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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
1CEN SES GRANTED
IN MAHANOY CITY
Judges Renew Fifty-two
Disputed Applications
in First Ward
ENDS MONTHS BATTLE
Three Licenses in Third Ward
Revoked, One for a Va
cant Lot

POTTSVILLE. Pa. Feb. 24.--Judses
Bechtel and Koch granted all the ffty-two
saloon and hotel licenses In the First Ward
OF Mahanoy City. which have been held up
Tor nearly month and which were only
heard by the County Court after the Su-
preme Court had granted a peremptory
mandamus requiring the Schuylkill Judges
70 hear the petitions and remonstrances
The three licenses held up in the Second
ward Of Mahanoy City were also granted
but in the Third Ward OF the same town
the licenses OF William f. Holihan and Ira
Goodman were refused. The Goodman IL
sense Is an old one and Court granted IL
before without knowing that the particular
spot is vacant lot. 1t is said the Keer
Brewing Company was paying for this
license In the hope that a building would
soon be erected on the spot.
Judge Koch, in filing an opinion, states
that his view comedies with that of the
Rev. Thomas Resign. who fled the remon-
strances in the First Ward and who de-
clared that so many licenses are not neces-
sary in ward of only $500 persons
my judgment conforms with his general
judgment" declares Judge Koch but |
cannot permit my personal Judgment to have
me act arbitrarily. l must hear evidence
from residents OF the ward borough or
township in addition to that OF the applicant
IN favor Of and remonstrance against the
application for such license. and in all
cases refuse the same whenever in the opiu-
lon of the Court having due regard to the
number and character Of the petitioners for
and against such applications such license
Is not necessary for the entertainment and
accommodation of the public"
z The sole remonstrant in these cases has
never been inside any one OF the fifty-two
places asked to be licensed, and when asked
whether in his opinion there is any neces-
eity for any licenses in the ward replied
that he thinks there is legal necessity for
some but not ALL When asked to point out
the places for which licenses should be
granted. IT was disclosed that his examina-
ton of the place was confined solely to
the location and the outside appearance Of
each building. Where appearance and loca-
tion seemed favorable, he was not averse
TO granting a license, otherwise he was
opposed to IL.
Holihans saloon which was refused IL
cense. was in existence forty-fve years.
The principal objection TO it was that IL
was located near churches and the sight of
drunken persons in the neighborhood Is
detrimental to the work being done for
young people. The saloonkeepers whose
places have been closed for nearly month
quickly lifted their licenses and were doing
business tonight, amid the merrymaking OF
The proprietors. Had the licenses all been
refused, Mahanoy City would have lost
$1,000 in revenue, and Court was informed
that a special session of Town Council was
to be held II the licenses were not granted
to make up the deficiency.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

'o"''hueu from rage one
gress fully into his confidence as soon as
ne can. 1t also is explained that the delay
has been due to considerations OF the great
est national Importance But whether it
now will prove possible for the President
TO get solid support for legislation granting
him increased authority is admittedly
doubtful
Secretary Of State Lansing has left town
Tor three days, 1t was stated that before
he left he furnished the President with all
of the important information compiled by
the department dealing with the entire in
ternational situation. In addition he took
with him confidential stenoerapher famil-
lar with the department code. and arranged
TO Keep at all times In touch with the White
House by carefully guarded telephone
AUSTRIAN SITUATION UNCHANGED
The Austrian situation continues un-
changed. The embassy here has been
frankly informed that until the negotiations
now in progress between this city and
Vienna, dealing with the Austrian sub
marine note of February . is cleared up
no date can be fixed for the receipt of the
credentials of Count Tarnowski. the new
Ambassador. Reports that Vienna is seri-
ously angered over the failure to receive
officially the Austrian representative after
he was named at the request Of the United
states are so far without confirmation
here.
The state Department is still investlga-
ting the sinking of the French steamship
Athos with the resultant death OF X. A
Haden. an American missionary I'noff1-
cial information indicated that the vessel
had been used as transport and Consul
heblinger at Malta, has been directed to
clear this fact up. At the same time a
report has been asked for from Ambassa-
dor Sharp at Paris. Meanwhile. this Gov
ernment VIII make no comment on the in
cident
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
GERMANY TO DEMAND
INDEMNITIES AFTER WAR

