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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25
'STABS, NOT GUARDS
SHOT, SLEW REAVY
Coroner's Jury Brings in
Startling Verdict of
Bridge Killing
CASE NOW MYSTERY

Two stab wounds in the back caused the
death Of Patrick Reavy. 7l5 North Thirty
ninth street, who died May in the Pres
byterisn Hospital after having been shot
by Guardsman Frank B. Dunlap. Of Com
pany ID, First Pennsylvania Regiment.
This was the verdict rendered today by
Coroner's jury following an inquest into
Reavy's death, The verdict iniects an ele-
ment Of mystery into the case. and sug-
gests that Reavy might have been stabbed
by some one before he was shot by Dunlap
The jury rendered its verdict after Dr
william s. Wadsworth, Coroner's physician,
testified that Reavy came to his death, not
from bullets fired by Dunlap but by two
deep stab wounds between the shoulder
blades Doctor wawsdorth pointed out that
one Of the bullets fired by the young soldier
entered the neck and took downward
course, while second bullet pierced the left
breast Neither Of these bullets, he said
could have made the wounds I'm the back.
Captain Harry Williamson testified that
Dunlap was not provided with a bayonet.
When Dunlap went on duty on the night Of
the shooting at the Pennsylvania Railroad
bridge, Thirty-fourth street and GIrard ave-
nue. he relieved Guardsman Emil Rosslng
The latter testified that the gun he turned
over TO Dunlap was not provided with
hayonet.
captain williamson told tho court that
the bullets used by the company were not
perfect, and sometimes spit atter theN were
fired. He said that q portion Of these bull
lets would hit target. while other pieces
would fly i'm all directions.
T.. H. Brown, corporal Of the guard. who
was summoned after the shooting Of Reavy
said that Dunlap did not approach the
body Of Reavy until he had arrived on the
scene According to a statement taken
by Reavy just before his death by the
police he had met man by the name Of
Kelly on the night Of the shooting. Both
had been drinking, he said, but they were
not intoxicated.
lie told the police he did not know how
he reached the approach Of the bridge.
Dunlap I'm his testimony said he saw
Reavy skulklng behind some bushes and
called for him to halt Reavy. he said dis
obeyed the summons and came forward
Then Dunlap said, he fired twice and saw
Reavy Crumpe on the ground Dunlap said
he did not approach the body until the ar
rival of the corporal Of the guard
After rendering the verdict that Reavv-
had died Of stab wounds, the Coroner ex-
onerated Dunlap, saying that he had done
his duty as a United states soldier i'm
shooting down Reavy after the latter had
refused to halt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25
.CONFEREES AGREE
ON CENSOR CLAUSE
Provision Included in Es-
pionage Bill-Will Go
Back for Debate
DOES NOT HALT CRITICS

WASHINGTON. May 25.-The Gregory
espionage bil-with censorship clause
cmbodied-was formally agreed to today by
House and Senate conferees.
The censorship section, a substitute
agreed TO by the conferees and which now
nuts II up TO the House and Senate for
approyal, reads as follows;
when the United states is at war the
rublishinE wilfulv OF information with
resnect to the movement numbers, equip
,nent description or disposition Of any Of
tho armed forces Of the United states in
naval or military operations. or with re-
snect to any Of the works Intended for the
fortifcation or defense OF any place.
,vbich information is or may be useful to
the enemy. is hereby prohibited; and the
president may from time to time by
nroclamation declare the character of
such above described information which
ia or may be useful to the enemy and in
any prosecution hereunder the jury try
ing the case shall determine not only
whether the defendant did willfully pub
Ish such information as set out In the
indictment. but also whether such In
formation was Of such character as was
or might have been useful 10 the enemy;
proyided. that nothing in this section shall
he construed to limit or restrict any dis
cusslon comment or criticism of the acts
or policies Of the Government or Its repre-
santativcq or the publication of the same.
whoever violates this section shall.
upon q conviction thereof. be punished by
a fine of not more than $4,000 or by i'm
prisonment for not more than five years
or both
The bill will be reported out tomorrow
II carries an embargo section and gives
To President Wilson tremendous powers In
conducting different phases of the wal
work,
While the conferees met, Republicans
criticized the Senate at the expense Of the
daily bulletin issued by the committee on
public information. headed by George
Creel
Senator BrandeEee. Of Connecticut
wanted to know on whose authority the
bulletin was issued and who pays for it,
Senator Fail. Of New Mexico likened the
publication TO the daily paper issued by the
Carranza Government
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25
WARTIME TRADE
HITS ITS STRIDE
Business as Usual, With
Elimination of Waste,
Merchants Slogan
FALSE ECONOMY ENDED
Buying of Too Little or Inferior
Goods Seen to Be Detri-
mental to Workers
NEW YORK. NAV 25.


