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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-17
POLICE SHIFTED
ON ORDERS BY
CHIEF WARREN
Powers Sent 10 Ballard sta
ton With Rank of Cap
tain: Carleton Switched
BANNICK Is INSPECTOR

Capt. &. e.. Hammock II named
TO succeed VI. r. Powers as In.
spector ~ police. In an order
issued by Chief of Police !. ..
Warren Monday. and the former
inspector II detailed n captain
In command of Ballard precinct
No. :. Sweeping changes are
made la the department by the
order.
nannick was chief of police under
Mayors Dtlling and Cotteriil. but was
moved TO Ballard hy Gili
~ an order issued Monday morn
ing. the shirf Transferred 81 T.
Powers. inspector - psHico under
chief Buckingham and l-anR. u the
Ballard station 10 assume command.
with the rank of cApinin. Capt G.
q Bannick j. Transferred To precinct
40. J. The central station. As Ia
sp~ctor
Capt - p. willard. central com
nand~r under Chrf Hcckingham. il
detailed 20 ~. Drnamore station as
captala In command capt " II.
Soaring In command % the Dcns.
more station. Ia assigned 70 tho
command of the central station
Sergeant rsrieton Moved
Sergt Guy l.. Carleton. IN cum
mand of tho morals sauad." below
Y~nier way has been Transferred 20
precinct 40 T. the north business
district Carleton will be succeeded
by SerF; A. " Ryan.
Detective ~ NJ Harton was de-
tailed to suocccd sergt " a. Kent.
formerly In charge ~ tho night
shifts Of IN. detective bureau. and
IL made an acting detective sergeant.
What Kent will do Is not stated in
the order
The chief refused 20 make any
comment on tho changes. other than
that he deemed them for tho best
interests of tho department lie also
declined to answer a question as To
whether this order was the forvrun
ucr Of other changes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-17

Protected by the chivairy Of an
American captain. she lived thru
comhats of wits, fists and guns and
primitive associations with seafaring
nsn 10 come out unscathed- She
landed ia san Francisco. the other
day. With 80 of the Sccadier's res.
cued captivca brought from Tahiti
by the steamer Ialoona. and viii
soon be In Seattle on her way home.
That her adventure dld not end
traKicsiiy is due 90 the fact that
Miss Taylor. thg woman OF %.
has the heart ~ a Peter Pan.
II began when she impuisively de
cided 90 stow away In the schooner
a B johnson. leaving Willapa har-
bor Washington. FOR Australia. TO
see fHg world
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-17
Raider Prisoner
She Sees Battles

As prisoner OF Count
Won Lucknor aboard his
Seeadler. the famous Ger
man raider, she witnessed
battles that echoed the ter
rors OF the Spanish Main.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-17
VOTE TUESDAY ON
FICKERT RECALL


SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1.-THE
campaign to recall District Attorney
Chas. NJ Fickert. the hottest OF the
kind in San Fruncisco's history.
closed today with addresses by Flick
ert and Chas. a. SwciRert. his prin-
cipal opponent. The election will be
held Tuesday The Mooney cases
and Fickert's attitude in prosecuting
them is the principal issue.
Billy. the Mugs. beer joint. Sec
ond ave. s. and Washington st. was
the toughest place In town during
the old vet days
Now it's pool hall
Red ~oss campalRners signed up
81 members there Saturday night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-17

Before the doors OF the Girls
War Relief Bazaar had been Of.
fieisIly opened at 1850 p. m.
Monday. nearly onc-half Of the
desired 100000 had been OBJ
tanned.
In all $4,000 was locked In
the strong box. Of this amount
$4,000 came from the sale Of
season tickets. Sli 900 from nd
yeriising and programs. $4,000
contributed by the Moran Bros.
and $4,000 by Frank Water
house.
Thousa nds OF Seattle residents
passed into the wonders Of the Girls
War Relief Bazaar Monday when the
gates were officially opened. at i.30
=. IN.
The first half day OF the immense
spectacle, which is 10 run uninter
-uptedly for week in tho Hippo
lromc and the Arena. was so success
'ul. the girls behind the drive 70
Also $1,000 for n base hospital he
lind tho French lines feel their
irea-ns will certainly be realized.
Visitors today said the affair was
beyond their comprehension.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-17
CROzIER, HARD
CRILLED, GIVES
RED TAPE ALIBI
Chamberlain Bluntly Tells
/. Him His Explanation Is
Not Satisfactory
DELAYS ARE SHOWN UP

