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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-21
TO REMOVE PATIENTS


The FIRST step toward carrying out Mayor
Smiths plan to remove 800 tubercular
patients from their congested quarters at
the. Philadelphia Hospital to the open coun-
try, will be taken on Monday. when esti-
mates will be received for tubercular
dormitory to be erected at Byberry Farms,
at an approximate cost to the city Of
$500, 600
Health and Charities. plans letting the
contract for the building at the earliest
possible date. so that work can be rushed
this summer and fall 1t is hoped that
rapid progress can be made so that the
majority OF the 452 patients now in the
cramped quarters at Blocklay can be moved,
thus making IT possible to start work on
the long delayed scheme for new Block.
lev"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-21
ROTARIANS HEAR MEMORY TALK
DR.. David Roth Entertains Club With
Remarkable Exhibitions

Dr. David NJ. Roth, known as the Mem
ory Master. entertained the members of the
Rotary Club with an address and demon
strations at their luncheon today i'm the
Hotel Adelphia. One of the demonstrations
by Doctor Roth was his remembering the
names of more than fifty Rotarians after
ne was introduced to them.
Another was his rewriting on black
board names and figures which had been
erased He said that a good memory was
necessary in business life that many great
losses financially were caused by lack of
memory and that If people devoted little
time every day to the development Of their
memories they would be better off. Memory
h the basis of education. he said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-21
Police Court Chronicle
Jim Haller lives on opportunities.

"'' ii"iCi lives OH opportunities.
When they don't happen he creates them
ana mes SO adept in this directirn that lack
OF work or money never bothers him
Jim is an expert on food He can man
age to bring 1t his way no matter which
direction it's going. Haler never has any
definite destination except for lettering near
groceries and market places
Should housekeeper with a basketful og
provisions come in sight Jim manages to
collide with the basket The collision an
pears to be accidental. but there's always
force to II, and the bump usually results in
sending the contents to the streets or
course Jim then proves his gallantry by
helping to pick up the eats. It's an easy
matter to let out the fact that he is pretty
hungry himself and this generally brings
a reward in the way of food Raw vege-
tables are as acceptable as anything else.
for Haller always finds a way of cooking
anything he gets.
A youngster with an express wagon
loaded with eats passed Jim near Fortieth
and Market streets. Just as the wagon
was passing Jim fell out of a doorway and
struck the load Packages OF groceries and
vegetables were scattered all over the side
walk. The boy cried, but Jim helped him
to reload the wagon and he was appeased
But Haller conveniently forgot to replace
a package of very substantial eats. When
the youngster hauled the load away Jim
showed the food under his coat. But a cor
who knew Jim and his ways, saw the oper.
alton and hauled Haler before Magistrate
Harris.
The bluecoat explained that there had
been many complaints by householders
about the collisions with strange looking
man. Jim admitted the accidents. but as.
serted that they could not be avoided
"The streets Is too crowded on account
of the big increase in the population" as
serted the prisoner.
Yes. guess you need lots of ROOM" said
the Judge. 80 I'll let you rest until the
first of May in that quiet spot In Holmes.
burg known as the House Of Correction"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-21
WASHINGTON. 81 Mario.


II presidente Wilson discusse ieri per otrs
due ore la situazione internazionale con
membri del suo gabnetto / quail gl fecero
notare la necessita' di antcipare la data
della convocazione del Congresso fissata gia'
per II l6 aprile allo scope di discutere a
tempo lie misure che sara necessario prem
dere per la difesa del commercio maritime
americana contro sottomarini tedesch r
IL gabinetto e. state unanime in auesto
pensiero. II presidente non ha espresso II
suo pensiero al rguardo della convocazione
anticipate del Congresso ne pare che abba
ancora preso la sua decisione definitiva a
questo rguardo. ma 81 diceva ieri sera che
Mr.. Wilson avrebbe probablmente annunci-
alto la sua decsione oggi
II gabinetto e. di opinione unanime che II
Congresso debbS dicniarare 10 state di
guerra ga' esistente ira Stati Unit e Ger
mania, 81 ritiene in circoli competent che
| IL Congresso sara convocato per una data
non posteriore al del mese di aprie.
FRANCESI AvANZANO
ROMA. II Mario.
| Telegrammi da Londra da Parig dicono
che lie forze alleate continuano ad nsegure
| lie forze tedesche che 81 ritrano sulla fronte
della Somma. nonostante il fatto che lie
| condizoni atmosferiche abbiano subito un
| mutamento che e. sfavorevole agli alleati
| La cavalleria pero' e. sempre allie calcagna
| del tedeschi ed in qualche punto 81 e.
| spinta fino a sette miglia al di la della
| linea principale inglese La fanteria fran
cese. che ha fatto rapidamente la sua avan-
| zata e la continua. ha occupato l'importante
nodo ferroviario di Tergnier, che dista circa
quattro miglia dalla base fortificata di La
| Fere che 81 dice sia la chiave della nuova
linea d resistenza tedesca. 81 tratta COST
di un'avanzata di circa venticnque miglia.
| nella vale dell'Ose.
D'altra parte la cavalleria francese che
| si e. spinta verso st. Quentin e. giunta fino
a Roupy, a circa quattro miglia mezzo da
| st. Quentin, dsperdendov un reparto di
| cavalleria tedesca Ira | due punt di
| Roupy e Tergnier francesi hanno avanza-
to attraversando II canale di st. Quentin.
| Llavanzata dele truppe ingles operanti
| nord di questa fronte francese continua
| ma piu' lentamente a causa dell'aumentata
resistenza del tedeschi.
SULLA FRONTE ITALIANA
Ieri sera II Ministero della Guerra pub
blicava II seguente rapporto del generate
i Cadorna circa la situazione ALA fronte
italo -austriaca:
Nela giornata di ier 81 e. avuta
intera la fronte di battaglia. L'azione
di artiglieria e. stata piu violenta nella
regione del Passo di Tonale, nella zona
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-21
RICHARD J. CONNOLLY DIES