AMSTERDAM. Feb. 24-If the Entente
Powers demand reparatlon from Germany
after the war Germany will make a counter
demand for indemnities and II will not be
any paper allusion," said Count Won Ro-
dern, OF the Germany treasury, in a speech
in the RechstaG. The speech was de-
livered on Friday in connection with the
Is, 900 900 900 mark vote of war credit saws
a dispatch from the German capital today
There were almost twenty votes against the
credit, the opposition being led by
Herr Ledebour, a radical newspaper man
He made speech against the submari
warfare, but his words were greeted with
such boisterous laughter that he could
scarcely be heard. Herr I.edebour started
of by condemnlng Germany's peace offer
saying that 1t did not contain a single es-
sential and that il had no value as a means
of ending the conflict.
Count Won Rodern declared that the coun-
try is confident of victory. and that in some
respects Germany Is better off than the AL
lied countries. This was particularly so
in the matter OF coal, he said.
The end OF the war is, not yet in sight,
declared the treasury official who said 1t
is going to "be a fight TO a finish"
Count Won Rodern said that the subma-
rine had never been introduced as an in
strumept of war until the present conflict
and that, as a result. the other international
rules of war did not apply to its use.
I'VE are sure we shall not lay down this
weapon Cthe submarine) before we have
accomplished our aim In this war-the de-
fense and freedom OF our homes" declared
Doctor Kaempff president of the Reichs-
tag, In opening the session of that body.
\ we are, apparently. approaching the de-
cisive struggle In this gigantic war Of
nations"
ftsfelring 10 The German peace offer.
necter KsempH 80 itwas rseeiye1 IN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
GIRL KILLED; SUITOR HELD
Paol Man Held Pending Inquest Into
Fatal Shooting

Pending an investigation of the death of
Mary r. Elkins, twenty years old of
Dalesford. Pa, who was found with two
bullet wounds in her breast February H.
Christian Wanzel, twenty-seven years old
of Paoli, has been placed under arrest. The
inquest will be held next Monday afternoon
in the Office OF Justice of the Peace Michael
V. Harrigan. at Paoli.
Miss Elkins was employed by Thomas
r. Elcock, and for about year Wanzel
had been calling on her. Miss Elkins body
was found in the woods near the Elcocb
home,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
HIGH FOOD HITS CHURCH FUND
Women Stop Work of Selling Soup
When Prices Rise

GLOUCESTER CITY, n. j.. Feb. 24.--For
several months the women members of the
First Baptist Church have been making
soup each Friday and selling IL. the pro-
ceeds being turned into the church fund.
Since the price of potatoes. onions. cabbage
and meat has scared TO recent heights the
members have been obliged to quit this as
they sold the soup at ten cents a quart.
and found II was costing them double that
amount 10 make IT,
They attempted to hold their customers
with fishcakes and clam chowder However,
they soon found the prices asked for fish
and CLAIMS we're so high they could not con-
tinus the work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

n'ttee on food supply. Of which Georr. ~
Perkins Is head. and II is suspected ~,
Perkins himself paid for It.. In add,,a
100000 pounds of rice have hs., w
chased TO be sold at six cents a pound
,rha oor,,.,t,,. -, = P'u"u'
rhe committee plans to watch carefu,lv
the distribution of the fish. and II :, h,.
satisfactory effect on the market r,or. s Is a a
be purchased. Rice is urged as az VIII
II the price goes over six cents a ,d ana
the committee plans to dump a huge an,or., uaa
OH the market. "'"ount
Investigations showed today tha, r
East side families were subsisting for ,ny
most part ON bread and tea. with ,hs s
occasional luxury Of meat and yeya,a me
School children. II is said are In ~ aples
more ragged and unkempt condi,ia, 'uch ',.h
winter than in previous seasons 'his
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
GERMANS WILL SPARE
TWO AMERICAN SHIPS

