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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-08-17
WILL ACT TODAY ON
EXEMPTION CLAIMS
LOCAL BOARD SAYS MANY WILL
BIZ DENED-ExAAnNATIONS =
1852 THIS WEEK.

Consideration Of the claims for ex-
emption fled by those first examined
q week ago was begun by the local 90
lection board Friday. Thursday hav-
ing been the last day such claims
could be presented. Early disposi-
tion of most Of the cases is expected
and the board makes no secret Of the
fact that many Of them will be de-
MED. Z
Physical examinations of the sup
Elementary list called last week wer3
conducted Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday. by DR.. w. L. Bridgford.
physician Of the board. and asso-
ciates. Changed regulations resulted
in a smaller percentage OF reflections
than on the first call last week. but
the number of those passed who pu:
in claims for exemption averaged
about the same as last week.
In order to handle the boards
business to better advantage County
Auditor Annie CASTOR rigged ap :
special office for the purpose with L. ]
:. Aorrison IN cnarse. because OF
errors that crept into reports Of IT.
findings. the board has not given out
this week the list Of those claiming
connnins itseif 20 pu0li-
CATION OF tnose accepted ana re1ectea
y the pnysicai EXAMINATIONS, untii ie
;ould set Hs anairs systematixed.
Those Already Certified.
The board the fore part Of this
week certified to the district board n
held for military service the So men
who failed to report for physical ex..
animation. last week and 19 others
who had asked exemption On agricul-
tural or industrial grounds ana whoss
claims will be decided By the district
BOARD. Among the former class were
,uite a number who had previously
enlisted.
The following passed the physical
Monday.
Arthur Finan. Otto +. Brandt.
Harold H. Haydon. Clarence LYNN.
Tohn Rubin. Harry L. Martin. Take
hi ORura. John Henry Price. Joseph .
Um. Mcknight. Eric Ernest Johnson
Fred Netkle. Lee Christensen. Charles .
DeGrace. A. Alfred Haxlund.
.ouis Lallas, Lyle Ninemire. John
xaskonis. Elmer r. Walker. Jennines
Johnson. Clarence Victor McMflIan.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-08-17
Federal Reserve Employees Not Ex.
ompted,

Governor Harding of the federal
reserve board announces that Eek
emption for its own employees and
those Of federal reserve banks from.
military service will not be generally
asked" according to formal state
nent in the Omcial Bulletin for
August Z. ,.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES

Abe Kapan,. 72o caowhill ST.. and Minnie
Harry yN' Lesser ss aio7 l. chelten ave-. and Ida
aHiH s5? SHa%s1 St. and Isabelle Han
oss Ps5sey 81 Tqsesd fa ave. and
Hugo M@rmii iisS 18Th St, and Mary Clio
ya%s'SlO n rup" lslS ksiS 4 54h st. and
chari,a Berg. Berg Si7 Dudley st. and Bessie Glass.
Hepburn Lasdsin!;,, 1853 \: llth ST. and Flor
JAMES, mes Lohana L aa55 = Cleveland ave-. and Alice
=, beth Gamble, lda e. Walnut lane; -,
wdFrsn dcrud d ave. ana
charles is;" hPsnner.. P - .Sst Il Marshall St. and
William GS,saa Us IsdW Wishart St. and Edna
cSas g9SoP SGIp ~ os hamSreX r wanamoer st. and
DiSii Marie MSDonoush. ssti 6iiye st. 49,, r..n,o
JOSEPH GG5Ss'si Stche so,s iV' Redncr st. and Anna
w%SE MafEsrtt Hpf%fHs aa @ ss' @ "aa
Joseph @ Arch "0 s SHd R.so L.
Herman nsp n'fEiR Hei1ye 1920 s 9TH St. and Cecilia
JosSpS TS0GFs Sonnor 6akiSrd St., and Catherine
Joseph GTSsr F. Picard 44s Spruce ST.. and Agnes
chaflss i!ss' 'BsiSier 1923 T. a7S St, and Florence
Elmer Marsh, ,solS Carpenter St. and Kath-
John p. Dreyer 26O2 S. nth ST.. and Helen
Cahill. 1908 Cabot st.
Joseph Wagner 1929 ~ Marshall ST., and Flor
ence Marlowe. Pittsburgh Pa.
William Guttrie Bayard. w. Va. and Lillian
NJ. Dallas. 3l24 Ruth st.
Benjamin ,PodemskHa,c Nogrist9wn' Pa and
Charles L. Gantert; IL w Thompson st. and
| John 7. Brown. 23O7 Il. Norris ST.. and Isabe
NJ. Stanmyer. 30 T.. Washington lane.
Walter Brueckner. 1926 Sedgey ave. and Ce
celia Yaekel.. 1882 Ritchie st
Harry +. Kunze. 3O07 Fairhill ST.. and Emma
| williams 1929 n. 9Th st.
William r. Brown. COOS Beechwood ST. anc
IA, Anna NJ Reibsr do23 o6 Germantown town aye r,
| Laura NJ, Riehl, 2i56 y. 9Th st.
| beth c. Young. 1890 n. nd st.
| Albert Steinberg. 5l1 Cross St. and Reba Han
delman 903 Ritner st.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
AINEY LAUDS WORK
OF SERVICE BOARD
Chairman of Commission Re-
views Work in Penn
sylvania

