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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
EDISON LABORS HARD
TO LICK THE KAISER
Is Working H16 Hours on a
Stretch Under Close Guard of
Civil Service Men
ORANGE, n. j.. Aug. s.

O'NANbEs ". D., Aug. T.
Thomas a. Edison versus Germany.
This is the battle that is being silently
fought here today.
a little red brick building covered with
IVY is the famous inventors laboratory.
i have no right to talk about it-asl,
the Secretary of the Navy" was the mes
sage that came from tho closely guarded
sanctum today in response to an inquiry on
Edson's work
Edison is guarded like n President, An
iron fence, crowned with menacing barbed
wire separates his laboratory from the rest
OF the plant. When Edison appears n secret
service agent dogs him.
The 'old man." as he is known 70 b,s
associates, has started out to beat tho
Kaiser Just as mcthodically as he started
out TO perfect electric lights and phono.
graphs, Today when he climbed from his
dusty "hivvcr' and punched his timecard
No. l, it registered $3.50 a. M Yesterday he
plugged in Mt S:45 and out at 12:3O a m
nearly l6 hours later
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
p..lers Fined for Short Weight

fine of s25 was imposed upon Armour
ro meat packers, by Magistrate Cos
..,,o On a short-weight charge, accord
srv 10 the police. 1t is alleged that Ber-
na,d Weintraub. storekeeper at 1906 Ridge
.vsnue paid for two and one-half ounces
!, naper which were wrapped around a
S.r which he bought. Woodward Abra-
hams Inspector for the Bureau of Weights
"a Measures. said that the ham was
veiahed in the wrapper. Assistant District
Attorney Taulane contended that the pack
srs thus were guilty of giving short
ueiRht
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
New Branch POstofiice Planned

The Philadelphia Postoffice is planning to
.ren a branch near the Sixty-ninth street
tsrninal Proposals for suitable accom-
rnodations, including heat, light and the
necessary equipment, already have been in
vited by postal authorities. Not less than
1900 square feet of floor space will be re-
ou,red at the new branch, it was explained.
The new service will extend to Upper Dar-
nv Cardngton, Highland Park Observa-
tory Hill Glover Hill, Kirklyn, Llanerch,
South Ardmore. Brookline, Beechwood, Oak
mont and Penfeld,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
1 Wants Receiver for Rendering Company

Appointment of n receiver to close the
business of the Philadelphia Rendering
Company and distribute the assets is asked
In a bill in equity in Court of Common
Pleas No. 5, filed by Edward Shallcross,
claiming to hold $11, 900 in stock and prom
ssory notes for S1666.25 He charges in
solyency through fraudulent conspiracy
by Herman S, Tygert, president; Earl f.
Tygert, treasurer, and George Tygert, sec
retary of the company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Painter Falls From ScaffOld

Frank Fahley siXty-ninc years old, of
21l7 South Seventeenth street, fell from a
scaffod while painting a Philadelphia and
Reading Railway roundhousc at Percy and
Wallace streets today and fractured his
skull. He is in n serious condition at the
Roosevelt Hospital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Raising Fund for Base Hospital

Fourteen men, divided equally from the
Germantown Business Mems and the Chest
nut Hill Improvement Associations, under
the leadership of William II. Emhart. pres
ident of the former. are working today for
$4,000 to equip jefferson base hospital No
Is with a refrigerating plant before it sails
for France. a nucleus of 5000 being con-
tributed by East Germantown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Negro Waitress Held for Assault

Mary Jones, negro, 1209 North street, a
waitress employed by Mrs. Martin Wolf,
1887 North Fifteenth street, was held with
out bail today by Magistrate Collins at the
Nineteenth and oxford streets police sta
ton to await outcome of injuries alleged
to have been inflicted by her on Susie
McNeal 1716 South Sixteenth street, a cook
employed by Mrs Wolf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Democrats Criticize u. S. officials

Criticism Of United States District At
torney Francis Fisher Kane for recon-
mending T. Henry Walnut for appointment
as his assistant, and Of other Federal Of
ncials for failing to recognize deserving
democrats was made by the Forty-sxth
meeting last night. 1t indorsed Judge
Eugerh c. Bonniwell for Common Pleas
Sourt No. and John j. McQuaid for
Magistrate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
New Tipsfaf Appointed