Richard j. Connolly prominent con-
fectioner OF Camden. whose place of busi.
ness was at 515 Broadway. died in the
Cooper Hospital this morning from pneu-
monia, which he contracted two weeks ago
while. with Mrs. Connolly. he was visiting
friends in Merchantville, n. j.
Mr.. Connolly was taken to the hospital
and sank rapidly. He was iifty-six years
old and had been a confectioner for twenty
nine years. He is survived by widow, one
son. George, lawyer, and two daughters.
The funeral will be held on Friday. Inter-
ment will be made in Arlington Cemetery
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-21

Call for 100 Men Gets neor
260--will watch Intoui
Ships Also

HoBoKEN. N. j.. March si.-c
missioners of Hoboken. one Of the
centers of German population in ~
States. today authorised cali To-
guard of 100 citizens. Two hours Z
oall went forth $50 applications ftI||
bership in the home guard had ~
ceived and the number was increa61
all applicants accepted. /.
Part OF the duty Of the guard Win
watch over the many German steaj
interned at Hoboken piers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-21
Charged With Insurance Fraud

Frank Walton, of Southampton. Pa, and
William Livzey. of Bustleton pike, were
each held in $500 bail for court by Magis-
trate Mecleary, at the Central Station. to-
day. charged with conspiracy to defraud
an insurance company which had insured
Walton's automobile. A private detective
testified that Walton purchased a machine
had 1t insured, and together with Lvzey
set IL on fire
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-21

del Pasubio. sull'altopiano di Asiago.
mel settore di Tolmino. nella zona nd
est di Gorizia sui Carso vivaci
scontri di fanteria ri sono avuti sulle
falde del Dosso Casina Uno del nostr
reparti conquisto' un avamposto nemi-
co prendendo munizioni materiale da
guerra.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-21
STATO ID GUERRA GIA'
ESISTENTE COL KAISER
II Gabinetto Suggerisce al Presi-
dente di Anticipate la Con-
vocazione del Congresso
LIE VITTORIE FRANCESI
WASHINGTON, 21 Mario.

II presidente hs convocato questa
mattina il Congresso per il 2 dell'en-
trante mese di aprile, "per ricevere
comunicazioni riguardanti gravi af-
fari di Importance nazionale che devono
essere presi in Immediate considera-
zione." II presidente ha COST acetate
II consiglio datogli dai suoi ministri du-
rante la cOnferenza di ieri.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
NAVY YARD MERRYMAKING
GRIM WARS CURTAIN-RA
Thursday Night Smokers Give Joy to Men Who
Soon Will Enter Upon Tragic Scenes-Chap-
lain Dickins Vividly Pictures Needs