LONDON. Feb. 24.-lt is quite possible
that the American steamships Rochester
and Orleans may escape German subma.
rines on their way through the barred zone
from New York TO Bordeaux says the Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger, as quoted in an Excha nge
Telegraph Company Amsterdam dispatch,
but America should not rely upon their
doing so.
In Berlin political circles. the Exchs nge's
correspondent adds. II is believed the sub
marine commanders have been defir itely in
ufructed not to.snk these American ships
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
Lovelorn Man Kills Himself

cARLIsE Pa. Feb. 24,--James Russell
waugh OF New Cumberland, shot him
self. leaving note for his mother In
a handbook which he also assigned 70
her. Waugh shot himself IN sight OF his
father, who was hurrying toward hiuf at the
time, He Z said 70 have bean disappointsd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
NEW YORK BUYS FOODS
TO RELIEVE SITUATION

NEW YORK. Feb. ga carload of Col
umba River smelts-purchased by long dis
tance telephone-today is on its way to New
York to do its part toward relieving the
shortage of food and high prices here. The
smelts were purchased by the Mayors COM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
BRITAIN TO USE LINERS
IN BIG BLOCKADE DASH

Jeers and jibes. The presidents reference
10 submarines and his laudation of the sub
marine crews was received with loud APP
plause. The hail was decorated with laurel
in memory of the German dead
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
BERLIN ADMITS LOSSES
ON SOMNlE AND MEUSE
British Occupy Advance Posi-
tions-German Guns in Mace
donia Shell English Warships
BERLIN, Feb. "a.

BERLIN, Feb. "a.
Gains for the Allies on both the Somme
and Verdun fronts were admitted by the
German War Office today. on the Somme
'front.' il was said the British occupied some
parts of the Germans advanced positions
which had been voluntarily given up by the
Teutons. The positions were filled with
mud it was said, on the western bank of
the Meuse. a French detachment entered an
advanced German trench northeast of Avo-
court. The Germans at once delivered a
counter-attack ejecting the French.
There have been no events of Importance
on the eastern front. the War Office an
nounced.
In Macedonia British warships which
had been shelling Greek towns near the
Struma. are now answered by German
guns, which have been placed in position
on the Greek coast.
The German War Office, in it's official re-
port. today made no mention of the Ru-
mapian theater Of war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
ATHOS WAS TRANSPORT,
X PARIS DISPATCH ADMITS

s =. PARIS. Feb. "a
i Wa mystery submarine" that sank
~ Vrouch liner Athos In the Mediterran-
80 ~ february ~, when Robert A. Haden
~ Americau missionary, lost his life. The
M rlne new no DAG nor did she bear any
Hu1H11<- 4 n beIierq6. howsver.
~ sr'';y W.. :
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
PARIS, Feb. "a.

A French detachment at night pene-
trated the German lines In the Vosges north
of Senones. todays official statement an
nounced, An attempted German raid this
morning on French lines near Wissembach
was defeated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
Boy Scouts Leave for Valley Forge

Five hundred Boy Scouts started from
Sorristown this morninR on their annual
pilgrimage 10 Valley Forge The boys, who
Are uutor ~ chargs Of Field Commissioners
s1l <sturn p PhilffdsIphiA To-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
County Auditor Hull Arranges to
Have Papers Made Out Direct
by Deputy Auditor at
at This Point.
BIG CONVENIENCE
Applications and License Will All be
Taken Care of by Mr.. An
nable Under This
Plan.

| Hunters in Keokuk and this vicin.
| ity will be interested in the change
In issuance of hunting licenses, which
has been announced by Clarence t.
Hull, county auditor. Mr.. Hull has
arranged matters so that Keokuk
hunters will be given their licenses
direct from the Keokuk Office. Here
tofore applications have been filed
here, and have been sent to Fort
Madison. This has caused no small
amount of confusion, and trouble,
which will be obviated this year by
issuance of licenses direct from the
keosuk office.
Arrangeme have been made so
that D. H. Annable, deputy auditor
at Keokuk, will issue the hunting
license direct to all resident appli-
cants. The license will be issued on
the regular legal fee of $1.00. Appli-
cation for nonresident and alien
licenses must be made through the
Fort Madison Office, and the fee for
these will be $1,000.
A supply of applications and IL
censes for the season of July 1, 1917,
to June 30, 1918, has been sent to Mr..
Annable here, who is now ready to
issue licenses to Keokuk hunters.
There is no question but that the
new arrangement as outlined by Mr..
Hull will meet with approval Of the
local sportsmen, who have hereto
fore been forced to wait for their
licenses while their applications were
in transit, and who frequently failed
to receive licenses through some slip
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03