Police Sergeant William p. MacClay who
for the past seven years has been detailed
70 the office of Superintendent Robinson, has
been appointed tipstaff in the Superior
Court. He is to take up his new duties
within the next day or two.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Only One in Three Accepted

foITsVILLE. Pa, Aug. s. The ex,
.mlhatlon OF men for the new national
sssImy In progress in the seven districts Noi
is county indicates that three men will
NJ 10 De called for every one accepted
many Of the applicants are found to have
snsnt physical defects and fully one-half the
,haa .n examined have dependents living or
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Negroes Serious Fight in Hospital

IN tight early today between two negro
suendants in the Samaritan Hospital,
.ucius Small, twenty-nine years old sus-
.ahed such an ugly razor cut over the
neart that he will probably die. Leonard
,a'e, twenty-five years old, escaped from
he hospital after welding the razor. The
nsnt started after an argument over a box
Of matches.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Presidents Secretary Gets Vacation

=, WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-Secretary to
sne President Joseph p. Tumuty left for
~sw York today, accompanied by Rear
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, the Presidents
MUSICIAN, for the first vacation he has
akeh IN twelve years. They will motor
N the Catskills for a week
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
S0ldier.clad Man Held for Theft

Accused of stealing an automobile,
man dressed as soldier and giving the
name of Herbert O'Brien, 4911 Market
street, this city. is under arrest in New
York. No one of this name appears in the
Philadelphia directory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Appointments at City Hall

City appointments today included Mrs.
aiice Mitchell. 629 North Nineteenth street,
hospital clerk, Bureau of Charities, 5000
year and Elsie Riley, 5000 Locust street,
hospital clerk, Bureau of Charities, 5000 a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Fear for Coastwise Trade

Fears for the coastwise trade have been
expressed by the Philadelphia Board of
Trade. According to an announcement an
utter generalization of the country's coast
wise trade is likely. to result from the with
drawal of coastwise ships for transporting
troops and supplies abroad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08

Accused OF having prohibited a.
,nelr possession. John Clark. S70e y
aaie avenue. and Edward Allen, w1I
ms address as 627 North Tent,
were arrested by vice squad detscflv
WOOD street near Eighth. Each was
sow pan by Magistrate Collins. in tho'
'ra' station today. for hearing on ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Easton Board Accepts 1S, Rejects Is

EASTON. Pa, Aug. S.-Easton's eXemp-
ton board at its first sitting today exam
ined thirty-three men. Eighteen passed the
physical examination and fifteen were re-
iected OF the thirty-three only four an.
nounced prior to examination that they
would waive exemption.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08

KEEP ewl(sSrIasI6
influence cf her si3kof roSo1
ABLY prevent her being to- Ii
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30
KAISER WARNED AMERICA

America had better look out after
this war. I will stand nc ~foolishness
from them them" Kaiser wilhelm
made the statement to the American
ambassador. The ''foolishness' he had
reference to was our protest against
the murder Of helpless women and chit
dren on board the Lusitania and our
demands that Germany respect our
rights. II the submarines had ac-
complished what Germany expected of
them, those in authority agree that
daily paper headlines would now be
telling of the landing Of Prussisn
troops on American soil, with the pill
Laying. ranging and murder that Prus.
sian troops have taken to Belgium, Po-
land and France.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30
NO PEACE IN SIGHT

at is idle to talk about peace, to ar
que about provinces, frontiers, colonies,
while the German maintains his right
TO seize what he desires, to kill when
and whom he pleases, and to abrogatc
every Law. human or divine, which in
terferes with his appetite or his lust"
These sentences, from Frank H..
Simonds in New York Tribune, express
practically the unanimous view Of An
orleans and their allies on the war. 1t
10 useless to deal with any other than .
kaiser. His treaties are
scraps Of paper so long rs he has the
force e break them. international
law, laws OF humanity. all are broken
under she plea Of military necessity"
Peace now would be nothing more
nor less tb.n 9 German victory Ger
many has accomplished he. dream OF
the Middle Europe, the empire from
Berlin to Bsgdad. The lands Of heI
allies are hers. German farm land
are still fertile. German homes have
not known the rsvage OF An invading
army oi barbarians. Peace would NEAR
but tie beginning Of preparations fol
another great war, 10 which the forcei
OF autocracy and democracy wouIt
clash In another death struggle. And
. part Of that second death struggle
would have to be fought out on Amer
lean soil. the grsnsry Of the world.
This is no time to falter. We can g
ahead o and carry the war into Ger
many. Or Germany later will carry tn
war into America.
There is too much .ii-timed tai
about peace. 49,.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30
HOW WILL IT Be RAISED?