CARLISLE. Pa. April 13.--Willam r.
d. Ainey, chairman of the state Public
Service Commission, in an address here
before the Chamber of Commerce presided
over by Dr. Guy Carleton Lee. told of
the real purpose and scope of the activities
of his commission in Pennsylvania.
In 1913, he said, the Legislature placed
what is now known as the public service
company law on the statute books and on
January 1. 1914, its provisions created juris-
dction over 1850 utility companies and
600 inhabitants.
The service of the commission" de-
clared Mr.. Ainey. has shown that the
hoary-headed maxim, competition is the
life of trade has broken down in it's ap-
pication to those forms of public service
inherently monopolistic which now come
within the pulview of public service ad-
ministration."
Mr.. Ainey averred that the function Of
the commission in regulating rates and con-
trolling unsatisfactory conditions is much
more to the ultimate good of the public
than the public's paying for a duplication
of facilities, for extra organization and ad-
ditonal rate payments. The public, he
added, is safe-guarded in the matter of
rates of the numerous companies in that
it can force a valuation of the utility COM
pany for ate-making purposes. This cX-
pense should be borne by the State, he said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS
TWO "ARBOR DAYS
Today First Observance of Festival for
Z Conserving Trees Throughout
the State

Today is the first Of the two 'arbor days
set aside by Governor, Brimbaugh this
wear to bring to the attention of the pubic
the urgent need for the conservation OF the
trees in this state and for the reforestatlon
ne certain sections. The second arbor day
will be Friday, April 27.
In his annual arbor day proclamation
the Governor made the following appeal;
"Plant trees for shade and for food upon
orr fertile arabic acres. about our schools
and other public buildings, a ong our great
and rapidly developing highways. and out
in the great preserves where In time they
will be the pride and glory of cur STATE:
As we increase our forest areas we shall
Increase our wild life in Pennsylvania and
hv natural distillation provide the greatest
gift of our loving Father to His children
nure wholesome, llfe-bearing water
"Teach the meaning OF trees, study their
babits observe their yearly transforma-
ton. Learn to know an oak, locust a
nonlar a hemlock, a chestnut, dogwood
nnite as fully by itsN outline. its bark, its
habit as by its leaf or blossom. Consider
what trees do for man in his home and
industrial life. what rich shelter they pro-
vide for our song birds, what rich gifts OF
food and health they bear for mankind.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
FARMER SMITH SPEAKS
TO BORDENTOWN PUPILS
Evening Ledger's Children's Editor Ad-
dresses Youngsters on Keeping
Busy-Urges Service

BORDENTOWN, ~ j., April 13.--Far-
mer smith, children's editor of the EVE
MING LEDGER, spoke here today in the
public schools His subject was, keep
Busy"
Boys and girls will keep out of mischief
If they will only keep busy" said the Far
mer, mo child wants to be bad. Trouble
comes from misdirected energy-from doing
something which is not useful and of serv-
ice to others.
"Boys and girls love to help others If
they are given the chance, and now they
will have the chance, whether grown-ups
wish to give it to them or not. our parents
may not be prepared. but our children are.
They have manual training and sewing.
They have been taught to use their hands
and they will soon need them.
what is the great idea-the big idea
in having the garden? To get the boys and
girls back to the SOIL to get them ac-
ouainted with dear, kind mother nature
who makes no mistakes.
'NWfien you have nothing else to do STUDY
Yourself. and when you need rest STUDY
others. and if that tires you look at the
grass of the fields which mother nature
has placed there for the same reason she
has placed hair on your head. Look at the
trees and see If the roots do not remind you
of your little pink toes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
Farmer Smiths
Column
WHAT WAS II?

