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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
LiIOld New York

VERY once IN while New York comes into view viii
n something funny This time 1t has been the mayoralty
- campaign. Il may be that the average reader barely
that some sort Of campaign was going on IN New
York. but York believed the nation watching auXiously
and waiting breathlessly for the result
Thus Morris Hlquit, Socialist candidate, gave out
statement that election would the reputation Of
the national policy by the people Of the United States
Not to be entirely outdOne, mayor John P. Mitchell
seng reelection fusion candidate, announced that all
the disloyal seditious element arayed against
him. and declared the eyes Of the nation upon New
York and that his defeat would give comfort TO the
enemy"
New York is still so provincial believe the OF
the United States merely suburb Of the greater city and
that nothing really worth while happens except IN New
York or possibly Washington The notion is ngrained
New Yorker would be New Yorker he did not have
that fallacy in his system.
Another good laugh was furnished when senator LaFo-
lette introduced Of Hilquits meetings "our
next president"
Well known sayings; That's what comes of buying
By reading The Herald afterard most of FL Paso found
out there had been bond election.
The war taxes having gone into effect every lit
tie penny has a meaning all its own.
We and the Germans are in perfect accord after all
Both want to see Germany get what is coming to her
The thing for Hoover committee to do to hold
banquet and eat 81 worth Of bread and $50 worth Of beef
For all the good they are doing 100000 Of Russias
100000 soldiers might as well be demObiized and sent
nome.
When man. wife is away aud he tells you how lone
It IS and how tiresome the eating downtown gets
you and your wife have your cue.
The question IS when both sides meet and ugle on
the battlefield and all plastered with mud and the at
mOsphere is full Of rain and smoke how they tell friend
from foe2
Gen. Leonard Wood has asked the Of the seth dv
sion to get their musical wits together and compose march
The kind Of march the division viii prefer VIII be
which doesn't 2O-me hike
The Tucson Star says: NOgales get The Daily Star
for its breakfast The Star may take the place Of
and eggs and it may be very filling and all that but all
must admit it's HOOverizing to the ultimate degree.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

What's worse than gittin' a nice
lookin' letter an wonderin' fer an hour
who IN tn world it kin be from an
then openin' It only Z learn that some
buddy's fall goods are all in2 Theirs
too many folks with things Z sell that
have got all Their patriotism flutterin'
from a pole.
CopgrLEht NauonaI Nswspaper servtca
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

The Tucson Star says "NOgales get The Daily Star
for its breakfast The Star may take the place of bacon
and and it may be very filling and all that but all
must admit it's H0oyeIizing 70 the ultimate degIee
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

When mans wife is away aud he tells you how lone
it IS and how tiresome the eating downtown gets
you and your wife have your cue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

Gen Leonard Wood has asked the of the seth dvi-
sion get their musical wits together and compose march
The kind Of march the division viii prefer VIII be one
which doesn't 20-mile hike.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

The question IS when both sides meet and m ugle on
the battlefield and all pasteTed with the
mOsphere is full Of rain and smoke how they tell friend
from foe?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

Well known sayings; That's what comes of buying
from an agent"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

For all the good they are doing 100000 Of Russias
100000 soldiers might as well be demObiized and sent
nome.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

The taxes having gone into effect, every lit
le penny has meaning all its own.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

The thing for Hoover committee not to do is to hold
banquet 81 worth bread and $50 worth Of beef
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

By reading The Herald aferward most of FL PasO found
out there had been a bond election.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

We and the Germans IN perfect accord after all
Both want to Germany get what is coming to her
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

Copyright National Newspaper ser
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
EIGHT HELD ON CHARGE
OF POSSESSING dope"
Contents of Packages Found on
Prisoners Taken in Dragnet
to Be Analysed