In discussing the question Of raising
the enormous amounts necessary even
during the coming twelve months, an
exchange, after demonstrating the ut
ter impossibility Of raising the vast
amount by taxation, and the corre-
spending necessity Of resorting to bond
issues, concludes a. follows;
"In q sentence. unless the big
loans are balanced with heavy tax.
es upoa those who are making
money out Of the war, We will rap.
idly and inevitably Peaeh . stste Of
financial, industrial and soeial
chaos"
The conclusion b inevitable to the
candid person who will give the ques-
ton unbiased thought.
Based on the probability off, need Of
from fifteen TO twenty billion dollars
by this time next summer, the demand
would mean from 1900 to $3.50 for each
Of the twenty million families that
make up the nation. 1t can be . . at
q glance that this can never be even
approximately distributed among the
masses. Possibly few more billions
may be secured through por',iAr sub.
scription, but the great bulk Of the re-
CURED means must some from those
who are making money out Of the war
II the war continues for even two
years longer there will be fortunes
made that will dwarf any the world
has yet seen, provided business Il al
lowed to take its hitherto u%nlnterrupt
ed course. While IL 10 true We vii
spend prodigious amounts, it 10 equsi
" true that we will make fsbulou
amounts. The allied nations ere prac
tically at our mercy for food and othe
supplies. Huge revenues are constant
~ coming from that source. Not
dollars worth Of any commodity tina
can be used by any nan need 60 t
waste 10 the United States for want @
q foreign market.
1t 10 ur TO our government TO cor
rectly analyze the situation and plac
the burdens Of taxation to meet thes
great national expenditures upon tn
shoulders Of those who benefit BY wa
prices.
will our law makers arise to the OF
casion and make an equitable adjust
ment Of these burdensf Along wit
some very common, we have SON
really good timber in our nstsonAi lei
islature. and it 10 to be hopedthit IT,
material will insist upon a ressonabl
and Just basis for working out tn
momentous question.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30
It CONCERNS ALL

The man., woman or minor who 10
not concerned as to the outcome Of the
present struggle is to be pitied n en-
Iightened. He or she is unconcerned
really through Ignorance. They have
failed entirely Ia grasp the true inward
ness OF the situation confronting us as
q people.
Let US suppose that the history OF
our country we're to end with the pres
ent generation. Does anyone imagine
that our statesmen would be materi
ally interested in the settlement of the
questions in dispute? Hardly.
Naturally. then. it Is the future OF
the country that is to be considered.
What that future is TO be will depend
upon wi action now.
1t 10 to the credit OF the American
people that they have always had .
clear vision OF the duty OF the present
generation to posterity. That vision
was responsible for the revolutionary
war. It was the stimulus in the Wal
OF 1872. And when the Mexican ques-
ton assumed grave proportions the
same thought was at the fore in the
national mind. Not so much the inter-
est OF our own p~osterity as that Of our
fellow man was the stimulus in our
brush with Spain. But throughout her
whole life this country has never fail'
ed to place the true interests OF poster
ity before present ease and comfort.
What can be said, then, OF the young
man or woman who is not concerned
over the outcome OF this STRUGGLED
That they have no for ths
best interests Of their own. Presenl
ease and comfort weighs more will
them than the future Of their children
or OF the race in general.
No nation of people san ever com
into their own until present can o.
subordinated to future, No present 4
ever entirely what it should or coui'
be. BY the sacrifice of the present w
stand a chance Of realizing on the III
ture. II all else is to be s~ubordinate'
to the present, there is every possibii
ity of there being no future worthy o
the name.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30
To Cure . Cold In One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine. II stops the
Cough and Headache and works Oh the Cold.
Druggists refund money II u fails % cure.
Z. W, cRovE's signature on each box &c.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30
RED CROSS NEWS

