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would be little use for me to try to
find him, as he was going to Canada.
"By the time you get this letter.
will be in Canada. a member OF the
royal guards he wrote.
Ward said Wells had been married
and tha: his wife now was. in Hunt
ington. He believed they were sepa-
rated.
Il did not believe when I got the
letter that Wells would go to Can
aaa," Ward said. because he didn t
have enough money TO take him
there"
Thinks He is Insane.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 10
That Weldon H. Wells, Kansas City
man arrested at Huntington, Indiana,
believed to be connected with the
murder OF Mona Simon. in Columbus.
Ohio. is insane, is the belief of his
mother. Mrs. c. D. Benfer. in state
ment made here today.
Il believe Weldon has been ment.
ally deranged for the past two years,
Mrs. Benfer said. According to the
mother, she and her husband have
engaged an attorney to defend Wells
IN Columbus.
He Has an Aiibf.
HUNTINGTON, Ind, Jan. ID
Weldon H. Wells, held here awaiting
the arrival of Columbus, Ohio, author
tiles, who have charged him with the
murder of Mona Simon, in a hotel at
Columbus, is confident he will be able
to prove his innocence by an alibi, ne
told Chief Of Police Baker today.
Baker questioned Wells. but the
accused insisted that he was limo
cent He said that he left the Co
lurrbus hotel where he registered un'
der the assumed name of Van Brunt''
on Tuesday, going to Indianapolis
Police believe the Simon girl was
murdered Thursday night. When
Wells was arrested he had an In
dianapolis hotel key in his pocket
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Omaha Butter.

Omaha Butter.
limited Press Leased Wire Service.(
OMAHA. Neb.. jan 13.-Buttei
3SM cents. ~
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Top. sll-se ,~
Top, S1O.65; lambs. TOP, $l4.O0.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Hog receipts
II, 600; market strong. 1Oc higher.
Mixed and butchers, $10.40g lO.So !;
good heavy, $10.55@10.s5; rough
heavy, $1o5O@1O60; light. 10000
1915; pigs, $7.s549.90. Estimated re-
ceipts Monday, $1,000.
Cattle receipts 500; market steady
Beeves, $7.75@11.80; cows and he'll
ers, $4.40910.O0; stockers and feed
ers, S5.50@S.s5; Texans, $S.509s.25;
calves, S975414.25.
Sheep receipts 6.000; market weak.
Native, 9.5O910.50; western, $4,000
1866; lambs. $11.50914.o0; western.
s11 S1G14 90
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, jan 13.-Cattle re-
ceipts 200: market stesdy. Steers.
SO. 5O911.50; cows and heifers. $5.25
@11.OO; stockers and feeders. S62b@
$50: calves, $6.509I.50.
Hog receipts 700: market 10c high
err. Bulk, 10.40@10.75; heavy, 1910
@10.S0; medium. $10.5001075; light
SIC. 1041O.60.
Sheep-Market steady. Lambs.
sf300@13.75; ewes, $S.0n9s.7e;
wethers, S6.50@12.75.
st. Louis Live stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13--Cattie
receipts LOO; market steady, strong
on best. Texas receipts 400: native
beef steers, $7.5o911.50; yearling
steers and heifers, $s.50911.50: cows,
$5.50aS.50; stockers and feeders.
S5.3O6S.50; calves, $6.00412.50;
Texas steers. $5.509S.00; cows and
heifers, s4.25@7.50.
Hog receipts $500; market 10c
higher. Mixed and butchers. $10-509
1890; good to heavy, $10.S5@10.a5;
rough. S10.O0G1035: light, $10.45@
1878: bulk, s10.4501o.s5; pigs. $3.50
1000.
Sheep receipts $50: market steady,
stronger. Ewes, s6.s0G9.75; lambs,
s12.75@13.75; yearlings. $1,000 1925.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, Jan. 13.-Cattle receipts
$50; market steady. Steers, s7.75a
I11.50; cows and heifers. 345068.50;
stockers and feeders. $6.2509.25:
calves. s7.50@10.25; bulls and stays.
Hog receipts ZOO: market src
higher. Bulk, $10.10@10.60; top,
S10.75.
Sheep receipts 200: market steady.
Yearlings, s10.00912.00; wethers,
sJ.50@10.5o: lambs. s13.00913.75;
ewes, $S.0OG9.65.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Butter-Extras
3sc; firsts. 37937kc; dairy extras.
33A9351Ac; dairy flrsts. 32@33c,
Eggs-Ordinary firsts, 3S142c;
firsts. 46@48c.
Cheese-Twins, 21k922c; Young
Americas, 1914 @24c.
Potatoes-Receipts Is cars; fancy
! westerns, s20092.10: Wisconsins.
s1.s00190: Minnesotas. s1s091.9O
per bushel.
Live poultry Fowls. 15@1shc;
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No. 2 red. new. $500; No red. new.
si.ss@1.ss1s; No. 2 hard, old. s1.94.
Corn-No. 2. &c; Nc. 3. 96Ac; NO.
8 yellow, 96A997c; No. 2 white. 9Sh
@99c; No. white, 97Iac.
Oats-No. 2. SEC; No. 3. 551ac; No.
8 white. 56hc; No. wi lite. Doc.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, Ill, Jan. 13..--CoIn-Mar'
ket unchanged. No. 2 yellow. No. 2
mixed, 97c: No. 3 yelloy. No mixed
96@96kc; No. yellow, 94@S5c; NO
5 yellow, 93c; No. mixed, SAY QS5c
Oats-Market unch urged. No. z
white, 541s@55c; No. white, 6fc;
standard, 55Ac.
Chicago Live stock-cIose.
Furnished by Long Commission Col
CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-hog receipts
1s 900; market slow and weak, &C up.
Mixed and butchers, :10.40@10.S5:
good heavy, s1O.40Ql0.90; rough
heavy. s1o.45@lo.6o; light. $4,000
11ee.7755.
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attributed to the Petrograd naval
staff by the Central News today.
Sixty-three prisoners were report
ed captured.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
sO24 CHESTNUT ST.

