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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02

Among them was a telegram from President
Hibben, Of Princeton University In this
telegram. President Hibben brought out
the fact that Lieutenant Mclean was the
first Princeton man to lose his life In the
war with Germany.
Lieutenant Mclean was an instructor in
the officers training camp at Oglethofpe,
and had been detailed with battery OF
artillery to march 10 Chattanooga II was
while the lieutenant was passing over the
historic battlefield OF ChiCkamauga that his
horse suddenly shied and bolted Mclean
was hurled headfrst against a tree.
Lieutenant Mclean was the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. william l.. Mclean, Indian Queen
lane Germantown. Mr.. Mclean Is the pub
Usher Of the Bulletin. The young man re-
ceived his early education at the Penn
Charter School and the I'm School, Potts
toAyn. lie graduated from Princeton In 1912.
lie played on the varsity football team and
rowed In the eight When war was declared
Mclean, with experience gained at Platts-
burg, passed the army examinations and
was commissioned a second lieutenant.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02
CROP REPORT EXCEEDS
GOVERNMENT FIGURES
B. w. Snow Estimates Yield of
Corn at 3,137, 100000 Bushels
and Winter Wheat at.
400,000,000 Bushels

CHICAGO. July 2
In a report issued today by b. w. Snow
he estimates the area Of corn at 1881 900
acres, the condition at SEQ and the ndi-
Gated crop at 3.139,OOOOO 900 bushels.
He puts the condition of winter wheat
at 74.5 and the indicated yield at 400, ,0OO,-
900 bushels, as compared with 373, 900 900
bushels forecast by the Government. He
gives the condition of spring wheat at $50
and the indicated crop on his acreage he
figures at 259, ,OOO, 900 bushels, or 276, 900 900
bushels on the Government figures He
places the condition of oats at SO and the
indicated yield at 1435, 1000, 900 bushels as
compared with 1,381,0OOO0O bushels fore
cast in the last report Of the Government
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02
DIR. J. WILLIAM WHITE
GENEROUS TO U. OF P.
Will Makes Large Bequests to
Institution-His Estate Val
ued at S889,1S2

Dr. J. William White. the noted surgeon,
who died in May, 1916, left an estate
valued at $SS9.1S2.59. according to an
account filed today by his widow and execu-
trix, Letitia White. Doctor White, who
was trustee of the University Of Penn
sylvanla, made large beflests to that. in
stitution, but saved Mrs. White as the
principal lcgatec.
The accountant claims credit for dis
burscments made i'm the settlement Of the
affairs Of the estate, amounting to 81 70
S64.O6. leaving a balance on hand of sS5,,
1883 awaiting distribution
Among the investments are the follow
ing:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02
LIEUTENANT M'LEAN
TO BE BURIED TODAY
Funeral of Young Army officer
Will Be Held in First Presby-
terian Church, Germantown

Funeral of Lieutenant Warden Mclean.
L. s. A, who died II, n Chattanooga, Tenn,
hospital last Friday from injuries result
ing from a fall from his horse will he held
at . O'Clock this afternoon in First Presby-
tcrian Church, Germantown.
The Rev William Beatty Jennings, pastor
of the church, will ofCiate, and nterment
VIII he in ' est Laurel Hin Cemetery. The
parents OF Lieutenant Mclean received
many letters and teegrams of coincidence
today from all sections of the country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02
Smallpox Outbreak Causes No Alarm

Health officers under chief Medical In
spector A. A. Cairns today announced that
they do not fear a spread Of smallpox,
which was discovered in the negro section
of South Philadelphia saturday Yesterday
the heath officers vaccnated 1900 persons
in tho area between Catharine and Christian
and Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets The
disease was brought to the section by Vera
Mason a negress, who came to the city from
whiteville, n G., on June 20. The woman
lived at 1906 Catharnc street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02
Finds Man Climbing Out of Window

Sound Of breaking glass IN a jewelry
store window at Second street and Fair
mount avenue attacted Policeman Carroll,
who arrested James Cooper. of Cincinnati.
Carroll told Magistrate Detz at the Third
street and Paramount avenue station that
Cooper was climbing out the window of the
store, which is owned by Henry Hass.
Cooper had watches and jewelry in his
pockets, it was testified. He was held
under $1,000 bail.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02


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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02
Lost Boy Was Visiting Willow Grove