Eight men were held under bail ranging
from $500 to $500 on the charge Of having
dope" in their possession and trying to
dispose Of the drugs, by Magistrate Imber
in Central Station. today
Ralph Waller. of Ninth and Walnut
streets, had several packages concealed in
his clothing when he was arrested last
night. The police believed the packages
contained drugs and turned them over 10
City Chemist Roberts for analysis. Waller
was held under $500 bail for further hear
ing Monday
Charles Barney, a negro, Of 927 Wood
street; John Lombardo, OF 4sS North
FRANKLIN street, and Lawrence wellington.
of South Bethlehem, Pa. were arrested in
a saloon at Eighth and Spring Garden
streets, on charge Of having drugs I'm
thelr possession and OF selling them. They
were held under 5000 each for a hearing
monday In the meantime several pack
ages thought to be narotic drugs Will be
analyzed.
John Lampe, Stamper lane and Joseph
Davis 6l5 South Twelfth street were held
under $500 bail for court for having drugs
ana selling them Policeman O'Connor. of
the Third and Dickinson streets station.
appeared against them.
Robert Ellis, S29 Locust street. and Will
liam Reese, sos North Seventh street. also
were held under $500 bail for court for
having dope" in their possession. They
were arrested last night by Policeman
Rogers OF the Third and Dickinson streets
station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
GOODBY BIDS GOOD.GY
TO TEETH AND VOICE
Double Loss Leads Him Into Trouble,
but Police Are Sympa-
thetic

Charles Goodby had said good-by to his
false teeth and attempted 10 drown his
sorrow In the usual way Policeman Brad
ley, of the Eleventh and Winter streets
station, found Charles on a still hunt for
the lost molars at Thirteenth and Com
merce streets.
He was crawling along on his hands and
knees His teeth play an important part in
his life. Without them he is speechless.
When questioned by the policeman his teeth
being among things OF the past, only queer
noises issued from his mouth The officer
decided that the sergeant might be able to
understand these noises and could deter
mine whether the man was PROSTATE under
tho load Of sorrow or only plain ordinary
everyday load OF liquid
On being escorted to the station house he
indicated a desire TO write. Pencil and
paper being produced, he wrote, Where are
my false teeth?"
The sergeant scratched his head. FL
nally he produced three pairs Of false teeth
kept on hand IN case OF emergency. How
ever, Goodby could not identify any OF
them as his, He refused to have anything
to do with them. The police suggested that
he migth have left his own in a steak In
a nearby restaurant. One wiseacres suR-
Eested that perhaps he had swallowed them,
thus accounting for his inability to speak
Taking pity on his hard lack, the sergeant
said good-by TO Goodby and sent him out
to round up his wandering molars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
p. R. T. STOCKHOLDERS
BURDEN "TOO HEAVY"
Report at the Annual Meeting
Touches on Present Tran
sit Situation

Reference to the transit situation was
made at the annual meeting of the Phia-
delphia Rapid Transit Company, held at
Eighth and Dauphin streets today.
No mention was made of the Smith
Mitten lease either at the meeting or in
the annual report. The announcement in
the report, signed by T. Il. Mitten chair.
man OF the executive committee, said:
The position taken by the Stotesbury
management has been to contribute most
to the city. However, IL the burden is
too heavy the company cannot bear It.
A fair return must be assured TO the
stockholders.
The annual report showed gross pas
senger earnings for the last year ID be
S27,b0t,0l0,5s. an increase Of S2,714270.44
over the previous year. This increase is
due to the continued commercial and in
dustrial prosperity Of the city resulting
from the naval and military preparations
following the entry Of the nation In the
war, according to Chairman T. f. Mitten.
r. T. Stotesbury and II. G. Lloyd were
reelected as directors for a term Of four
years
Following the meeting Of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company, the annual meet
ing Of the Union Traction Company was
held. The entire board of directors Of the
company was reelected. They are ]. ].
Sullivan, Charles f. Heed, T. e. Mltten,
b. A. McManus, William p. Datz, Edward
M. Story, Henry Fcrnberger, Joseph Gil.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
FOUR SOCIALIST
CHIEFS SURRENDER
Alleged Ringleaders of Anti
Draft Propaganda Are
Under Arrest
HELD IN $4,000 BAIL
Indictment Charges Violation of
Espionage Act-Accused
Plead Not Guilty