sentative and popular cashiers,
Messrs. Art J. Schneider and Elmer
Fisher at the helm, will reach the
million dollar mark before 1917 has
expired. 1t only requires 10000
more to reach the million mark.
Nauvoos telephone directories have
been distributed among the patrons.
A number Of Nauvoo's business men
have advertisements among the pages
Of the pamphlet.
Nauvoo winners are not growing
much these days about the grape
crop. If the elements don't interfere
from now until ripening time, Maui
VOC will have just as large crop this
Iseson as last. Then if Uncle Sam
prevents the manufacture of liquors
during the war period and allows beer
and wine to be made, our winners
can find profitable sales if they
squeeze the juice out of the grapes
and make the famous wines Nauvoo is
noted for.
Alderman Dachroth will leave for
Glenburn, n. D., next Thursday even
ing and will be gone about two
months. He goes up to the northern
state to build residence and out
buildings on his fine farm he has up
there.
Nauvoo's First National bank di-
rectors held meeting in the rear of
the building last Monday afternoon.
We look for an increase in business
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03

| dry law going into effect and being
the last day Of grace. The Nauvoc
airdome showed to a crowd of over
three hundred people while the sa
looms were overtaxed, waiting or
thirsty customers. And in all this
hubbub about the city there was not
a disorderly drunk or disturbance. II
was one of the grandest sights ever
witnessed in Nauvoo. The business
district was crowded with the visitors
until 1880 o'clock when all departed
for their homes in an orderly manner
1t is estimated that several thousand
dollars was left with our business peo
pie, the saloons getting the lions
share.
Fred P. Murray, the cigar dealer OF
Fit. Madison, was Nauvoo visitor laAt
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs w. C. Reimbold were
visitors in Carthage last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Heitzman and
family have been visiting the lady's
parents and relatives in Nauvoo for
several days recently.
]. H. Leinhard, who travels for a
clothing house has returned to his
NauvoO home.
Mrs. Matilda Walcott of Atchison.
Kansas, is visiting her sisters in Nau.
VOC. Mrs. Walcott was formerly Miss
Matilda Benersdorf of this city.
Mrs. George Buettner, daughter,
Mrs. Eta Gephart and son Freddie Of
st. Louis are visiting in Nauvoo, the
guests of the formers sister, Mrs.
Louisa Bosch and Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Berger, Jr.
Nauvoo's canning factory is now
running full and over time now pre-
pairing the large pea crop for the mar
kets. The factory people have so far
canned about 10000 cases and when
the seasons work is finished the fig
ures will reach 10000 or more, it is
believed. 1t is the best crop this year
that the canning company has had
since its establishment. If the corn
and tomato crop turns out as well it
will sure be profitable season for the
stockholders of this institution.
Nonnie Sellers left last Thursday
for Chicago where he was married
to Miss Myrtle Seymour Of that place
on Saturday morning. The happy
couple arrived in Nauvoo Saturday
night and sat once went to housekeep-
ing in the old property formerly own
ed by Max Reimbold on West Knight
street Nonnie Is one Of Nauvoo's
most Industrious young men and the
bride is young lady with many
splendid traits of character Their
friends extend conGratula-
lions and wish them all kinds of hap
piness during their journey over the
sea of life.
Nearly all or Nauvoo's stores will
have closed doors on the Fourth of
July. The banks will also close and
the barber shops will discontinue at
noon as we'll as the postofiice at noon
until the evening mail departs. The
rural mail carriers will also enjoy a
holiday.
Nauyoo's new airdome is beginning
TO draw big crowds. Last Saturday
night it was taxed to it's capacity.
Memo, the strong man. gave an exhi-
oition in addition to the pictures and
before the Nauvoo photo-play house
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
STREET PAVING
is ACCEPTED
City Council o. KS Work Done by
keokuk Quarry e. Construction
Company-Time War