~ story brick dwelling
~ rooms. baths. hot water heat.
GUARANTEE TRUST & SAFE DEPOSIT co.
31G Chestnut ST., Phils.
230o BLOCK, y. PARK AvE.-splendid 3-story
porch-front home. IL rooms: splendid condl-
tion; rent $50. Maurice @. Paul. 135 s. 5th
ST.. phone Lombard 1919 and Church road
Elkins Park, phone Melrose 1874.
18th St; suitable for bachelor apartments;
will improve.
YARD, 100x120. 3ith st. and Grays Ferry rd. (;
suitable for storage -
1873 g.. 18TH ST. - rooms and = baths.
20 ,. xlST ST..113 rooms and baths.
sAAuEL W. LEWIS. Real Estate Trust Bldg.
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SANITARIUMS

BEAUTIFUL, LOCATION; special scientific care;
nervous, elderly; every comfort; nurses: hook
let. Doctor Randall City Line. Chestnut Hill
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His Place in the Firm

Phyllis-So you and Fred are really
engaged. are YOU?
Sibyl--Yes; we have arranged to
form u life partnership.
Phyllis-Isn't that just too lovely!
And, of course, Fred will be the silent
partner?-Pearson's Weekly.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
PENNSYLVANIA NIA-Sl'BI'RB\N

Continued from Preceding Column
pRIMOS. pA.-S-Ioom modern dwelling. u years
old all cows, trolley and train large lot; gH-
rage: terms to sIit J. ID. Gibson, PrimOs. Pa.
HOMES, country places and build
ing sites to suit all requirements.
H. q. HUNTER Wayne. Pa
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The Two Codes
'Copyright.)
young millionaire was solilo.