Uncle Sam Is hitting his wartime business
stride with the slogan. Business as usual
with elimination Of waste"
This was indicated here today by state
ments from managers and the heads OF vari-
GUS big stores in Mr.. and Mrs. America :
biggest shopping center. II the returns
registered by the q 600 900 men. women and
children in New York is any criterion,
Uncle Sans folks have got back to normal
after their first war furry Of false economy.
careful survey Of the big Broadway
and Fifth avenue establishments, where
the hundreds OF thousands Of men, women
and children are clothed, HATED. generally
outftted and their homes furnished, dis
closed no business executive who denied
false war economy had hurt spring trade
which normally is heaviest between April
Is and May Is.
But they were unanimous in declaring
that the publics fash Of hysteria has
passed.
The merchants laid stress on the fact
that cessation of buying, even Of luxuries,
by those who can afford them viii react
detrmentally to the progress Of the people
toward n successful war
What the country must avoid" said one
executive, zig too much or too little buy
ing
III people buy too little. and Of inferior
goods, they will inevitably throw the work
ers who manufacture those goods out Of
employment
'If'a wealthy man has been buying high
priced silk necktes he should continue to
buy them. II he and his brothers quit, the
weavers of those ties are out of work.
for they know no other branch OF weaving.
And 1t would be ridiculous to force a
man out Of a job with one war policy and
urge him TO buy $50 Liberty Loan bond
with another.
THE logical plan is business as usual.
with the elimination of waste"
There is no question" saiN member OF
another firm. that false econ my registered
a net loss of 6 to per cent. on regular
spring sales.
But there are indications Of "A gradual
return to normal though trade generally
stll requires some stimulation from special
sales
Merchants are going slow. Several Of
the biggest dealers In New York are holding
. percentage Of their new stocks in the
hands Of the manufacturers
"If false ideas Of economy are kept from
the public mind normal conditions will pre-
vail in business and we will progress the
more rapidly with the prosecution Of the
war"
THE serious ill-effects of false economy
among the people are far-reaching" said
the secretary general Of the National Re
tail Dry Goods Association.
For the public to stop it's normal buying
will cut profits, eliminate employees and
stagnate business generally.
The results Of this would be felt by
all manufacturers, for whom the retailers
are merely distributors. II would seriously
curtail manufacturing production and put
thousands OF workers out Of employment
There is no need of hystera The more
calmly systematically and intellgently the
country goes about its preparedness the
greater will be its efficiency"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25
PAPER COLLECTION
PROMISES A RECORD
Army of Men and Boys Ready
for Tomorrow's Effort in Aid
of Red Cross
MANY CARS ASSURE D
Motor Vehicles Will Cover City in
Grand Round for Noble
Charity
COLLECTED SATURDAY, MAY la

COLLECTED SATURDAY. MAY IL
Three tons Of paper.
Six trucks and two pleasure automobiles
| used.
At least ten trucks and ten pleasure cars
were needed.
COLLECTED SATURDAY, MAY 10
Ten tons OF paper.
Ten trucks and two pleasure cara used
Twenty-Five trucks and fifteen pleasure
cars would have doubled tho collection.
Your truck or pleasure car Il needed Tor
this cause.
Tomorrow marks the third collection OF
paper in the cty-wde paper-saving cam
paign for the benefit Of the Red cross
While the collections have grown steadlly
until more than ten tons Of paper was gath
cred in last Saturday, the collection tomor-
row promises TO be much bigger
For the first time there will evidently be
enough motortrucks and pleasure cars to
cover the entire city. The following had
teen volunteered up TO this morning:
One by the Republic Truck Agency, 4o56
Irving street.
One by the Ward Truck Company 2O3S
Market street.
Two by Edwin A. Smith & Co., 1917
Frankford avenue, dealers in building mate
rails
Two by Walls, owen & Stambach, Ridge
avenue and Eleventh street. plumbers
steamftters and Easfitters supplies.
one by the United Gas Improvement Com
pany.
One by John James Dobson, weavers Of
carpets blankets etc.
One by the Texas Company. oils, gaso-
line, etc.
One by the Atlantic Refining Company.
oils, gasoline. etc.
one by the Gulf Refining Company, oils
gasoline, etc.
One by A. Einsohn Chew street and Chel-
ten avenue dealer in fruits, vegetables, etc
pleasure car by w. A. Taylor, 523S
Walnut street.
The drivers OF the trucks will be assisted
by volunteer boys this week. owing to the
fact that the Boy Scouts are entirely tied
UP with drill for the coming field meet OH
Memorial Day. While more boys could have
been used in the collection tomorrow, enough
have volunteered TO make the collection eff
cient.
The public is urged to have their paper
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25
WOMAN BEATS MAN, is CHARGE
Victim Of Alleged Assault SO Seriously
Injured That He Is Expected to Die