sible. He has collected money from prf.
vate individuals to pay for the treat He
says that the money he obtained at the
beginning of the summer is running low
now and that any man who enjoys .,
smoke, or any woman whose boy enjoys
h smoke, will surely want to send him the
"makings for the smokes" down at the
yard. For IL follows that you can't have
smoker unless you have something to
smoke.
1T seems impossible to realize that these
boys here tonight may be making history
| before the year is over" said one woman.
who had come to look on Thursday night
1t was not pleasant thought Until that
minute, the shouting, singing crowd had
| seemed like joyous, irresponsible football
| mob But they are fighting men, and In
/ few months all the careless. happy young
| sters who 1ocled about the chaplain will
| be gone from the yard.
In the fall other men will come to take
| their places. and for them the chaplain Is
making plans too.
I'VE must have a group Of buildings to
carry on the work we have started this
summer" he declared, his kindly brown
| eyes eager, but a little anxious. I'VE must
| not stop we must go on We need q
! reading room, offices and a small chapel. In
| one building, and an auditorium, bowling
| alleys. billiards and a basketball floor in
| the other. This is to be the noisy build
/ ing II won't supplement or duplicate at
| all the work the Y. NJ G.. A. is doing in
| the yard Any one who comes to the yard
realizes there is plenty of work for both.
THE churches of various denominations
! in Philadelphia are taking an interest in
| our plan. They have formed a board with
Bishop Garland as the chairman. Jews.
Roman Catholics. Episcopalians, Presby-
terians, Reformed. Methodists, Lutherans
| and Baptists are represented They have
| secured $4,000 toward the buildings, but we
need $4,000 more. and. even then, we shall
not be able to have shower baths in the
| noisy building
"Of course, we will get the money some.
how. Philadelphia has been so generous.
| so interested in the soldiers and sailors OF
| Europe, it will surely not fail our own
| men"
Chaplain Dickins does not believe for .
i minute that there is any one who does not
feel with him that we must go on; we
can't stop"
"The men are fighting for us on the
same principle" he ended; I'VE can't fail
them -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
CURB MARKET PLANNED
REDUCE LIVING COST
Committee of Women COnfers
With Mayor on Means of
Bringing Produce to People

In n conference with Mayor Smith at noon
TODAY. Mrs. William b. Derr, president of
the Housewives League of Philadelphia.
laid before him the urgent need of curb
market for Philadelphia and the necessity
for funds to finance the scheme Mrs j.
Willis Martin. chairman of the Food Econ
omy Committee. and Mrs. George Il. Dun
ming. of the Housewives League, accom-
panied Mrs. Derr.
mot one cent of the $4,000, 900 appropri-
ated by the state Legislature for the Com
mittee of Public Safety can be used for
this" explained Mrs. Derr. ut is purely a
local responsibility and is up to the city.
Lancaster has solved the problem of get
ting the consumer and the producer together
by these curb markets. Funds were raised
i'm Lancaster to assure the success or the
movement. If ii can be zone in Lancaster
IL can surely be done in Philadelphia.
Mrs Derr also told the Mayor of the plan
submitted to the EVENING LEDGER by the
Vim Motor Truck Company
This is to secure the use of motortrucks
from the Philadelphia merchants to carry
produce from farmers to curb markets. The
farmers claim that their stuff is going to
waste because they have no means of mar
keting it.
"The Vim Motortruck Company" Mrs
Derr explained, will arrange for the routes
these cars are to take, set a fiat rate for the
expenses of gasoline and drivers and make
out a schedule for each week. showing
which trucks are to be in use and for what
length of time"
The Food Commission OF Philadelphia de-
clares It has funds to back the project.
1t is understood the Mayor hopes to be
able to procure money from other souvces
to finance the curb market and make 1t a
practical and feasible plan,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
WEEKS INTRODUCES BILL
!. AGAINST VICE IN ARMY
Provides for Fines and Imprison-
ment of Proprietors and Op-
orators of Vicious Places
BY a STAFF Correspondent

4 . WASHlNGTON, Aug. b.
senator Weeks, after an investigation
y vice conditions surrounding training
~mps' today introduced drastic bill
~. seu 70 protect soldiers and sailors from
Wy enects of evil. His bill would take
an, E u the reported condition in Phila-
w,phia and will make it possible for the
authorities to get at the root of the evil
~ owners OF the property where vice Is
nA'oored. 1t not only provides fines and
.p' n,sohment for all persons convicted of
sain'alning places of prostitution within
H.. "ies OF any camp, fort, navy yard or
80 Oh training or mobilization of the
AL M"y or navy. but it reaches out under
49, same penalties after persons who let
sas lot immoral purposes.
% Dill further prohibits persons once
sAs,. under its terms from lettering
nsr, lamps on pain of fine and imprison-
nassa ne new army legislation which was
Eoms,ao " congress early this session." said
a ,,nv,. weeks today, there was included
IashInatan, proposed by Senator Jones, of
1orIsns,'h' winch, it was hoped, would
~ asy saieguard the young men of our
X In ,hn' against the influences of evil.
h,.oas, Jaw went into effect / have made
snn. inspection of two of our training
eush d'.n .na nave discovered, after a thor.
hIiits,S. discussion Of the matter with the
hlaton = ,su.horities. that more stringent leg
< d kesn !, \. necessary to meet this condition
thanc. mese institutions of evil at a safe
hg in ,ha nu keep their agents from loiter.
IN. s h,n vicinity Of the camps.
eaairs co,n Nh, VIII be referred to the military
md Ihiitee ho,. OF which I am a member
po Tor early action upon It."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
LOVE BIRDS AT ZOO COME
HERE FROM SOUTH AFRICA
First Consignment of Feathered Curl.
osities Since War Arrives From
Australia