The young millionaire was solilo.
quizlng.
I'm in a quandary about my fu-
ture." he said. II can't decide
whether to go in the city and live up
to my late fathers reputation or go
into society and live II down,"-Lon.
don Opinion.
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STORAGE

BrORAGE--SPECIA Low RATES
I[jHK. BALTIMORE. WASHINGTON
[8TANT POINTS. BOTH PHONES.
4HKET
NJ BROAD STORAGE CO.. Broad alb.
ave-: new ireproof addition: rooms fire.
rfntture and china packers; automobile
Ultimate free. Bell phone Diamond 1850.
rx.rTy FIREPRoo,r WAREHOUSES;
1S11-lS19 MARKET ST.
b STORAGE co.. sts Gira rd av.. moving.
~ storing. Phone pop. 5204. Park 423.
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k4UY health heat better and cheaper
water or steam; 2000 references:
~. 1877 Filbert st.
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BUSINESS ROOMS AND OFFICES
DREXEI BLDG oFEIGEs so oa Ann@aI tsnd Rentals Bent
sutss suitss rs rs s7" 800 so" % 500 3" So" Goo
Ss oo4 s1es dinSr pa S s s9 S $500
Es GSy III HGs S5SSoP s prsx nans
sTablS RAJ onaos SEQ ' a1a ssd n per month light
fa A EATns 2TaT H"4 Zoo ssyGST SAMSON service Apply
$3.50 VERY DESlRAnI.E OFFICES slG0O
$3.50 iasiifI-l5 sif.I Fii.RERT sT. $500
few Desirable Offices. some with sivlghts
.LIS-WINCHESTER Co. l00l Chestnut.
studio with skyiight Jerome Il. Jardella. 1888
WALNUT AT 18TH sT,.Go9d; light Offices;
CO.. lO0l Chestnut st.
1910 CHESTNUT ST.--D"s rahl" bus moss room.
2.x75. Jerome II. Jardella. 1885 Christian ST.
Professionl Offices
1900 WALNUT ST.-Des!rable Offices for phvsI-
clans. etc: heat. light ian!tor service fur
nlshed. Apply the Penna. Co. 5lI Chestnut st.
GERMANTOWN
NEW HOMES. o rooms and hath. hot wate- heat.
gas AM HlHiGtricity' hsrdw3%.ab nS.b n3ors sa'
OVERLOOKING LINCOLN DRIvE--New Colo.
niai house, 42O W. Hortter st. II rooms and
haths Sleeping porch; s7'. -
PENNSYLVANIA--SUBUR
MODERN SINGLE, HOUSE, !? rooms. 2 baths,
''e"'" IVA VA iI;FREtm g = 5sRy% $%T'D' s$%TTH ''''
Overhrook.
WE. HAVE several fine houses for rent at
wAitTEE il. GoRb5S RbSsFTT gTrFA TMlTH
Overbrook.
MAIN LINE. T.. X. X.
NARRERTH-Brnnd-new houses, snlendid loca-
tate. Narberth. Pa.
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REAL ESTATE WANTED

MY BUSINESS is selling real estate. no matter
where located; keep me busy. FRANK a.
FITZPATRICK, l541 N. Goth st.
WANTED-Investment houses. 81 on the 800
Thos r. Smith. 22d Tasker. Phi. Dick. 55i. .
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kcAL INSTRUMENTS
OLD GOLD

I'D. SILVER. PLATINUM. false teeth.
~ and precious stones bought; highest
tpf5reg paid. Modern Refining Company.
o4eh 11th 1t. Bell phone. Walnut 1850.
The herald., 1917-12-20
LONGER TRAINS ARE HAULED
Southern Pacific Improves Service
Over Sierra Mountains-Over
s12,ooo,0oo Is Spent.