Dear Little Helpers-I must hurry to tell
you about one of our boys who wanted
some clothing You know we are not al
lowed to ASK FOR ANYTHING in THE
RAINBOW CLUB--we keep silent WISH
FOR what we want and have always gotten
it-but it sometimes takes time.
Well. the boy wanted some clothing. and
! told him he should have what he wanted.
The days went by, and suddenly there
appeared on my desk a note stating that
there was a suit of clothing at a certain
house and that If l would send for them
the kind woman would be only too glad to
present the suit to whoever called,
Sure enough. in walks our boy friend
and we gave him the note. Did he have
q nickel?
He did
4 He called for the clothes and they fitted
him to a dot, and, not only that but the
kind woman gave him his carfare home!
What is it that does such wonderful
things for us? 1 think 1t is stronger than
Faith. What do you think it is?
Your loving editor.
FARMER SMITH
P. S.--Perhaps it is LOVE!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
STRANGE ADVENTURES OF BILLY
BUMPUS
n THE COUNCIL
By Farmer Smith

Such a fuss in the henyard.
The Big Red Rooster was running here
and there. Such clutter and cackling
Mrs. Bantam ran out to see what the matter
was. The big fellow soon told her.
why don't you call up Billy Bumpus and
ask him what on earth he wants to dor
suggested Mrs Bantam.
"That's So" began the Big Red Rooster.
,"It never pays to run all over tne world
unless you know what you are running
about, does it,"
81 should say not - answered Mrs. Ban
tam looking up at the big fellow.
And so, you see it was the Big Red
Rooster who was teephoning to Billy, and
he was on the wire in an instant 1t was
the first time in his short life that he had
really and truly been in earnest, and his
swife was very much interested TO see what
would happen.
Hello hello. HELLO"
Billy jumped first on one foot and then
I the other in his excitement.
YES. this is Billy Dumpus. What? No.
I'm not the general, am just trying 70 get
all Of us together to resist the attack or
(, the enemy"
1 MY but you use big words" exclaimed
Mrs. Bumpus.
Keep still. wife," answered back Billy.
Hello! Yes, that is good PLAN we
will all be at the riverbank at sundown ana
hold council of war, What? Yes, call
all the barnyard people and all the fowl
b
can be done" Billy hung up the receiver
and turned to his wife.
MY, but you are wonder" exclaimed
Mrs. Bumpus.
You just wait and see what am said
Billy proudly.
I'm afraid I'm not a very good waiter,
In wartime" answered Mrs. Bumpus. But
suppose it is just as much my duty TO
4 stand by you in wartime DIS 1t Is Tor you
to go to war;"
/ atsc ttnIy n
that," answered Billy, saluting his wife.
She looked at him In amazement
you must salute back" suggested Billy.
"Saluting back is better than answering
back" replied his wife as she saluted him'
Il think you did that with the wrong
hand" said Billy, standing up and saluting
all over again.
Il think you ought to learn few things
about war before you try to go to war; an
swfred Mrs. Bumpus mildly.
War? l know lot about war as 1t is,
began Billy. There is war going on
inside of me all the time"
1. Il know you explode once in while
&but did not know you had war going
on inside YOU" replied his wife
~ Yes" began Billy. "The war of right
and wrong is going on inside every one all
1.-THE time"
There goes the telephone again" said
Mrs. Bumpus, jumping up.
Il Billy answered it, and before his wife
KNEW what had happened he had taken hold
sof her and she was rushing down to the
kriverbank along with lot of other people
Iron the barnyard. The sky above was
nued with flying creatures. ut takes a
war to wake some people up" said big
loreathlessly
When they all reached the riverbank and
hrranged themselves In circle, loud cries
or Billy Bumpus Billy Bumpus" were
neard. Billy stood in the middle of the
tnrong and started to speak, but just ther
mere was whirring noise In the sky, and
ne council Of war looked up and saw huge
nward them.
IA II was the airship
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
OBSTRUCTIONN STREET
KILLS GIRL in MOTOR
Skull Fractured When It Hits
Protruding Bar of Con-
crete Mixer

A young woman passenger In n motorcar
was killed almost instantly when she was
struck on the head by an iron bar protrud-
ing from a concrete mixer on oxford pike
near Wakeling street. The unusual accident
occurred when the automobile was being
driven past the concrete machine in the
dark
The victim was Miss Lucy Hams, twenty
years old, of Castor road and Cottman
street Her skull was fractured by the
blow. She died upon reaching the Frank
ford Hospital
The automobile was driven by Herbert
Auckland, twenty years old, of Bustleton
pike and CcttC2n street. lie saw the con-
crete mixer and steered around it. He
did not see the projecting bar He said no
danger signal was displayed on the ma
chine. The police are investigating.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13