-Four members Of the executive committee
Of the Socialist party in this city, one of
whom Is woman, and who, the Govern
ment charges. we're mainly responsible for
the propaganda against the draft, gave
themselves UP today to United States Dep
uty Marshals James J. Kenney and Mat
thew Kelly, and were held under t250O bail
each by Judge Dickinson for trial on
charges Of violating the espionage act.
The number CT defendants against whom
the Government has brought prosecutions
Is now eleven. The four who surrendered
today were indicted on Saturday with
Charles T. Schenck, secretary OF the So
cialist party, on a charge Of conspiracy to
violate the espionage law.
Accompanied by their counsel, Henry
John Nelson, the four Socialists submitted
to technical arrest this morning They
are DR. Elizabeth Baer, 129 South Eight
eenth street, secretary Of the executive
committee Of the Socialist party, and the
three men who are members Of the COM
mittee are Jacob II. Root 2529 North Mars
ton street; William ]. Higgins Jr., 572O
De Lancey street, and Charles Sehl, 2s2O
North Nineteenth street
As the executive committee OF the So
cialsts, these four defendants, IL is as
oerted, drew up the circular denounclnE
the draft as unconstitutional, gave direc-
tions for having It printed by the Jewish
n
number of them to men who had been Sc
lected In the draft for military service.
The fact that these four members OF the
Executive Committee had been indicted
with Schenck was kept secret until they
were arrested, or until they voluntarily sur
rendered. They went Immediately into
court today, pleaded not guilty to the in.
dictment against them, and Judge Dickln-
son fixed bail for them pending trial They
were accompanied by bondsmen and, within
n short time, were able to procure their
release.
Schenck, regarded by the Federal au-
thorities as the leader in the Socialist pro.
test against the draft, is under $40 900 bail.
He and six others were ARRESTED recently
in a raid on the headquarters and book
store OF the Socialist party at 1928 Arch
street.
The Government Is prepared to present it's
full case against the eleven defendants,
and United States Attorney Kane will make
an effort to have them tried some time next
week
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
INVESTORS EXPLAIN HOW
THEY LOST THEIR MONEY
Men Who Put Money in Defunct
Company Testify Against
Brokers

Nine investors who lost an aggregate Of
$4,000 in the defunct International Gas and
Electric Company testified today against
Clawson Bachmsn, Joseph T. Hayden and
Amos II. Nissley, who, comprising the firm
or Bachman & Co. investment brokers, are
on trial before Judge Dickinson In the Fed
eral Court, accused Of using the mails to
defrud In the sale Of the company's stock
Bachman & Co. occupied the same offices
with the International Gas and Electric
Company. In the Stock Exchange Building,
and had no connection whatever with the
banking firm Of H. F. Bachman & Co, 1912
Chestnut street
The testimony given today was cumu-
latiVe OF that given yesterday, when seven
investors declared that they had lost nearly
$4,000 through the stock transactions. Up
to the present stage Of the trial It has been
SHOWN that comparatively few OF the
stockholders lost nearly $4,000
In the manipulation of the plan, Bach
man. Hayden and Nissley are declared to
nave obtained nearly all of the 81 500, 900
capital stock OF the international Gas and
Electric Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
EXEMPTED MEN
MAY NOT ENLIST
New Order Prohibits Those
Discharged in Draft From
Entering Service
BOARDS RUSH THEIR WORK
Surplus Certification Lists Being
Prepared as Reserve to Fill
Rejection Gaps

Voluntary enlistment Is prohibited by
Secretary Of War Baker to men discharged
or exempted through the draft machinery,
in an order issued today to the recruiting
officers and commanders Of national mill
order.
The Philadelphia district appeal boards
have for some time been refusing to exempt
ment to allow them to enlist In some pre-
ferred branch other than the draft army,
provision also included in the present
order.
Secretary Bakers instructions state that
person called by local board may not
thereafter enlist, even after he has been
exempted or discharged from military serv-
ice. This ruling. the order adds, may be
modified by the President after all quotas
are filed.
Furthermore the Provost Marshal Gen
erals department maintains that an appli-
cation Of an exempted or discharged man to
enlist is evidence that there was no reason
for his dismissal by the draft or district
appeal boards. and opens the question OF
revoking his exemption.
Certification of the initial quotas to the
local draft boards by the two district APP
peal boards is past history today, but they
are rushing CT with the work OF certifying
the complement, which is expected to reach
1C or more per cent above the 100 mark
to establish a reserve supply.
1t is taken for granted that some Of the
men sent to the mobilization camps will be
turned down by the army physicians and
sent back The surplus certifcatlon lists
will then be drawn upon to fill the gaps.
District Appeal Board No. is so thor.
oughly organized that IL did not have to in
terrupt it's regular routine system in order
TO comply with the eleventh-hour demand
for an increased initial contingent. 1t is
continuing In the regular course today, but
II is adding night sessions for a few days
this week in order to entirely clean up mat
ter on hand.
District Appeal Board, No. q however
has returned today to its program OF con-
siderlng appeals and claims az we'll as ap-
proving lists Of names already certified. It
interrupted its ordinary schedule when the
emergency demand for a larger proportion
OF draft men came to give its entire atten-
tion to releasing the lists Of certified names
piled up In It's office, and dropped all con-
sideration Of appeals or Industrial claims
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
DATESMAN NAMES ENGINEERS
Changes in Bureau of Surveys Makes
Places for New Men