Ru tuifrd Press Leased Wrc
WASHINGTON. Dee. IL
Frankly admitting there l. TOO
much red tape In the war gov.
ernment. Mai. Gen. Crori.r. chief
Of ordnance. today again placed
the bulk Of the blame ON con.
gress.
A hot colioquy followed In the sen
ate committee. with members taking
Crozier to task for blaming congress
for Americas unprcparrdnsss. Gro
zi~r. resuming his testimony before
the military affairs COMMITTEES. de
ciarcd that congress had war de
partfnent estimate % s. 300 600 600
on April 5. the day before war was
declared
we DID not get the money until
June IS" said Crozisr.
Frankly now. general. there II too
much red tape. isn't there Hitch
cock asked
Yes. there Is" replied Croxier
We'll. how can u be eliminated -
For ono thing. congress could
have taken our word for this lump
AAhAAfA AfAAA NNAAfN NtN'HsA#Af" -
PLANTATION afterward." replied Crozicr
Senators Hitchcock and Chamber.
lain forced him TO admit that when
estimates are made they must be-
approved by the war college. then by
the general staff. and last BY the sec.
retary Of war. before congress- sees
them
This process. cruzler insisted. Is
unavoidable
You have no idea. evidently. how
Intricate the ordering % artillery is. q"
he said
What's intricate about ordering
guns" demanded Hitchcock.
Chamberlain Sore
You knew you would need a large
number Of guns Why didn't you go
ahead and order them7 II business
mans place IL burned. he doesn't cit
down and figure out 70 the dollar
what he'll need to spend 60 replace
H. he orders BY telegraph what he
knows he'll need
Senator Chamberlain said he could
not understand how congress tied
things up BY delaying the appro-
priation until June. You had
money appropriated in 1915 which
you had not spent" said Chamber.
lain Things you could have order
ed you did not order: you did not
even contract for them"
We had to revise tho program.
which was contemplated by the 1915
appropriation" said Cruzicr
Wen. your explanation doesn't
satisfy me" said Chamberlain.
You had money for machine
guns. but you have not got a ma
chine gun. you had 50 900 900 for RI.
files. but you spent Il for pistols"
Yes. because we are shorter OF
pistols than we are of rifles came
back Crozier. ~ repeat that the
army won't be delayed an instant N
getting TO the front by lack of rifles
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-17

Tomorrow Is Meatless day. Stay
st-hones must sacrifice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-17
rs Picture of the Halifax Tragedy in Star Today ON Page

Weather Forecast: Tonight and Tuesday.
probably rain; moderate westerly winds. be
coming Houtheriy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-11
10 RENr-HoUsEs
TO HEvT--aooMs.

NJ LII L RAN n Lin
Cor Iarncd and Bates-sts Make
your home downtown. cout enlent
80 business and theaters Rooms
s. 0H l"r week up Comfort and
service az Hotel Franklin
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-11
HARBOUR
lSSOL.vENT.
SAYS HEAD
President Of Motor
Concern Issues Opti-
mistic Statement