The first shipment of birds and animals
since the beginning of the war arrived to-
day at the Geological Gardens from Aus
tralia. The consignment came by way of
the Pacific Ocean and overland to Phila-
delphia from the Pacific coast
The exhibits came from Australia under
the supervision of Ellis Josephs. During
the trip overland Mr.. Josephs remained in
the freight car with his collection. More
than 100 birds are in the collection. which
includes a pair of black cheek birds from
Rhodesa. These birds are more commonly
known as love birds" as all day they sit
side by side with their heads close together.
Half a dozen Australian sheep-kling
parrots are in the lot. The sheep-kllers are
the size of a large chicken hawk. They
are green in color with n streak of red
under the wings \ bounty Is placed on
the birds in Australia, where they destroy
thousands of sheep yearly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
Passed by the Navy Yard Censor

FTNIIE sentinel at the navy yard gate came
l. to attention stinly
Halt! !" he called who goes there?
He had certainly heard n noise--a sim
lister, humming noise that might have been
anything from Zeppelin to a submarine.
Something settled on his right cheek. He
knocked it OF, swearing softly. Then a
slow,grin spread over his face. What he
had thought was n German invasion was
a, few dozen navy yard "Gallynipper" mos
quitoes flying toward the parade ground
To be on time for the Thursday night
smoker,
Despite the discomfort that their presence
caused the smoker was a success and af-
forded some fifty civilians splendid op-
portunty of seeing the navy and marine
CORPS 10 the number of 5000 at play.
The smokers have been instituted by
Chaplain Curtis H. Dickins, OF the yard.
lie believes in combining religion and rec
rcation and sports, and he does IT most
effectually.
Since war was declared and while hun
drcds Of men are pouring in weekly to
the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the chaplain
has been planning with the greatest en-
thusiasm for their pleasure and welfare.
He has started the Beehive. n recreation
tent. "the Beehive Tent" that is used as
a movie" show on week days and a chapel
on sunday.
1t was originally intended to hold the
smokers there, too. but they grew and
grew" and overnowed into the parade
ground in front of the marine barracks.
They have a screen tackled up on the
porch of barracks No. for open-ar movies
that hold your attention just as long as
the mosquitoes will allow 1t and no longer
Last Thursday night a church choir came
| down and sang all sorts of songs, while
| the movies moved and the mosquitoes bit
| At first the quartet had the songs to them.
selves. but when The piano struck ur
| "America's, Here's My Boy" chorus OF
| lusty young voices Joined In with a will
! After that everybody sang and requests
came from all parts of the audience fol
| more more!
Most of the songs were warlike. One ot
| the boys called out: Give us When They
| Put an Irish Kaiser in the Palace Owe,
| There" There was lots of applause and
| That's right That's right" from tn,
| audience.
| When the chaplan's autotruck arrived
| there was almost riot. The boys swarmeC
around the doors and nearly mobbed thu
| driver. The civilians were a bit alarmed
| until some one explained that the fellow!
were waiting for the smokes" to be giver
| out
1t is astonishing how much joy a pacl
| Of cigarettes and couple ,of cigars give
n man. The chaplain understands this an,
it is he who has made the smokes pos
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06