4 woman beat q man nearly to death
while two other men looked on, according
20 testimony before Magistrate Beaton.
at the Tenth and Buttonwood streets station
today.
As result. Mrs Frances Gouldcn, thirty
ono years old her husband, Harry Goulden,
and Michael Donnely all Of 92& Green
street. were held without bail to await the
outcome OF the injuries inflicted on John
Kramer thlrty-cight years old, Of 667 North
Tenth street lie is In serious condition
az the Philadelphia Hospital and probably
will die According to the police, the al
legged assault took place several days ago,
when Kramer entered the Green street
house.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25
TWO DIE ON FALLING sCAFFoin
Two Others Are Badly Injured in Az.
cident at Allentown, Pa.

ALLENTowN. Pa, May 25.-.Four ~.
placing CRATES Of furnace No. q, 49,
Lhomas Iron Works today were pi,cn,,
thirty'hve feet when their scaffold ,.r
Michael Ringo. aged 40, died instan,,v :,
broken neck, and Henry RennIR d,oa ~
hours later In the Allentown Hospital 'wO y,
a fractured skull. p''di OF
Preston Nandergrift is in the hosn,,,,
with Injuries which 1t is feared NAV n.nlll plsal
fatal, and Paul Denko was takoS piuVs
with broken arm. Ringo stuck a ousun o,n'
bar In chain which was holding ~, wv W.
scaffold and the link broke. Up the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25

DOVER, Del, May 25.-Governor ,r,-
send has appointed DR.. E. Richmond stsS,l
Of Dover as medical examiner for tbs t,s
County Registration Board in the seIoa,slnnll
service registrationi The Governor has I've
reappolnted James NJ. Satterheld, Of Dov.s
Charles W Cullen, of Georgetovn
Municipal Judge Philip O. Cburcbr,s ana
Wilmington, as the Commission on i,,l,, Iiais OF
Laws, as provided for by the Doi.n'nIrnn
statutes, e'aWars
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25
CENSORSHIP BOARD
CRITICIZED IN SENATE
Republicans Make Bureau of Informa-
tion Bulletin Object of Caustic
Comment

WASHINGTON, May 25-Republican
Senators this afternoon attacked the Of
ncial Bulletin OF the Bureau Of Information.
more generally known as the Censorship
Board.
Senator Sherman, OF Illinois. had read
into the record statements of Secretary of
Commerce Redheld and Attorney General
Gregory on the food situation. He declared
them conflicting and said he wished the
consor would at least be consistent"
Senator Brandegee, OF Connecticut de-
manded to know under what authority
the bulletin was published and who paid
for it,"
Senator Fall, Of New Mexico, llkened the
publication to the Daily Gazette issued by
the Carrenza Government, and said that
the information bureaus bulletin may be
the product Of our admiration for car.
ranza's newspaper"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25
WATCH SET ON FOOD PIRATES
Chicago Citizens Form Committee to
Fix Reasonable Prices

CHICAGO, May 25.-Baek in 40 the
citizens Of pioneer settlements used TO or
ganize vigilance committees" for mutual
protection from cattle thieves and other
bad men" Today Chicago was backing
similar organization to protect the people
from food pirates.
AZ mass-neeting last night citizens au-
thorized commission 10 FIX fair and rea-
sonable food prices for the daily guidance
Of consumers Despite opposition from food
handlers and distributors, the meeting voted
power 70 the lchahOan, John r. Gardner
Public Service Commissioner. TO appoint a
eommittee Of hye 10 take over such duties
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25
MENOCAL SETTLES STRIKE

