wireless.

The most uncanny vessel af1oat in
American waters is anchored IN the
cove at West Gloucester, Mass, says
the Kansas City Star. The only
craft to be seen, il is the new coast
defense boat, invented by John Hays
Hammond, Jr. You feel that il is
uncanny when you look at it afoat
in the little harbor and realize that
without soul on board it can never
theless be directed in any direction,
and when it is in line with an enemy
ship it can fire broadside as effec-
lively as a big man-of-war with full
crew and complement of trained
gunners.
The wireless is the explanation.
From the coast Mr.. Hammond can
start the motor on the boat, set the
steering gear as he likes and then
train the guns on any desired target.
1t is just another Of the marvels
which modern warfare has brought
into being.
As to its practicability, the inven-
tor is modest but positive.
"It's all right for coast defense
work." he says, "and it is compare
lively so simple that one a week can
be turned out by shipbuilder with
out difficulty. In the event of big
order, the parts could be standard
lied and made in wholesale lots, so
that the output could be greatly in
creased"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-14
INDIANS Real oLo TIMERS
Many Of the Pacific Coast Tribes Claim
Ancestry Dating Back
$4,000 Years.

Indian tribes of the Pacific west
are the champion old timers Of the
continent and can point back TO
racial existence in their present
homes and hunting grounds for
space of $4,000 years.
This is the Information Just an
nounced in coast cities by Prof. Leo
J. Frachtenberg Of the Smithsonian
institute, according to the Spokane
Chronicle.
OF the SO distinct races inhabit-
ing the American continent before
the coming of the white man, 3S
made their homes in California,
Oregon and Washington. 1t was in
the coast states that the great manu-
featuring industries of primitive
man we're centered. Excavations
made today disclose stone implements
and weapons by the thousands, indi-
eating that they were made in whole
sale lots and retailed over the conti-
nent.
The tribal arts and 'handiwork of
the present-day Indian are of deep
significance and origin. Professor
Frachtenburg declares. lie does not
fear the passing of the Indian
numerically but he does foresee the
racial oblivion Of the Indian unless
historical societies and agencies
make systematic efforts to preserve
the tribal arts and trades.