Little Irwin Marcus three years old. 161
West Louden street, is at home today and
entertaining no desire to visit Willow Grove.
Yesterday he slipped away from his mother
and in some mysterious manner boarded
a Willow Grove car. He played about the
park for two hours while Boy Scouts and
policemen aided his mother in a city wide
search for the youngster. When found he
was tired and hungry and glad to get back
home
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02
Despondent Man Kills Himself

Dependency over the death of his wife,
q year ago, drove Jacques Hoch, a bother,
TO suicide in his home, 1921 North Sixth
street, this morning, according to Deputy
Coroner George McKeever McKeever said
Hoch was found dead with a bullet hole in
his head, a gun by his side and his wife's
photograph in his hand. He was fifty
four wears old.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02
Fire Follows Explosion at Medico- Chi

Spontaneous combustion of chemicals
caused an explosion today in a building
Of the Medco-Chrurgical College 1905
Cherry street. The chemicals, which were
packed in excelsior for shipment, exploded
in one of the buildings condemned to be
razed for the Parkway The excelsior
caught fire, but the flames were put out
by workmen. The damage was slight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02
Threw Steamboat Chairs Overheard

Racing the decks and throwing chairs
overheard was the form Nof amusement
chosen by Thomas Lafferty, 1105 carp
street Joseph Lafferty, 706 Latona street,
and Joseph Hepworth. 213S South Hancock
street to pass the time while the excur
sion steamboat Henderson was on its way
from National Park to Philadelphia yester-
day. All three were sent to the County
Prison for ten days by Magistrate Eisen-
brown at the Fourth and Race streets
station
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02
Rush to CITY Bathhouses

The arrival of summer weather caused
G heavy attendance at the bathhouses OF
the city and at the swimming pools i'm the
Fairgrounds that were opened a week ago.
The total for the first week of the summer
was 27s,253, divided as follows: Men,
1881 boys ls0736; women, 12,7Si. and
girls 25202
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02
Two Policemen Win Promotions

Policemen william +. Pagan, Of the Third
street and FairmCuut avenue station, and
Coleman Bookbindcr. of the Third and De
Lancey streets station, were today appointed
as patrol sCrgeauts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-02
Scayengers Arrested and Fined

Seven scavonc-rs were arrested this
morning In the northwest section OF the
city In the course OF the campaign by the
Bureau of Street Cleaning to put stop to
the pillaeing of the ash and refuse cans
Each was fined five dollars and costs by
Magistrate Collins
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13
LEAK WITNESSES
MUST TESTIFY
House Adopts Resolution to
Compel Them to Talk; Law
son to Be Called First

Washington, d. c., Jan. ia reso.
luton to empower the rules commit.
tee to compel witnesses in the leak"
inquiry to answer all questions in re,
lation to the investigation was adopted
without objection to-day by the House.
The resolution applies to both of
Representative Woods resolutions, SO
that no person whose name has been
connected with the investigation will
escape testifying.
Lawson probably will be the first
witness called. James r. Reilly, man
aging news editor of the Wall Street
Journal, will be asked for more details
about his reporter learning that
brokers' private wires had advised
Wall Street of the coming of the Presi-
dents note on December 20.
Subpoena Lawson
Members of Lockwood & Co., New
York brokers, will be among early
witnesses. other brokers to be called
are w. F. McKinnon, of Chicago,
whose firm, Thomson & McKinnon,
was alleged by Representative Wood
in his first appearance before the COM
mittee to have sent advance notices of
the coming of the note to one of it's
branch offices, and Donald Mcdonald,
Boston broker, who is said to have
conferred with Lawson about the
leak"
The resolution specifically provides
that witnesses shall be compelled to
give all the information they have,
whether hearsay or otherwise. This
provision was included to compel an
swers particularly by Thomas w. Law
son.
Lawson has been subpenaed to
appear.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13
COAL PRODUCTION
256 MILLION TONS
86,0O0,O00 Tons Dug Out in An
thracite Regions Mine
Chief Reports