Changes in the Bureau of SURVEYS today
caused Director George f. Datesman, of
the Department of Public Works to make
the following appointments of engineers:
William H. H. Ogden, 1884 North Twenty
eighth street salary $4,000 Joseph C. Barn
ard ! Somerton avenue, $4,000; Thomas
Buckley, 1911 Foulkrod street, $500 /:
George T. Shegog, 2s22 North Twenty-sixth
street, $500, and Edward Dauner, 1906
West Lehigh avenue, $500.
Other municipal appointments announced
today include Joseph p. Halloran, 1922
Mexican street. pilot, Bureau OF Police
1880; Samuel Shearer, l341 East Berks
street, helper Bureau Of Fire, $500 Robert
Dean, 1870 West Highland avenue inspec-
tor, Bureau Of Highways. $1,000, and Fran
els A. Gilman, 45lS Usage avenue, inspec.
tor, Bureau Of Highways, Ss26O per month.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
ARSENAL is PROFITING
BY AMMUNITION PROBE

WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.--Testifying be-
fore the House Military Affairs Committee
today, Major ]. f. Munroe, Of the Army
ordnance Department, said that defective
ammunition turned out at Frankford was
not due entirely TO primer trouble.
"In May Of this year" he said, I'VE re-
iected about 1000, 900 rounds Of ammuni.
tIon because the cartridges functioned so
poorly, although the primers passed the
tests.
I'VE have not followed the proper policy
in handling our raw materials. After new
materials have passed the tests, they are
put in the general bin instead OF being kept
separate That is one lesson we have
learned from this investigation"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
list Chiefs Now in the Tolls p T. Stockholders Mee

hllan, James II. Gay, John II. Chestnut
and John G. Gilpln
The meeting was opened by Jeremiah o.
Sullivan and presided over by James u
Beckman. The semiannuai dividend OF per
cent was declared d. Elizabeth Shyuer'
stormy petrol among the stockholders, was
present. When she moved that the readlng
Of the annual report be dispensed WIN
Ellis Ames Ballard, attorney for the com.
pany, congratulated her. She expressed
the opinion that the day -sas coming when a
woman would sit on the board Of directors
The meeting of Philadelphia Rapid Tran
sit directors this afternoon for organization
resulted in the reelection of president
Thomas T. Mitten. Chairman f. T. Stotes-
bury and all other officers. No petition toi
changing dividends from a semiannnaI tax
to a quarterly basis was received, ana II
is understood that no immediate change in
this respect Is contemplated The matter
was not acted on in any form today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
NATURALIzED GERMAN HELD
Produces Papers and Registration Card
When Arraigned as Suspect

A naturalized German, John Folkers, who
said his brother was a member OF the crew
Of the seized German raider. Kronprinz VIII
helm, was arrested early today and is being
held under $500 bail for further hearing as
a suspiciouF character.
Folkers, who said that he formerly lived
near Second and Moravian streets, was ar
rested at Eighth street and Washington
avenue by Policeman Waters, Of the Sew
enth and Carpenter streets station. Before
Magistrate Coward Folkers produced nat
uralization papers, registration card and
credentials, but because he was registered
at Jacksonville, Fla. he was held for an
investigation. He formerly worked on an
oil barge and ~ the Baldwin Locomotive
Works,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
EXPECT TO END CITY
BOND SALE THIS WEEK
Officials Believe Entire Issue
Will Be Taken "Over the
Counter"

With the halfway mark passed in the
sale OF the 4 per cent thirty-year bonds
of the city's new loan of $7,275,700, today,
the third day of the sale, opened with but
few private individuals on hand. Sales
today amounted to S1.393,1O0.
The sales of the bonds at the close Of
business. which are being offered at par,
"over the counter" at the City Treasury,
brought the total subscriptions up to
$5,424.100, exclusive Of &1,OOO.OOO worth Of
the bonds which the Sinking Fund Com
missloners will take.
City Treasury officials predicted that be-
fore the end OF the week the entire issue
would be sold. At previous sales of city
IS at par for popular subscription, the ap-
plications on the first days of the sale
were generally large. they said. The total
$1,014,30o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
HIGHEST VOTE
in MANY YEARS
is CAST TODAY
Little Interest Is Shown in
Primary Fight for
Control
FIFTH WARD THE CENTER
LiUeIy Contests in More
Than a Score of Wards