terrible priNationS. of Instructions through
out Germany, Of oppression. of cruelty in
their armies whore soldiers willingly SUR
render to the British or the French. in order
to escape from the awful inferno of the
German lines"
AMERICANS IN FRANCE
Every day come delightful tales from
France concerning the hearty welcome ac-
corded to American troops by the soldiers
there.
The other day in Paris the streets were
lined with citizens to see a battalion of
American troors arrive at a railroad sta :
tion and march to their barracks
All through the march the Americans
were pclted by bouquets thrown by the
"midinettes." while French soldiers and
civilians alike threw their 'kepis ana mats
high in the air!
Never since the famous Declaration OF
Independercc was launched at Philadel-
phia has the Fourth of July been so laden
with drama as 1t has been this year. In
Paris It seemed as though the New World
had arrived to redress the wrongs OF the
Old.
When Lafayette in the National Assem-
bly of the French Revolution. submitted
that Old World charter of freedom, 1.-The
Declaration of Rights" he based it on the
New World charter embodied in the Amer
lean Declaration of Independence.
Now, the two nations, the two deliver
ances" are marching forward as allies to
the final victory of liberty, equality and
fraternity!
at was n wonderful sight to see the
American General Pershing and the French
Marshal .Toffre drive down the Boulevard
dcs Carucincs together, a spectator tells
me- 1.-THE American man-at-arms, in his
finely woven, rather duh khaki, looked aus
tere, direct self-contain as If he wanted
to be over with the hurrahs and the fusslng
and into the firing line!
His staff made a picture of high
intlexible competence. without trace OF
pyerconfidence, men who know the tasl
ahead of them. and knew the cost.
by contrast Marshal Joffre, at home
among the Paris,ans, was almost gay
The French are the people who best know
how to tighten the gravity of war will
lust the touch of color that brighten!
things. whether in uniform or in personal
ity, They seem to adequately comprehend
the subtle relationship of clothes and thu
soldier When French officers return T.
Paris for a few days from the front, they
| lay aside the blue-gray of battle and dol
| their distinctive uniforms.
"It was a magnificent sight to watcl
| young Captain Guynemer, the famou
| French arman, gorgeously clad in blacl
| and rcd, with the air of true Frencl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
EUROPE FACING DEATH
THROUGH STARVATION
Another Winter of War Will
Bring Appalling Catastrophe,
Swedish Official Says
By KARL Won WIEGAND

f1-l. -.
Just arrived Tror S nam 1V opntr
-. -.
M" hoi'N' aug o.
All Europe will stand on the very edge
Of "A catas,ronhe this vtn,or which may
rro,o ., T.. a.. -, -, -, ,.,.,,u,
-, VIC '"e s'''''s' VI "'ouc'" ni''o'S y
Inc prospects are simply appalling. IL Is no
longer a question of Germany alone hunger
ing and Freezing this vinter Tho greoter
,,r, 20 ,,..- =, -, - -. =
VI '"'opc II l'''''S '"''o"" S'"seS VI
famine IN food and coal some even worse
than Germany
"Au turono iy co,rror,oa ,,.,,h coIo,,it,.
I-ndernourisbmc,t ma r,,Irutrition lower. .
ing tho natural r,e.stnnrn ., lisoasn is
smoothing brood rntbw,v, for onidcr,ics
\ono ron cnrctou ,rbat ,,,y b,nncr yrbcn
thn neonIo b,rgcr ,,d rroozn L,nntv sto,r
achs n nd bittcr co1d rnv, cv,r hc,n n ,on,bi -
r.ti,n with tarriri, ,,tepti,,u,. ror r,.iI
Thcrc is mn, n cahirct or cbopceI,erv IN
L,urone rcutr,I .,, v.nu ~ l,,Ii',, .ra,,t tb,,I
is NOT tren,bIiry M ,bc nnn,lIinfr nr,snects G
confronting then in tbcir resnnctiyc conn
trics
"wbot oil .bo bo,Iiyorc,t or,ntcs Of
Euroue have NOT becn abIo I, hiring about,
,or,ol,, ~, ,a - ,Lo ,,a, ,,,ljct boe
brought all tbis miser,. uerhaps may he
more successfully achieved by the horrible
snecter Of famine In any event the winter
will bring paacc TO IN usnnds OF noncombat-
ants--the pcacr of death To many OF us
II seems that tho American pcopIo either
have hut a moor knowledge of conditions in
Europc today or do not realize their signh-
canoes and possible consequences"
The above statements were made to mo nv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
Woman Injured in Auto Collision

LANCASTER, Aug. 6-Mrs. Arthur
Brown, Mount JOY, lies at st. Joseph's
Hospital with - fractured skull and collar
bone, the result of an auto crash With
her husband and baby and several friends
she was returning home from Lancaster,
and near this city. another auto dashing our
of a cross-road, hit their car, overturning
1t. Mrs. Brown alone was injured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06

forced 10 make
pcace. They can
no longer wait for
the assistance of
the a m IL C ans.
They must come
or.
"Our drilled ar
mics ca n OF be
beaten" lie contin-
ues triumphantly.
The Governments,
armies and every
individual a m o II G
the people of Ger
many and Austria =
hungary are ready
to stand together
for the common
welfare. to the ut
most. happen what
may!"
German prison.
Crs, however. tell
a completely differ.
ent tale. They hav,
strange stories o'