!
| rants Issued.
! The city council has passed resolu-
tons accepting the concrete paving
on North Fourteenth street between
Orleans avenue and Seymour street
and Grand aenvue and also the con-
GREETING of Leighton avenue between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets.
The work was done by the Keokuk
Quarry e Construction company The
costs of the three jobs have been de-
termined and the share of each prop
erty owner along the improved blocks
Iapportioned.
The cost Of the improvements fol-
low:
North Fourteenth street, Orleans
avenue to Seymour street, $3,646.17.
North Fourteenth street, Seymour
street to Grand avenue, $5,179.43.
Leighton avenue, Thirteenth to
Fourteenth streets, $1,93484.
Weekly bills totalling $5S4.29 were
allowed by the council today.
Time warrants for $4,000 were au-
thorized by the council today These
will be sold to the State Central Saw
fngs bank at par, will draw five per
cent interest, and are payable October
Is. The money is for necessary cur
rent expenses and will be distributed
as follows: general, $4,000; fire, $40U;
Improvement, $500; and grading.
5000. In October the second half Of
the city taxes will come in and the
warrants are to run the city until
that time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03

JOPCLSu, Sdll LOU d ludu IL Jill IAe tOE
of one Of our business buildings, dem
frustrating how this should be done in
lease OF fire when a person is caught in
a burning building. The pictures
lshown by the owners Of Nauvoo's air
dome are Of the best and give general
satisfaction. The proprietors of the
airdome intend to purchase fine
musical instrument for the amuse-
ment and entertainment OF the pat.
irons.
/ The steamer st. Paul passed up the
big creek after touching this port last
Sunday morning.
The eye, it is said, is not trust
worthy organ, but it may be trained
to an extraordinary degree We
know Nauvoo man who can dis
tinguish Ford car coming down our
business street half mile away
| An inquest was held last Saturday
evening over the remains of Raphael
lJuttemeyer the boy who was drown
ed in the Kimball creek last Saturday
evening and the coroner's jury
brought in a verdict of accidental
drowning.
A number OF Nauvoo people have
potatoes the size of hens large eggs
of the early variety. This will give
you some notion Of their size.
| Messrs. VIM Reimbold and Chas.
Miller of Keokuks big cigar factory,
were Nauvoo visitors last Friday
evening
| We will have full moon tomorrow
iuight-July 4.
i Raphael, the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Barney Juttemeyer, was one of pair
of twin boys and was aged IL years,
4 he do Z To f,y,,A
occurred from the Nauvoo Catholic
church last Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock and was attended by large
concourse Of sympathizing relatives
and friends The floral offerings were
most beautiful and profuse. Burial
was made in the Nauvoo Catholic
cemetery.
Nauvoo will not have a celebration
of Independence day tomorrow, We'd
nesday, but we look for big turnout
of people from Iowa and different
parts of Illinois for our wet goods
places will have open doors all day
and evening until the hour of 1890
o'clock and We look for a celebration
in firewater.
Nauvoo's city council met in regular
session last night.
People from neighboring towns
should not forget that Nauvoo's chau-
tauqua will take place July "a to 20,
inclusive. The Nauvoo Civic league
ladies have the matter in charge
Nauvoos township commissioners
are having a great quantity of rock
crushed for repairing the boulevard
along the lake as far as the township
extends The other two townships
should do the same thing so as to
put this lake drive in first class con-
dition all the way to Hamilton.
Nauvoos Civic league ladies will
meet at the home of Mrs. Wesley
Schneider tonight. Tuesday, a bust
ness session.
Phil Nichol, Keokuk man, opened
his saloon in the Nauvoo Lemp build
ing Monday morning and the city has
been enriched 81 200 more on accoun,
of it.
Nauvoo's State bank, one of the sol
idest institutions in these United
States, has published another official
statement of its money affairs. 1t is
a glowing report and shows a big
gain over the preceding statement,
with $4,000 in deposits and over
100000 in resources over year ago
AS we predicted from time to time
that this bank with the hustling, cons
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03

Grandmother, the Pioneer Physician.
In the good old pioneer days of this
country, when drug stores were few,
grandmother's root and herb remedies
were what were always depended up
on to bring relief for family ailments,
and some of grandmother's root and
herb remedies are now found upon the
shelves of the modern drug store, and
are among the best and most widely
used prepared medicines.
Such is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, a botanic remedy,
originally prepared by Lydia e. Pink
ham, of Lynn, Mass, over forty years
ago, and which has brought health and
happiness to more women In America
than any other medicine.-Advertise
ment.