Pro client John Guy Monihan.
pree,d. u' of the Harroun Motors
corporation. has prepared his an.
nual report which is now In the
hands OF thD printer and viii be
submitted No. stockholders before the
cnd ~ fhe week The report Is de-
aienDj io set az rest rumors con
ccWn tr future of the corpora
tior aaI highly optimistic
no does not give "a tabulat.
ga InanciFl statement the presi-
don rlares that The concern IS
NOT oUiy solvent. buf that b. could
ii4Nlate ar once ana pay every cent
thal u been invested Tie declares
ihat l. growth has been marvellous
ana ar ahead In development OF
most corporations al The end OF tie
hrst ear Aiiho The manufactIrf1e
end oi Che business has not as yet
puf D. 900 profit making basis, that
fac aue he saws only 20 the con
di.t which Curtail the market Tor
sie. anl automobile parts Other
H.er p declares, the company could
nov aOWiug profits on los manu-.
lHcUa product
Il report that the factory Is
opertin- every day as raptri4y as
oHf ai can be- obtained and that
Tor l present week IL viii mahU-
ta about 81 cars Last week m
produced only about 20 When the
plau entirely completed and run
MINIS al pi Gel opacity II rs believed
n AIil make at least 30 000 cars a
rear accord ug 10 The report, which
ala thar The entire output for the
frs aFe wear has been sold 20 dis
fr1NDrs and hat The output viii
:" worth from Si5.0U0.000 20 $4,000
GOO the tr-t manufacturing wear
hir M0nihan's report shows that
patterns foi parts were given 70 a
foundry in WAYNE county which was
about fo make castings when the
cone ru fr+}tl Then ensued con.
eid h rouhle no get he patterns
back and meanwhile conditiCns
ARCS which made II almost impos-
sibio 20 make new contracts for the
work which caused d considerable
IT, 7 lA4repert saws in part
nsctti0d conditions In the mar
kef 500 tool and automobile parts
condition which have curf7ilad the
otruf- of nearly AN the ,arge man.
ufu rf have hampered the liar
noun Motors corporation In It's at
taiume0i of big quality production
but me company Is now building
cars and has already supplied com
plolr equipment OF demonstrators 10
AN los distributors There can be
mo questioning The sOlyency Of the
company which owns properly
valued at S2.000.0 600 During the
% iol % small quantity production
the management has conserved IT'S
rcsourccs and maintained only The
necessary number of men 20 manu-
fac.urc the materials which could
lo secured
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-11
Births


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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-11
Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO -opt- 15-, Governments
forecast oi f-n.ts u fa rtn na
ana Northern Illinois ana iraHna ta-
day rcaultrd in corn Ieelsttrns t.e
bisgest saiua m several wee's chat
sr0ln beIul ga Co., tc mEhDr thu
saturday closing.
December corn nurura a. fIf
up Ac. aud lntrr won't g. SILL Alas
opened -Ar higher at flIf'e 4h-
sequ"ntly gaining ec
psrs opened higher fu sympathy
with thr early bulce In rnrn Hut
free selling later cuu.r1 'rht f--
september oats orcpcd .e hlsh-r
later losing 90 son. December
opened a up az $50. iHf"t losing
y May waE iaC higher ar the opcu-
ms later LOSING hc t' tn-sD
Provisions were gonoroIt h'pber
on "a strong and higher hos narEet
DETROIT. sept m close Ctl-
cago corn opened with stump ~
ga n Be-. OWNS o. cola weather Tie
feeling here was strong and Do
change was made az Che opening
oats had an opening advance of
here and To- 300 hirafH
All the corn news is EIarwiur
I'LL" c"uuiis HHprala tn le ut it
edge ~ frost that will fl DroHt
tual frost tho cold weather e
cnough 90 Bold tAe crop frlm matlr
Ing and fhore g. aImus. cnftH+u- Oh
be great deal of soft ana l0W
grade corn under the most fotornhl"
circumsfqncts. There iH nothtpl lr
fhe situation tp encourage Itsr
but Do IF said that heavy anur LtHe
exists both in Chicago and among
90 stern denlers who figured ttai ftr
big rtop must put prices lowrr only
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-11

Tie fuIIsufre -rms arc rrsviiev.d
= rfr3fc nrfef~ ou fhe exchanges:
" Noes e CO.. carlyle z PovAh.
Co - West e Co. r.. p Maccrons
4 GO r. w. Noble n Co. y. I. sey-
nlnur = CO. ~ ~ M0Lguc hiin MGR
I'LL iyneh & Co. ". Hamifn a CO.
VIM A Neer a co. Sinclair n coulk
Wendell NJ ulkcy a go wm. r. Ross
\ Co n X. Peiton 4 Co. Joel stock
ARD a. Co.. Bennett Smith a. Co. w.
r. Reilly q 90 Matthew Finn A w.
Wallace * CO.. t. wis . Gort0n. Bel
Den WnntruT ~ COS Rcsnor. Cramer
4 Nrrhl Ueai Martin & Co. 0'iihra
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-11
~, SoiIi z : !, E 60. q
~ ~ dssp AT ~