THE polls opened at Z o'clock this
i morning and will remain open
until z o'clock this evening.
All voters who enrolled when they
registered this fall are entitled to
vote for party candidates. All others
who registered, but did not give their
party affiliations, can vote only. for
the candidates for judge, whose
names will appear on the nom
partisan ballot
The principal contests for control
of wards are in the Fifth and
Twenty-eighth wards. Councilmanic
and ward contests also are lively
in the Third, Fourth, Fifteenth,
Eighteenth, Twenty-first, Twenty
second, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth,
Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second, Thirty
third, Thirty-fourth, Thirty-sixth,
Thirty-seventh Thirty-eighth, For
tieth,, Forty-third, Forty-fourth,
Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh
wards.
The saloons closed at 6 o'clock
this morning and will remain closed
until o'clock tonight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
FRUIT NORMAL IN PRICE
AND SUPPLY, is REPORT
Fish Scarce and High, With Roo,
a New Entry Here, Mayors
Commission Says

Fruit both in supply and prlos d.
NAL according to the daily repor, !, "o'-
J. Russell Smith. chairman NJ ~.
commission conn cao,9,, 9t the Philadelphia Home =.
now arriving in sufficient auan,i,ioa iu"s are
cassed as normal 70 10
The red Delaware grape brlnvs a..
crate OF ght carriers. wholesale 'A[s
Niagara white grape and the Conc. IN
grape bring from so to 80 cenfs ~ p.ne
same sized carrier Peaches contInn, n'
bushel basket sui
VEGETABLES
ABUNDANT-Wstcrme relsrv
SQUASH. egsplnnt. cabbage. pArsiey'' peacht1,
NoRMAl-lur urnips, oranges Dotsto..
string beans, cucumbers, garlic CARAT" gre',
beots, lemons sweet potatoes iet,pco' purt
lima beans, CantaloupeF gran, ''o' pepper,
SCARCE-Apples. corn. tomatnes a.,
pears bananas, onions. blackberrie:: 'sssspoerrsr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
BOYS ARE HELD AGAINST
WISHES OF PROSECUTOR
Many Thefts Cause Magistrate to Re-
fuse Release of Youths Accused
of Stealing Auto

Four boys, accused of stealing an auto
mobile belonging to John Blakely, OF the
Commonwealth Building, were arraigned
before Magistrate Carson, at the Park and
Lehigh avenues station. today and held, de-
spite the prosecutors request that they be
discharged.
The prisoners are William Garner, IS
years old. of Thirteenth and Venango
streets; Austin Selb, 16, of Thirteenth and
Tioga streets Fred Mondeau, 10, of
Venango and Watts streets and Clarence
Short, Is, of Thirteenth and Tloga streets
The magistrate said, in view of the fact
that numerous cars were being stolen daily,
he could not discharge the youthful prison.
ers. Garner and Seib were held in $500
bail for court, and Mondeau and Short were
held for the Juvenile Court
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
STEAMSHIP .PLATURIA
TORPEDOED AND SUNK
Captain and Eight Men Perish When
Standard Oil Vessel Goes to
the Bottom

LONDON. Sept. 19.-The American
steamship Platuria was torpedoed and sunk
with the loss OF the captain and eight MEM
bers Of the crew, the Admiralty announced
today. Forty-hve survivors from the Pla-
turia were rescued.
The Platuria was owned by the Standard
OIL Company OF New Jersey. She was n
steel screw steamship OF 3445 tons and reg
istered from the port OF New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
BALTIMORE TAILoRs ON STRIKE
walkout of 1900 Men Ties Up 12O
Shops

BALTIMORE, Sept. 19.-Demanding a
flat increase OF 10 per cent. approximately
1900 tailors, members of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers OF America went on
strike here today, tying up about l20 con-
tract and mail order shops.
According to Hyman Blumberg, head Of
the Amalgamated fifteen shops that the
union had not figured on Joined the strike.
These belong to the Lithuanian Clothing
Workers Union.
Virtually the entire merchant tailoring
industry OF the city Is affected by the
strike.