In order to expedite service over
the Sierras and care for the increased
volume Of traffic which war demands
have produced, the Southern Pacific
railroad has instituted program of
extending every station passing track
between Blue Canon and Truckee. This
will enable the company to handle
trains of 55 to 81 cars instead Of S
as at present, and will greatly facsii-
tate the movement of perishable as
we'll as ordinary freight
There has been spent on the con-
struction of second track from Rock
lin to Colfax, Colfax to Blue Canon
and Sparks to Truckee, over $4,000
900. The additional construction now
announced will enable the company to
secure greater efficiency on this ex-
penditure by increasing the CONNER
cial train length over the Sierra BE
vada mountains. The capacity Of the
track for freight service between Blue
Canon and Truckee will be Increased
about 81 per cent by this means.
The herald., 1917-12-20
TO ENLARGE RAILWAY YARDS
Vast Amount Of Freight Going to Aver
Camp and Elsewhere Makes
Improvement Necessary.

The Fitchburg railroad Is being
worked to its capacity at present, and
the vast amount of freight going to the
Aver camp and elsewhere has made
necessary an enlargement of the yards
at East Deerfeld. Mr.. Hustis, receiver
for the Boston & Maine, has been au-
thorized by the court to expend S214,,
600 for improvements at East Deer
field and s1a1, 900 for necessary i'm
provements along the road. The entire
expenditure will be charged against
the Fitchburg company, and the Bos'
ton & Maine will not have to pay fol
the work. The improvements will nc
doubt pay for themselves in the in
creased efficiency and economy Of op
GRAFTON.
The herald., 1917-12-20
CAREER OF EARLING
Misfortune That BefelI Him in His
Railroad Baptism.
sKIDDED ALONG TOP OF CAR
So Stripped Of Clothing That He Had
to Stink Around Until Dusk Before
Starting for Home-Studied
Engineering.

Albert J. Earnings railroad baptism
was eventful and disastrous. Born not
far from Rugby Junction, Wis, In jan
uary, 1S4S, he wanted, on leaving
school, to enter the railroad service
rather than to serve in his fathers
store, B. c. Forbes writes in Leslie's.
A husky fellow, by the name of Tom
Pollard, whom young Earring used to
help with his lessons, had become con-
ductor on the Milwaukee road, running
between Milwaukee and Lacrosse.
During vacation the young conductor
gave the lad temporary job as brake
man on his train, an extra" which
was sent out to pick up wheat along
certain part Of the road. Tom had
a sweetheart and was anxious to ex-
pedite his train so as to enable him to
reach the point where she lived, and
when the train failed to do this the
first day, he roundly scolded the two
brakemen. The next day. the same
thing happened-except that the scold-
ing this time was much more severe.
Chance Was Disastrous.
The third day the crew were deter.
mined to speed up and take a chance,
with the result that they ran full tilt
into an oncoming train on the single
track. Tom and the others, who were
at the front Of the train, jumped; but
Earling happened to be on the top of
a box car toward the rear and, having
no time to jump, squatted on the run
| ming board on the top of the car and
gripped 1t firmly with both hands. The
| impact sent him skidding from end
| to end of the car, decorating his hands
and his body painfully and so stripping
him Of clothing that he had to slins
around until dusk before he could start
for home.
He decided then he would rather be
gin his railroad career as telegrapher
Took Up Engineering.
The youthful telegrapher who haC
worked at night and attended colleg'
during the day had meanwhile taker
up the study Of engineering in hi
spare time. He stepped himself in en-
| nlleerlDS DOORS, NOIhtu OuI SuSlucci
ing problems, lost no opportunity t.
inspect engineering feats and contract
ed desire to shape his career so as t
afford scope for the exercise of what
ever engineering taste and talents h
possessed. When a 260-mile extension
was to be built in Iowa between Marion
and Council Bluffs, Earling was dele
gated to supervise its construction, an
here his engineering skill proved o
practical use.
Other and more responsible pos
tons, both of supervision and cor
struction, were filed by Earling in tn
late '7Os and early sos. In 1884 h
became assistant general superintend
ent of all the lines and in 1888 ger
eral superintendent. Only two year
more passed before he was asked t
become general manager. Here, alst
although only turned forty, he mad
good, and was rewarded first with tn
vice presidency, in 1895, and then, l
1899, with the presidency.
The herald., 1917-12-20
SAFETY IN CROSSING TRACKS
Many Motorists Killed by Engine
Sailing in Front Of Train
Safest Thing to Do.