HAVANA. May 25-President Menocal
after hearing both sides of the stevedores'
strike at a conference between employers
and employees, ruled the men were entitled
to wage increases and shortr hours and
ended the ten-day walkout
Before returning to work the stevedores
paraded the streets Of Havana in a Memo
cal demonstration"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25
UNFAIR TRADE COMPLAINTS
Victor Talking Machine Co. and Three
Others Will Answer Charges

WASHINGTON, May 25-Ou preimln-
ary investigation Of complaints the Fed
eral Trades Commission ordered the Ma
tOnal Binding Company the FlesChman
Yeast Company. the Standard Car Equip
ment Company and the Victor Talking Ma
chine Company to answer charges OF un-
fair methods and competition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25

carefully tied vita strong string a. :.
assist the drivers and boys as much 81. =.
siole. Newspapers, magazines ana 49,
paper should be tied separately owing 20 ~
fact that they are sold separately. stross w.
string should be used no that the bnnS,lss
will stand loading on to the trucks md ,,s
loading at the paper houses. u'''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25
Labor Asks a "Leedle Beer"

WASHINGTON, May 25.--A petition
signed by more than two million labor union
members, was presented 10 President Will
son today asking for moderation in legls.
lation prohibiting beer drinking during the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25

Copyright International Film Service.
Sacrificing everything for war,
even the roof over your head" de
clared Nathan Straus, New York
millionaire philanthropist and
merchant, placing a sign upon his
city home, 27 West Seventy-second
street, announcing it was for sale
for S170,0O0 The proceeds will
20 to the American Jewish Relief
Committee. Mr.. Straus has been
operating soup kitchens in Pales-
tine and has contributed literally
to other charities here and abroad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25

Aeolian Player-Pianos. Prices are NOW from
1896 up.
IN VICTROLAS this includes every stvlo
priced NOW from SIS to $3.50. t' '''-'
IN RECORDS it includes the entire Victor
Catalogue. Prices are NOW from Coo UP.
Note: You may make settlement either in
cash, by charge account, or through the Hennn
EMennEMalI,payment MnMIp plan-but by all means buy
e for Full ParticuIar.I .r.' =.r,r. 49, s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-25
Call, Telephone or Write Us Now,

Remember, you may still buy any of our
world-famous instruments at regular prices.
IN PIANOS this includes the Mason & Ham
lin, Weber, Hoppe with three sounding boards),
Marcellus' Eu9SaIo 'ules' TGa1 TGaHcesca ana H. Z.
Used pianos from $50 up.
IN PLAYER-PIANOS this includes the
Pianolas, Francesca-Heppe Player-Pianos and
Send This Coupon al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-23
BARTRAM'S GARDEN

LNoRTY-SIx years before the Revolution
l. John Bartram owned a farm In what
Is now West Philadelphia He was .
Friend. One day, resting from his plow
under tree, he pulled y daisy to pieces.
and, observing some of the more obvious
marvels Of its construction, suddenly awoke
to a consciousness of his pitiful Ignorance
or the vegetable wonders in the midst OF
which he had lived and labored from child
hood This discovery was the inspiration
which In after years made him the greatest
botanist in America.
Bartram fourished to green old age
dixie his garden) and. according to James
Parton, In his Life Of Thomas Jefferson"
ne died upon the approach Of the British
army during the Revolutionary War, OF
terror lest the pride of his life should no
uampled into ruin by the troops 4.
A traveller has left us a picturesque 40
count or Bartrams way of life. Mr. Bar
tram, his guest. his family and his slaves.
all sat down TO one large table well stored
with wholesome food-the slaves at the
root OF the table, below the salt" Some
OF the slaves whom he had freed remained
with him until his death. There was q lot
OF hard work to be done to turn this low
lying river-bank farm into a garden, The
low grounds, at first a swampy SOIL had
70 be reclaimed by draining ard ditchine.
The elder Bartram wss born in 1921. his
grandfather with his family havtIS come.
from Derbyshire. England with the fol.
lowers OF Penn about the time Of th1'
founding OF Philadelphia His son. WI
nam was born In l73s. In l7s2 BE- va,
e.scted p iofessor Of botany In the Univ9tf'
"a ~ ~ ~ 4 k>eHsy lxepiA nk deo)lno4 poco
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-23
PROTECT INDUSTRIAL WORKERS