Those who are interested in doing
anything for the American Red Gross
and desire information should address
the Beaver County Chapter American
Red Cross, Beaver, officers Of which
are; Maude o Thomas, chairman I;
Rev. J. Il Perkins, vice chairman Mrs.
@. F. Twyford, secretary Mrs. w. b.
Leonard, treasurer; Mrs + L Fickel,
Judge r. IL. Loofbourrow, Rev. l.. l..
Shaw, j. O. Judd, Mrs. J. W. Culwell,
N. b. Davis, +. @. Tracy, Mrs. M. III.
Levi, Judge j. A. Spohn and w. b.
Leonard. executive committee j. q.
Judd, Mrs, f. G. Tracy, Mrs. j. w.
Culwell and Mrs j. A. Miller, perma-
nent finance committee (; Mrs w. b.
Leonard, Mrs. J +. Newsom, j. o.
Judd and II. p. Garrett, committee..on
extension ; Mrs. W. +. Carson and Mrs.
Frank L%aughrin, superintendent OF
knitting; Mrs. W. III. Thomas, Mrs. X.
III. Loofbourrow and Miss Erma Crab
tree, superintendent of bandages and
comfort kits.
The cost of membership is as follows
Annual member, annually ....$ Los
Subscribing member annually 200
Contributing member. annually 5W
Sustaining member annually 1906
Life Member, one payment .... 25.Ot
Patron member. n payment. 1000
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30

1t may be that We will strike . DIS
cordant note. with the many other mat
tiers now claiming public attention, bus
even so we wish to sound a warning
against the neglect Of the public roads.
Good roads were never more urgently
needed than now. With the nation
strataing every nerve in the task Of
production, to neglect our higwsys
would be. to put it miSdly, very poor
economy. We should 9 that oil
roads are put in the bess possible con-
dition before the winter rains set in,
The question OF marketing 10 one Of the
greatest that confronts Us, and poor
roads will mean loss-loss that we can
not afford It this time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30
DIRECTIONS FOR KNIrTISa

hNlIlBD GUMS rOH
Materials Required: 8 d skeins Of
stocking yarn. 4sseel knitting needles,
size IL.
Cast on 68 stitches eco on one needle. !
"a on second and third needles). Knit
In rib Of two PLAIN, two purl for four
inches. 9th round-Knit 10 Pick up
an extra stitch now and purl IL always
for seam stitch. Knit plain to round
end.
Repeat the 9th round until the 9th
round 10 reached. b
57th round, Let decreasing. Knit to
within 8 of seam stitch knit 2 togeth-
or knit 1, purl the seem stitch. knit l,
slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch
over the knitted l, knit to end OF round.
Repeat this decreasing every 9Th
round, having decreased 4 times.
Now knit without decreasing for "a
rounds, then prepare for the heel rs
follows: Fer the heel, place Is stitches
each side OF the middle Team stitch,
and knit these 81 stitches backward
and forward for % rows, always slip
ping the first stitch, working l plain
row and l purl row alternately.
To turn the heel clip the Let stitch.
KNIT Is, knit 2 together knit l. turn
the work, slip |, purl 9, purl 2 together,
purl /, turn. slip |, knit 8, knit 2 to-
gether, knit /, turn slip l. purl 4, purI
. together. purl 1, turn; slip 1. knit 5
knit 9 together, knit /, turn; slip 1
= purl 8, purl 2 together, puh /, turn
slip 1; knit Z, knit 2 together, knit l
4 turn; slip /. purl s, purl 2 together
purl /. turn; slip l. knit o. knit 2 to-
gether, knit l, turn slip l, purl 10
purl 9 together, purl 1, turn; slip I
knit IL, knit Q together, knit 1,turn
slip /, purl II, purl 2 together; purl. l
turn; slip l, knit l3, knit 2 together
!. knit |, turn. The heel 10 now finished
Knit 10 stitches and proceed to picl
:. up II stitches down the side Of the hee
next to the needle just finished knit
, ting each stitch as IL 10 raised
!, Knit the 80 stitches that we're left o.
= to | needle for the front of the foot
and proceed to pick up II stitches tn
j. other side Of the heel; then knit on I
these halt the stitches that were lei
at the top of heel.
:. Knit / round, the second decreas
thus: On the lst side needle knit
!. within 8 OF end, knit 2 together. knit l
knit the front needle; the 2nd sid
needle knit /, slip l knit |. PAS Oh
70 slipped stitch over the knitted /, kni
to end Of needle.
Decrease in this name every 2n
round until there are 10 on each OF Ii
side needles, reducing them to corr
spoud with the front needle, making
I, decreasing for the instep.
Knit 4s or so rounds from the la
decreasing for length Of foot, and the
decrease for the toe in the followir
a., way:
lat side heedle-Knit to within 8
=, end, knit 2 together, knit l.
IN Front needle: Knit ], slip l, knit
N. mass the slipped stitch over, knit
within 8 OF end, knit 2 together. knit
ne Ind side needle-Knit !, slip l, kn
be l, pass the slipped stitch over, knit
ia end OF needle.
Ia Decrease in this way with II
rounds between four times, then mo
~. rapidly until you have only 8 stitch
cd on the front needle and 8 with the ~
H. side needles, which must be placed
Of one. Hold the two needles side by 81
parallel with instep, darn of the st
ches alternately.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30