More than one motorist has been
killed by stalling his motor on the
tracks In front of an oncoming train.
The driver slows down when approach
ing the tracks, believes he has time
to get across. and then fails to start
his motor up sufficiently to negotiate
the rougher going across the tracks.
The safest thing to do is to shift into
second or low before starting across
the tracks. and you can then be sure
Of keeping going when going ahead
may be all observation-disclosures.
The herald., 1917-12-20
Simple Remedy.

In these days of nervous prostra'
ton. called by some nervous prosper
ity," because it Is so prevalent among
the idle rich, this story Of the famous
Doctor Alternately. who did not be
lieve in coddling his patients, is ap-
ropos:
A patient. a wealthy woman, sent
for him and he found it was case OF
nerves.
Doctor" she said, II feel a terri
BILE pain in my side every time l put
my hand to my head"
"Then. madam" said the doctor
.'why In the name Of common sense
do you put your hand to your head"
The herald., 1917-12-20
BIG NET OPERATING INCOME
Total for June S349, 739,6 36, Exceeding
Those Cor June, 1916, by
49,720,256.

The net operating income of rail
roads in the United States for June
1917, was more than the same month
of 1915 by $32 per mile. or 81 per cent
The bureau of railroad economics 81
announced In a bulletin of revenues
and expenses. The total operating reve
nues for June were $349, 739, 1896. ex
ceeding those for June, 1915, by $40,
72O.256.
The herald., 1917-12-20
WORK SWITCHES ON RAIL WAY
Prime Object Of Invention Of South
Carolina Man 10 to Lock Switch
In Any Position.

The Scientific American In illustrat-
ing and describing an automatic
switch, the invention of 81. 81. Palmer
of Charleston, s. c., says:
The invention relates to means for
automatically operating the switches
on railroads, including street railroads
and particularly relates to that type
of switches adapted to be operated au-
tomatcally by trips provided on a car
The herald., 1917-12-20

aborng
every capacity leaving little for
with rapidly and they
senogaphes and
doing all the rough and
girls started
without physical developed into
work not proms niue doctors
termed the saos OF Industry and they are
England France and other countries at
left to be done BY the nsntns men
working
many lines Of other countries
The herald., 1917-12-20
New to Some One.

The daughter Of an eccentric old man
found that her father retired one aft
ernoon at four O'Clock. Fearing that
he might be Ill, she FASTENED to ask
after his health. Assuring her that
he was all right, the father added:
II had to go to bed some time.
Just thought I'd 60 now and have 1t
over with."-Indianapolis News.
The herald., 1917-12-20
Cooperation In Canada.

The extent to which the cooperative
idea has invaded the Canadian West
may be Judged from the fact that up
ward Of $50 cooperative trading asso-
Citations have been registered under
the Agricultural Cooperative associa-
lions act at Saskatchewan. passed In
December. 1913. 1t is said the great
majority Of these associations are now
carrying on highly satisfactory bust
ness. They are modelled upon the plan
Of English associations which have
been so successful.
The herald., 1917-12-20
No Waste Allowed.

In the airplane factories In Great
Britain, absolutely no waste Is al
lowed. Even the sawdust is sucked
up through giant shafts to be trans
formed into gas. which In turn is used
to generate electricity to drive the ma
chinery. The whole power Of the plant
Is supplied by Its own waste, a notable
instance of up-to-date economical
methods.
The herald., 1917-12-20
Switch in Operation.

or locomotive and arranged to depress
switch-operating plungers in the tracks
at the sides. The prime object is to
provide means for locking the switch
in any position to which it has been
thrown.
The herald., 1917-12-20
Maehinlsts Get increase.