| THE rushing to completion of mum.
ton and other war contracts will be
| accelerated with every batch of 10000
men we send to France. BY the time we
| have half a million men in the field the
factories will perhaps be experiencing
| the maximum strain. 1t is well to prepare
in advance for a situation that has pro.
duced many troubles in beligerent ma
tions. "a general remedial system must
be instituted which will deal with the pre-
vention of disease and the treatment of
illnesses in their incipiency." says a
writer in American Medicine. "A COM
prehensive plan will probably require
Government authority in order to be sue
cessful."
Women will be called more and more
the draft, in the event of a long war,
women may have as large a share in fac
tory work as they now have in England.
They must be protected from overwork
and strain. In England the most Jealous
ones were often allowed to go too far;
often a woman was found unconscious
beside her machine. In the end II was
learned that this sort Of thing had cur
tailed rather than increased the output.
1t Is a lesson we must learn In time Gov
ernment interference may not be needed,
but the Administration should be pre-
pared with comprehensive program for
any situation that may develop.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-23
OUR ENEMY, THE MACHINE

ONE thing at least in this world of
~ many surprises can always be pre-
| dicted with accuracy having been re.
duced to cold science. That is the speech
Of a German Chancellor. The latest
example was well reported In all English
and American newspapers a week before
It was delivered. Germanys aims and
terms are the same as they always have
been and as they always will be until she
is beaten,
If they were capable of changing there
would never have been any war. The
whole hopelessly complex German system
is like the "One-Hoss Shay" which was
break down until the entire vehicle was
ready to collapse Militarism favored war
industries to such an extent that the most
influential German business men were
naturally in favor of war. All the pro-
fessorships went to Conservatives, so
that college men were taught to be i'm.
perialists. Labor was unable to develop
an independent character because the
Government was always craftily nursing
into silence any element that showed
signs of revolt. Even religion and art
were standardized
There has been a good deal OF exaggera.
ton about the Prussian censorship and
about what Germans are and are not
allowed to say. 1t is serious question II
leading men in contemporary Germany
feel they have anything to say that is
worth saying.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-23

rnan. Ss ana scourgings, bonds and imnrjsor-
,meas, na stoned sawn asunder, slain with ~
'"o'us' aH'ictedi tormented." '''e
o,s sow Nv strangely familiar the words a, .,o
pla Book sound in the light OF present an, ,ne
noppeh'ngs! not zen, @ Today as in the past q ~
sou IN king's Houses" where NAV 20 ,s,,is Is
'enca'eiy' that we look for our leaders '''e
The act Of these women sards = ..ur,
on nope through all women whose evas 81. ~ ~
s',n surheo toward the dawning of a., are e
Prison fare. prison garb loss ,u 90 no over.
freedom are but the outward ard persohal '.sen
SIGNS OF that inward spiritual kinedor, rsiele tae
"nrch our friends in prison stand i'r
no this country is given the rare on
.unity OF watching two demonstra,i" wppor-
mace simultaneously for the extans,a >
uehocraey' One under banners with H.,
nrs,t rs trums @ and all the honor and reeaIia !.
sreat nation can pour out upon IT'S a'sa sa.s
,'I ans lorth TO great cause: the othnn
usuer torn banners. with voices siIencad ,'er a..
aayocates the daughters of a great 80, its
,ooNihs out upon the world thew uo'is
ssrVe tnrough prison bars. II remains Sna
the ruture to answer whose ia tn r ior
nent victory. II we are TO read th perma-
sured .re answer is as
Beverly. N. j.. July 20. 'NiCE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-23
HOOvER'S SINGLE-MINDEDNEss

When Herbert c. Hoover has a Job IN
mana ne Is apt to have rather single.
minded purpose. In Belgium he deyelopsd
the idea that the reason he was there was
to feed the Belgians. And that idea was
a life-preserver for the Belgian peopla
Few men have ever had the temptations
that were given Hoover to throw down
task. When the situation became completely
hopeless Hoover was wont to remark But
we must remember that we are here to feed
the Belgians," and grit his teeth, and 70 on
working. Sometimes the provocatons BE-
came so intolerable for some of tho other
Americans that after working upon one
another's feelings they would decide that
the time had come to stop the whole bus.
ness as punishment 20 the Germans or to
some set of persons. But it never went
any further than that. for few words from
Hoover were always enough to put every.
body back on even keel and to cause them
10 wonder that with millions of innocent
lives at stake they could have thought Of
anything so preposterous as abandoning
the great work they were privileged to
share in-Hugh Gibson. in the Century.