Pennsylvania's coal operators did
not do all of the business they could
have done because of unpreparedness
for the great demand for coal, car
shortage, labor troubles and other
reasons, and yet the production of
coal in the State was 100000 tons,
according to James E. Roderick, the
State Chief of Mines.
The Chief says that operators who
were equipped with proper facilities
and were not tied up with old con-
tracts had what he terms "a golden
opportunity" and yet many operators,
although offered as high as $4 and $5
a ton fulfilled their contracts, even
though some got only 50 ton. The
bituminous operators, especially, were
caught on long contracts.
THE production of coal in Penn
sylvania for 1916 will amount to
probably 256,0OO,00O net tons, of
which 10, 100000 tons were produced
in the bituminous region and S6,000,-
600 tons in the anthracite region. The
number of employees in the bituminous
region was III, Az and in the anthra-
cite region $3.50. There were 433
fatal accidents among the bituminous
employees and $50 among the antkra-
cite employees, and 1900 nonfatal ac-
cidents among the bituminous en-
ployes and 2,100 among the anthra-
cite. There were no great disasters
to mar the prosperous record of the
industry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13
MRS. THAW COMING
TO HARRY'S SIDE
Until Her Arrival No Decision
Will Be Reached on EX-
tradition

Philadelphia, Jan. 13.-Private de-
tectives to-day said that Mrs. Mary
Copley Thaw would come here next
week and occupy a room at st. Mary s
Hospital, where her son, Harry X.
Thaw, is recovering from self-infiicted
razor wounds Until her arrival, it
was said, no decision will be reached
as to whether the family will resist
efforts to have Thaw removed to New
York, where he has been indicted on
charges of kidnapping and beating
Frederick Gump, Jr., Kansas City
boy.
Friends of ThaW said it was prob
able nothing really will be done until
Thaw sufficiently RECEIVERS to be able
TO participate in a family conference.
Thaw still refuses to make any state
ment regarding the Gump charges or
give reasons for his attempt at suicide.
Detectives have found nothing among
his letters or papers ergarding the
case, they say.
New York detectives are waiting
here for the arrival of requisition pa
pers for Oliver A. Brewer. who is held
in the county prison without bail on
a fugitive warrant based on New
York indictment charging him with
conspiracy to kidnap in connection
with the Gump case.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
Y. NJ. c., A. Board Members Watching
Work in Other Cities

Speculation among the friends and
those who would be the supporters of
the Young Mems Christian Association
under a different policy has been rife
as to what action is being contem-
plated by the board of directors in
rejuvenating the association and re-
establishing it on a basis that will
merit general approval and hearty
public support.
Members of the board are at the
present time active in looking into as
sociations in other cities where con-
ditions are similar and the same prob
lens are being worked out and it is
believed that with the election of five
new members to the board at the an
nual meeting next month definite steps
will be taken to crystalline public SEN
timent in a reorganization that will
mean much for the young men and
boys of the community. More ade-
quate provision will likewise be made
to meet the requirements of modern
city such as Harrisburg in the past
decade has grown to be, according to
members of the board.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13

We'll, Billy, I'll bet that picture was
taken at the Juniper street entrance
of Wanamaker's Philadelphia store"
was the answer. And that is where
the picture was taken.
Colonel Cody was admired greatly
by the residents of Wyoming for the
truly wonderful things he had done
for that country. He was keenly SYM
pathetic and amazingly generous. He
had the true western ranchman's con-
tempt for money, except as an un-
avoidable medium of exchange in the
more commercial communities. He
gave and spent through all his life
with extreme freedom. He had Won
derful eye for details of tidiness about
ranch and one of his quaint methods
OF reproving his employees when he
discovered something askew was to
assert with studied, ungrammatical
emphasis: "It looks as though a poor
widow woman lives here
His 7 E ranch, between show sea-
sons was a center for cow punchers
famed in rope twirling and other sue
cessful feats on eastern vaudeville
stages.
Great f-Advertiser
The colonePs wonderful personality
made him almost unconsciously a
great self-advertiser. On one occasion
some movie men, with cameras and
films, came to his rance to visualize
some western scenes. The colonel
waived a high regard for his front
lawn even to the point of permitting
broncho buster to ride a pitching
outlaw horse among the piles of elk
horns and painted boulders upon that
lawn so that his ranch house might
serve as the background for the riot
in spite of the damage to the grass.
The colonel was. of course, included
in the picture, apparently giving di-
rections to the bronze rider.
For another picture, one of the
wobbly Deadwood coaches was hauled
years. Four horses were attached to
and women of the ranch. The scenario
was that the picture should begin
showing the stagecoach load of
guests" crossing at the ford of the
Shoshone and whirling up to the
ranch house, from which the colonel
was to emerge and joyfully greet his
visitors. However, the colonel be-
lieved he should be in the picture at
the river, pointing out the best place
for fording and then later, also run
from the house to greet his guests.
Considerable time was consumed in
the argument convincing the colonel
that it would be far better for him to
remain out of the picture at the ford
as otherwise his surprise on greeting
his guests, at the house, might be
somewhat discounted.
With the passing of the idol of that
section of the country it will be diff
cult to find, if ever there is found, so
picturesque a character to take his
place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE

Philadelphia, Jan. IS. = Wheat -
s1;sa @1.s7; No. 2, Southern, red. si.S5
Corn : Quiet, steady; No. 2, yellow,
$l;1l Y @Ii,12h; No 3: yellow, s1.Ioh q
yellow, $1.06@1.O71h.
oatsmEQqiet. but steady; No. 2, white.
64R ia q 66c; No; No B. white, 621a @6Sc' A.,
ern winter. per ton s26.so yott w,ntet
gsg gsg o6 tS1 ID 4sSSd5OO@s45o; spring, per ton,
Refined Sugars - Market steady;
powdered. 6.S5c; line granulated. 6.15c.
eonfectioners, A, SOS: :, -,.,
nearby prints, fancy. 43c. 'o'
Eggs, : The market is steady;
free cases. $3.50 per case; do, current
receipts. free cases, $500 per case;
western, extras, tirsts. free cases. 1880
per case. wv " '' @'''OO
Live Poultry - The market is steady ;
fowls, 1SQ 19ci ROSTERS. 14@15c; spring
Dressed Poultry Market steady;
eUce fGS ss ysc ao sms mai a Sizes SGD
ems. western. '2O@2sSc: broiiing is chicRSns, n
IennsylUs WA nia per 1s' 6usnel' :ISS5@1 sS
u .
iei.. i2.bo@S!S. do. No 's' %. Der
western. 1S@25c: do. nearby 23@S1c:
Spring ducks. nearby, 22@24c: do.
western. 2o@22c; geese. nearby. .22@
24c: do, western. 18@20c: turkeys.
fancy, large. nearby. 32@3Sc; do. west
ern. fancy, large, 81 % 32c: do. western,
fair to good. 2SQ30c; do. common. 24Q
&c.
Potatoes = The market is steady;
per barrel. $2:5C@2.?5:: 40. No. ., 20,
barrel .25 20 l.5O: Jersey. per basket.
Flour = The market is dull;
Winter, clear. s765 400; dc. straight,
S.900S.40; do. patents, $S.40@S.65;
spring. tirsts. clear. ss.75Q9.OO; do.
patent, 1926 5Q975; do. favorIte brands.
$9.75D10.25.
Hay - Firm. with a fair demand;
new timothy. No. |. large bales; s!s.0o;
No. No 2, SIC, SOC il 90; No. 3. $iiSS q 1890: 1900
sample. $S.UUW10.0O.
New clover mixed Light mixed,
s16.5O017.O0. No /, do. $1,000 a 1850:
No. 2, do, $14.O0@15.0O.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13

tain SHOWS, flows by the ranch and is
filled with grayling and trout. A
magnificent grove of cottonwood trees
is adjacent to the ranch buildings.
Under low shed to the east of the
house stand three time-worn stage
coaches of the olden days, each prob
ably with history. They are now
falling into decay and are mainly nest
ing places for the hens that live at
random about the ranch buildings.
About hundred yards from the
ranch house stands Colonel Cody's
new barn, about 10 feet long by 40
feet wide. 1t is carefully constructed
entirely of logs and when finished in
March of 1914 was the scene of a real
western dance which attracted neigh
bors of the ranch within a radius of
fifty miles.
A Real Western Dance
Virtually all of the dancers-cow-
boys, ranch owners, women and girls
rode to the ranch on ponies and
danced until daylight, enjoying mean
while dinner of gigantic proportions,
served at the orders of the colonel.
The dancing was continued until dawn,
mainly for the reason that few persons
in that western country desire to ride
the trails in darkness. Consequently,
all Wyoming ranch dances continue
until daybreak. There were one hun
dred and eight persons, by actual
count, who partook of the hospitality
of the colonel on that occasion. He
had given carte blanche orders to
Billy Goodfellow, the English man
aSer of the ranch. and Mrs. Goodfel-
low to ''do it right" and the cow
punchers all vociferously agreed that
it was so done.
Adjoining this massive barn are the
corrals, the breaking pens, where Wild
West shows are frequently staged to
little groups OF critical cowpunchers
in the work of making saddle horses
out of the raw material.
The western half of the low ranch
house is Colonel Cody's private quar-
ters. They are always ready for him,
day and night, and he so found them
whether the intervals between his
visits were days, weeks or months.
When the Picture Was Taken
In the main living room of the
colonels quarters is the inevitable
stone fireplace. The walls are covered
with curios picked up in a busy and
curious mixture of life varying from
the open plains of America to the high
court circles of Europe. One large
framed photograph in the room that
Billy Goodfellow, the English ranch
manager, once called to the attention
of a Pennsylvania showed the entire
Wild West aggregation of Buffalo
Bill's show lined up before n massive
building of stone.
There is a picture" said Billy,
that was taken in Rome"
How do you know?" he was asked
81 think | heard the colonel say So"
replied Billy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13
MRS. ELIZA JANE SCOTT