FOR Huralo and points east. daily s
iurch and points south. daily 20 As
b m and l1 b bob. For Alpena. Mack
iuar island -f lgnace and weF ports.
Nnndata end ~aturdaya p M
Wrfrr DAVIS and Fridays. 30 "a. fn,
Central Hnr -fraHoIs leave foot 90
Tffft+agn City Ticket nffrr Isl
GrIswpi3sY Nfqne cHfrfv sfie.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-11
nnLr NANrEp-MAI.n
ATTENTION MECHANICS
EXPERIENCED MEN
WANTED

Tool Designers and Craftsmen.
Tool and Die Makers.
Fool Room Machine Hands.
Fool and Gauge Grinders.
Die Sinkers.
Trimmer Die Makers.
Wood and NJ tai Pattern
makers.
General Machinists.
Production Machine-Hands.
Hand and Automatic Screw
Machine Operators.
Brown and Sharpe Automatic
Screw Machine Operators.
Tin and Coppersmiths.
Power and Hand Bumpers.
Metal Finishers.
Wood Working Machine
Hands.
Sample Body Builders.
Boilermakers.
Armature Winders.
Electric Motor Repairmen.
II YOU ARE UNEMPLOY-
ED AND ARE SKILLED IN
ANY TRADE, WHETHER
LISTED ABOVE OR NOT.
CALL AND REGISTER WITH
Us.
80 FEE CHARGED.
EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION
OF DETROIT
Sc BAGLEY AVENUE
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-11

pay cash tor vacant lots,
houses. flats, stOres. acreage.
real estate equities. Land con-
tracts bought; quick and sat
isfactory deals.
EBERT, 800 Majestic Bldg.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-11
Sugar Market

sugars Detroit wholesale prices.
Crystal dominoee bib, tt275t do.
6-lh. Si2fb, eagle tablets 5ff as tut
loaf $40 20 cuhce $50 80 NNNN poN-
dcref s. 3, staud8fi pOetierrd So 10.
grarulated. extra .0Hrqa. g. 90.
granuia TOD nn". la bulk. ss.25. granu-
lated, 25-lh. eotfuus tn.f0- crystal
domino gran. 2-lh and ~ cartons
IN cases. t4.fa ervsfHl l~utnu. ersu.
HE cases. se35. diamond A. g. 3D.,
confcctlDn"r- A. $3.50. Na l.
No Q. $3.50. SO. g. S9iS $50. g salOt
No 50 05, 40 F s. $50. no. $3.50.
No IL. $50 No H. fs>ft $50 fa.
$3.50, NO "a $3.50 40 SIS. s. 80. nom
cakinR mixture 5000 beet Rranu-
lated 1915 per 100 IBIS household
Powd. Us. ~ CD case. 3. IS. de- rs IS
70 case. s. per case
INV YORK PRoDTCE NNHKTr
NEW YORK. Sept DO lNeur I'u-
settled and ~ nI0al pnrt trrnr
moss SO 90. iArd lul rn.HdfrWr
spot 224024 $40 sugar Raw. duIl
centrifugal pf-frst fto2 srova-o
S9-tesf $3.50 " oa. rttneI auI cuf
l0sf $3.50 crushed $500 powdered
g. sos eranHiHtrd g. iHut
con e-. Riu So eu spot 3D. fafiaR
steady special it7 rliN fN. IIu}-
Firm so : flfrHIe0 500
96c. clover Hrp s'offa Dressed
poultry tIfr .fi.ss Ituf
chlC kens 3lu uD. t.ptI. $500 .t..
ducks. 2tn'1r Lfte rnriftt frm.
geese f1r ducks fua
10 2sc. turkey ls uaf.r4
chicken hfnIirff Efrr
Firm state pei. Ih ..nH.t.n f.ar.f
hH4 w uHu fa NaL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-11
ron sALE-vAcANr Lors

tEEr Whitman. paved street.
200 owner, Hlckofy ffos-E.
Hickory 1852.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-11