There il no other set OF people in the
world who give 90 literally ri their
time and means to their country and
to the public betterment as the news
Taper publishers. Not an issue Of .
paper in the land ' e comes on the
press that does not contain more or
less grstuitous matter 10 support Of
some worthy public cause. When the
national government started to float
the liberty loan the first agency sp-
pesled to was the press. And the press
responded ia magnificent spirit. Not
only was advertising space given frss.
~, but editorials urging the support
Of the loan filled the columns Of al
most every paper in the country. Now
this was proper and evidenced the
broad spirit Of loyalty Of the press ~
AZ American institution. But the
press must, while supporting public
enterprises in general and the war in
particular, pay at leSst some attention
to securing the means that will enable
it to pursue this liberal policy. The
government is soon to call for another
loan. This time. as before, the presl
will be called upon to aid in the york
Its aid will be required and II must b
given. The welfare the saliva
tion-of the country demands Il. And
il will b. given, and without demand
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30
the GERMAN WAY

Germans ~torpedoed the merchant
ship, Belgium Prince 400 miles from
land, smashed the lifeboats, took the
sailors lifebelts, stripped them of out
er clothing. placed them on the deck
OF the submarine. then submerged
Thirty-eight men, non-combatants,
were drowned like rats.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30
WAIVED, MoRe2l oWpsNs

DWhen the Illinois coal operators un-
dertook to get rich quick at the ex-
pense OF a suffering public :they neg
lected to take into account the possible
action OF one lone man-Governor
Frank o. Lowden.
or possibly they assumed that be-
cause Governor Lowden is himself q
millionaire he would naturally throw
the weight of his powerful influence in
behalf of other millionsires, at the ex-
pepse OF an already price-ridden peo-
pie.
But they erred, %grievously so-for
them.
Lowden calmly surveyed the field.
decided what was best for the people
as q whole, and delivered his ultimat-
um in words OF unmistakable meaning.
The coal oarons must reduce prices TO
normal. or he (the governor) would d.
rect the adjutant general Of the state
to seize the mines and operate them
for the benefit Of the commonwealth
until the close Of the war.
No bluff, no blow, just cold, steely
action AID the coal pirates c%apitulat-
ed in frantic haste.
Illinois will get cheaper coal, andsas
a direct outcome OF the Lowden meth
cd other states and other governors
will know how to bring their own price
boosters to their knees. .----Sn
This country needs more Lowdens al
it has never needed them before. They
are needed in every state for every
line Of industry. Wherever a com
modify is producei, the price booster
and speculative robber is there, ready
to wiring the last dollar from q bleed
ing public. And without oflcials OF thu
Lowden stamp 70 curb them they vii
sncceed in their ~nefaricus robbe'
scaemes. - -
Appealing to their fair mindednes
and patriotism 10 futile. Only IN irol
fst can make a dent in them.
But Lowden had the fist aud tn
will to WELD IL.
Give us more Lowdensl
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30

One by one u treasured axioms are
exploded. When you are tempted to
remark IT,. talk is chesp," just re-
member that the telephones OF the
country return . monthly income Of
nearly Q dollar each.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take Groves.

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as g
General Tonic because II contains the
we'll known tonic properties Of QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES.

Sabbath School, 10 q, m.
Morning sermon at III O'Clock.
All are invited. Good music.
Evening, union service at ;30o'clock.
Open air meeting on Douglas avenue.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-30
METHODIST CHURCH SERVICES.

10 a. m, Sunday School
IL a.. m, sermon BY pastor.
7:30 D. M. Epworth League.