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
Jane Scott, aged 81, who died yester-
day at her home in Edgemont, will be
held Tuesday afternoon at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Margaret
Snyder 1899 North Cameron street.
She is survived by the following chill
dren: Mrs. Bertha Dean, st. Louis;
Mrs. Margaret Snyder, Mrs. Edna Stit-
Ter, Miss Name and Miss Naomi Scott,
two sons, Herman NJ, and George G..
Scott. Burial will be made in the
East Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13
SOLOMON G. COHEN

Der of the firm of Cohen and son,
jewelers., 431 Market street, died yes
terday afternoon in the Harrisburg
hospital, from an abscess of the brain.
Mr.. Cohen is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Clara Cohen, and two sons, Leon
and Robert. He was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Abel Cohen. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
his home at 2 o'clock. Rabbi Haas. of
the Ohev Sholom Temple will officiate.
Burial will be made in the Mt. Morlah
Cemetery near Progress.
Mr.. Cohen, was taken suddenly i'll
while at work Monday night and was
at once removed to the hospital. On
Tuesday an operation was performed
in an attempt to save his life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13
DULLEST CLOSE
OF MANY MONTHS
Active Shares Down / to 2
Points; Specialties Decline
High as Is

New York, Jan. 13.-To-d days short
session was the dullest of any week
end in many months. Operations were
so light as to indicate not only the
absence of public interest, but of that
of the professional element as well.
Active shares were 1 to 2 points
down at lowest levels and in specialties
declines ran from Is points for Beth
lehem Steel. 6 for United States Rub
ber and for United States Realty.
Shipping, oils and low-priced mining
issues were heavy to weak. United
States Steel registered an extreme de-
cline of a point and rails were stag
nant, with a lower trend. Final prices
showed general and in some issues full
recovery. The closing was irregular.
Sales were estimated at about 200, 900
shares
Bonds were firm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13
MRS. HELEN p. CLOUsER

Mrs. Helen P. Clouser, aged 27
years, wife of Harry Clouser. GAS Dau-
phin street, died last night at the Har-
risburg Hospital. Death was due to
peritonitis. Besides the husband the
survivors are a 7-year-old daughter,
Beatrice; her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
n. Frank RICHTER; one sister. Mrs,
John BentZ, and two brothers. l.. N.
Tress, Washington, ID. c., and II. f.
Tress, this city. The funeral will be
held Tuesday. Services will be con-
Quoted at the home at o'clock by the
Rev. DR.. Ellis N. Kremer. pastor OF
Reformed Salem Church. Burial will
be made in East Harrisburg Cemetery
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT

New York. Jan. 13. - The statement
House Banks and Trust Companies for
the week shows that they hold $751;
43S,620 reserve in excess of legal re-
quirements. This is an increase of $40,-
997,1S0 over last week.
The statement follows:
Actual Condition
Loans, discounts, etc, $3,3S6,127, 900;
increase, SAL $4,000.
Reserve in own vaults (B), s529.SS2.-
900; increase, $47,33S,000.
Reserve in Federal Reserve Bank,
$19S.1 81, 900; increase. $14,30S,000.
Reserve in other repositories. $54,-
610, 900; decrease, $SS5,000.
Net demand deposits. s3,477,626,O 900;
increase, $105,S9S,000.
Net time deposits. 1852, ,1O6. 600; in
crease, $S29, 900.
Circulation, s2S.721,OOO; decrease.
$149.000
(Bl or which $45S.372.0O0 is specie.
Aggregate reserve, $7S2. .647, 900.
Excess reserve. $1S1,43S,620: increase.
$40,997 1S0.