GET OUT THE BiG COAL Bill.
HfaNN rents and high pricest Ect
haek Goo the land and produce Your
owl commodities We offer &C.
feIoped black muck lands ln fa-
'-o.F RAIN ieaeh region. one mile
from town and Cast Coast r1ffrond.
nn hne rock road Wc nreaout
thls 20 che man OF ordinary means
productive value $3.50 ner acre.
produce when che north ls not
bldg 70 NaHhIncfon-b blvd. riua-
trated lectures Tuesday and Friday.
nights ENcursl0n October best
rates offered in Michigan.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-11

WILL FURNISH MONEY and
build on your lot ON easy
terms. Willis Collyer Realty
Co.. 1929 Grand River Wal
nut All.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-11

WE HAVE 20 cattle ranchcs 81 $40
acres each. dark prairie land: no
clearing. arteslan water. adjacent
10 main line great railroad and $50
mules great A amour packing plant
innate with 800 growing days
in Tho year. where beef and pork
are being raised on native grasses
We oner this proposition as the
greatest cattle and hoR proposition
~ The United States Call FOR Mr.
dudley and get the most reason
able terms offered on proposition
y0U can handle. Call or address
zpl Palmer bldg 70 Washington-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
KEMP NOW IN COMMAND
OF 10th AT HANCOCK
Replaces Shannon, Who Assumes
Charge of 2Sth Headquarters
Train and Police
HALLOWEEN CELEBRATED
Tricks, Dancing, Movies and Refresh
ments to Enliven Evening
of Merriment
CAMP HANCOCK, Augusta, Ga, oct 81.

CAMP HANCOCK, Augusta. Ga, oct. 81.
Colonel George f. Kemp now commands
the 10th infantry while Colonel t. G.
Shannon commands the Twenty-eighth Di'
vision headquarters train and military po-
lice The appointments were made yester'
day in general order from division head
quarters.
Colonel Kemp was former ommander
Of the Old Third, while Colonel Shannon
was commander Of the Fourth. Both regi-
ments were dismembered i'm the recent re-
organization Colonel Kemp as commander
Of the 10th is again at the head Of his old
regiment for. aside from 346 men, the en-
tire regiment was absorbed by his new
command several days ago. He replaces
Lieutenant Colonel Coulter, who has been
acting commander of the regiment.
While Brigadier General f. w Stillwell
is at division headquarters in command OF
the division, Colonel Kemp Will be acuhg
commander of the Fifty.f1fth brigade.
The appointment Of Colonels Kemp and
shannon follows instructions from the War
Department to fill all vacancies existing
in Colonelcies
Captain Frank y. French, assistant de-
pot uuartermaster of the Twenty -eiEhth III
vision. left here today for philadelphia
where he will be assistant quarterinaStti
al the expeditionary Gepot.
one hundred and sixty-five selective serv-
ice men from Camp Meade, Admiral Nd
arrived here yesterday shortly after noon'
The men made the trip on special train
and report a bad journey. All carried big
blue laundry bags while several were en-
numbered with suitcases and the like.
The men arrived at the Wheless station
under the command Of Lieutenant William
G. Shuster One hundred and forty-seven of
them have been assigned to the base hos
pital the remaining eighteen to the 10th
Infantry
Lieutenant Shuster and the four nom
commissioned officers who brought the men
here leave today for the Maryland camp.
A Halloween party at the field bakery
and quartermaster corps will enliven the
evening at Camp Hancock. Captain Frank
Mueller is espCusing the affair Old-time
Halloween tricks, dancing, moving pictures
and refreshments will serve to make the
evening enjoyable for the hundreds who will
be present.
Thirteen ghosts. formerly bakers of this
city, will appear on the company street OF
the field bakery at II rs, the keeper of, the
city cemetery having kindly consented to
the participation in the festivities OF his
ypirtS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
100000 TONS OF SHIPS
PROMISED IN 4 MONTHS
Construction to Be Speeded Up
and "Red Tape" Cut-6,000,O0O
Tons by End of 1918
WASHINGTON, oct. 81.