Machinists employed In the iocomo-
tive department of the Chicago. st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad
have secured the eight-hour day and
raised wages tn cents an hour, max
Ing the rate So cents.
The herald., 1917-12-20

At q meeting of the board Of direc-
tors of the Colorado Southern Railway
company, held at the office of the
company In New York, B. B. Greer
was elected vice president and general
manager, with headquarters at Den
YER
The herald., 1917-12-20
Iearina lin Old Irael<s.

Engineers of a st. Louis street rail-
way have built machine to tear up
old tracks bodily and break the rails
into lengths that are easily handled.
The herald., 1917-12-20
W. e. puperow Promoted.

W. e. Duperow, well-known in rail-
road circles. has been appointed gen.
eral passenger agent Of the Grand
Trunk railway, with headquarters In
Winnipeg. Man
The herald., 1917-12-20
Well Built.

ZEE where a COW, alive and Well
= dug out Of the ruins of that buiio-
Men I Judge Its erection was OF a
ne character"
The herald., 1917-12-20
Naturally.

II call my play A Bunch Of Kings"
There ought to be plenty of royal
ties In II, II q name counta"
The herald., 1917-12-20

When working in cotton fumigat-
ipg plant at Bush terminal, Brooklyn,
girls have to wear masks for protec-
ton against poison gas used In the
process. All cotton shipped into port
is fumigated with deadly gas.
The herald., 1917-12-20
HE AIibi.

Wen my children can't blame me
don't leave them a fortune"
Nor
No all they've got to do Is to iook
e and see the prices had 10 pay
food and clothing"
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LIQUOR MEN MISREpREsENT TRADE UNIONIsTS

pittsburgh Christian Advocate)
What the liquor probably regard tremendously fine stroke
their the publication of advertisement the Washing
which following headne
President Cutting
a Habiua Temperate Beverage"
something like 500 different with the number
them filled pages The number
total 2J0S2o3z
To unfamiliar this
advertise must have
Society and Commission Temperance of the Federal Council Of
of Christ America purchased of advertising
of June Is for the of answering the liquor
the liquor doubt paid for making
the and members
structive arguments in favor of War Prohibition
that the liquor their advertisement had
more the President In
mentioned there members the American Federation
hundreds
duplicated the different abuad
Furthermore AS the although
1900 labor bodies throughout the which that
81 500 unions had failed to sign the petition
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AS by a common impulse the big
cities and also some of the state gov
ernments have pronounced sentence
upon loafers, buns and parasites in
general. 1t is such action as would
have delighted the heart of the in
spired apostle who wrote: IF any
will not work, neither should he cat"
1t is well to note how forgotten
Scriptures, together with long-neg-
lected and wholesome principles of
conduct come to their own in times
of stress and prove their vi
tally, their worldwide and never
ending adaptation to human needs.
{ The food supply is limited beyond
all former experience. Millions of men
have been removed from productive
industries and are now converting
once fruitful fields into scenes Of
hideous strife and carnage. A
thwarted, mad ambition of one class
to rule the world has prompted an
equally mad activity in sinking every
possible food ship in mid-ocean; so
that the question of food for tomor-
rows needs thrusts a vital and abb
sorbing problem upon the American
people with something like startling
suddenness. 1t serves also, incl
dentally, to thrust the idler and the
bum into the lmelight of public OBJ
servation and public reprobation as
never before.
Men who destroy food by convert
ing it into intoxicants, and men who
claim the right to live in idleness on
the sweat and toll of others, are
roughly grouped in one batch as cal
lies of the Kaiser" and they are find
ing short shrift even in communities
where once they were tolerated or