The United States will turn out 100000
tons of shipping i'm the next four months
and by the end OF 1918 not less than
900 tons will have been constructed
Chairman Hurley of the Shipping Board,
announced this afternoon.
The new goal in shlpbuilding will neces-
state the operation of steel plants and
shipyards at maximum capacity or TWEEN
ty-four-hour basis. Red tape" of every
sort is to be eliminated and the forces
OF labor and the shipping industry are to be
more closely co-ordinated to meet the ma
tion's need for more tonnage.
The new program calling for vastly in.
creased tonnage was outlined today by
Chairman Hurley at a get together" con
ference between Government officials and
the representatives Of labor and shipbuild-
ing The conference was one of the most
important war gatherings since Americas
spokesman of seventeen of the largest
shipyards on the Atlantic coast They
pledged utmost cooperation with the Gov
eminent as did labor representatives. in
new plans formulated for greater produc.
ton and increased efficiency.
"The new goal of our expectations is ten
times the production of 1916" Chairman
Hurley stated. I'VE are confronted with
an abnormal task and we must apply alb
normal methods Every ounce of our en-
ergy and Initiative must be directed to-
ward the accomplishment of the greatest
task ever imposed upon a nation in war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
HOOVER'S WORK LAUDED
BY FOOD PRODUCTS MEN
Influence of American Specially
Association Pledged Govern
ment in War
ATLANTIC CITY, oct. 81.

ATLANTIC CITY, OCT o.
Laudatlon Of Herbert Hoover was tno
outstanding note OF the ninth annual cUn
vention at Hotel Traymore today OF tne
American Speciality Association. one nun
dred Of the largest packers OF meats cereala
and other food products in the countrS
sprang TO their feet and sang 'America
with vigor after the Rev. Charles Marsln Wv
Niles in the Invocation had prayed loi
victory for American arms In the worlu ""''
Fred r. Drake, ex-president Of the Amer
ican Wholesale Grocers Association review
ing the patriotic activities OF that body w ml
a message of greeting from the wholesaIe
distributors. spoke of the universal wllhns .
ness of individuals TO serve the genera
welfare.
I'VE are proud of what Herbert Hoover
has said of our organization he declareu'
"Our president. Theodore Whitmarsh Is III
Washington working eighteen hours day
as one Of Hoovers aids for 81 year lne
wholesale grocers at meeting with Hoover
i'm August suggested something much IKE
the licensing system which Is to go INTO
effect I'm a few hours for the suppression OF
profteerng in food products True Amer
leans content with small margin OF pront
during peace should he content with a shail
margin Of profit In time of war
This is no time to talk about making
money" exclaimed Walter Lipc of the
Beechnut Company. This country always
has been fair with other nations, and we
know 1T will be fair with the business
Interests what we want TO do is TO stop
worrying about the future and go forward
confidently. We know In our hearts that
the nation will not hamper business be-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31
JUDGE SEVERELY CONDEMN
SOLDIER GUILTY OF THEFT
"Unpardonable Disgrace to the Uni
form You Wear" Says Court Fol-
lowing Conviction of Bernard
B. Ferry

AN objectionable disgrace to the uniform
you wear" remarked Judge Baldridge, spe-
cially presiding in Quarter Sessions Court
today, to Bernard B. Ferry who stood
at the bar of the court in the uniform of
the army, convicted of stealing an auto
mobile belonging to H. w. Hast, Of 1872
North Third street. Sentence on Ferry
was deferred until his captain, who is
stationed at Camp Hancock Augusta, Ga
is heard from regarding the steps the
army will take on desertion charges that
have been lodged against the defendant.
In addition to the charge of which Ferry
was convicted, he was also alleged to have
tried to steal an automobile truck belong
ing to the Adams Express Company dur
ing the fire at the company's garage last
week
Before being called into the Federal serv-
ice, Ferry was member of the Third
Regiment, n. q. p. It was while he was
other member of his company stole the
automobile belonging to Mr.. Hast.
His companion is now at the Augusta
camp and efforts Of Assistant District At
torney Maurer to get him back TO this
city for trial were unsuccessful. Ferry
however, without leave, left the camp and
came to this city about two weeks before
the fire at the Adams Express Company,
garage. Under the Government regula-
tions a soldier is considered a deserter il
he is absent without leave for ten days
This time was up when Ferry was ar
rested for the attempted theft of the auto
mobile truck. He has been In custody
since.
In his defense he sought to lay the blam,
for the theft Of the car on his comp lnion