0hn !5 2'a ass 5 ave.
DaRS 5SSn.6a MuFE2Y 7sY $ ~ istS f s.. 'N st. ""drm'r
Joseph, Il. Connor, 6132 Reedand st, and Edna
wIiIlos soly @lR,,Inwoo SlIg ,Elmwooa Sye Ior,r
TsS oasa RsF4s? ss Sft B.lSs sah st. ana Julia
John 'ToWnsend 500 e. e. Monastery ave. and
JoSR oMsSeeiysad Hamilton st. and Bella
,asSS 'lfS sssTa ave and
Nf,saR s SRfS 5s' s M MS7so%sFy s ave. and
FrSs;dsrlck y; L;auiengS9cE. l0Gs Wolf St, and
RAYMOND NJ. Edenb9rn. 22Ss y, Colorado ST.,
obn and kathyn cs5s 5so G222 22 n COLORADO st
rFSTfs %S;S 5s Tsyss $'s Knox St. and Sara
Waller AsS9ndeT oS912 Ehffsstshe0f lane. and
M%yriSS r d3S 5%ird Si$S Walnut St, and Susie
DfPswiG1 pa 2eil dsS Madison St ana Noo
vsscnt rb Eif ESa sss7 sssmedcy st. and Dochantai
rhsSd$ys %sili s soS Sl 4Sth St. st. and Marion
Edmund 'Gr KPants si EGEemont sEe s and Martha
peM WaGh0wsky * so5S ,ad AImona ost St ., s
GeGrsa MysFs 2S?' + York st. and Edith
cArsnss Ap%is s1zT2n e Wn51 5s ssa's sSs broad
Sara W. Falconer. 5i55 Walton ave '
Ben stein 40 Wolf ST., and sallie Rosenthal,
william Weller, s55 Fitzgerald st. and Anna
Hell, l3l Hoffman ST.
Louis Elkman, I13 $. 4th st. and Rose Proter.
:, Beryi D. Lodge i7o5 snyder ave. eau' ST. ana
Patrick Langden 43s T. Haines ST.. and Anna
>, bell McCanrey 1904 Boyer st.
hfTaFa IS f1!E' Sg S Ih st. and Jennie
qS rSvsy ss ! 4sa G,b s. 9th st. and Ida Nemi-
AlsSSHder 9,od ElEsrt 4S4 \. 4th st.. and Freda
Maurice Wei9stein 700 S. 9th st. and Edith
:. Silver 3i0 Ritner st.
aTTy Clara W bh2n mnnalE gs yr 2Sl n Reese St. and
Prober, 3iG Ritner st. ~
james B. wSRSs sSnOSh goo Pine St. and Lillian NJ
Otto <. ESrcnfeld, "l i5lo Nowkrk st. and Eliza.
beth kitsch 2942 Master st. N -1''~'
Anna r z KoTbas % %ao@$a VI $ '!s asd N st. 9th st. and
Jacob i,rodsky, 1929 South St. and Yetta Acker,
Alfred NJ Rayfus $40 Garrett ST.. and Ida
Fleisher a25 Christian st.
scbas;ianG COB BomCnc none IO7 S. 9TH ST.. and Mary
Joshua /. Zach. 1920 W. Pssyunk ave.. and
Lucy f. .Reitze. 2214 Wharton st. '' anu
Jacob Hn HandsG sG 2c1s s 4th St, and Edythe F.
May Stab, 14i4 Paxon st. '' "AN
Arthur E.. Bentley, 1925 Main st.. Darby. and
MShaaI ",r'g cahI e5os 100 BouvIer aaf st. st., and
william STn'fa HaEFins Wins ?isi @ Ariineton rims st. and Mae
Hy%an M1on rrssmsp sR1 FuEHsT n. eth st. and Ro..
Anton MssnfsTm Brunner m sa5 Mutter st. and Marie
Beire. 1917 N. Philip st.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
'BRAZM WILL ARM
4 MERCHANT SHIPS
Demands for War on Ger
many by Populace Con-
tinue-Crisis Grows
AUSTRIAN ENVOY QUITS
RIO DE JANEIRo. April IA.

/ RIO DE JANEIRo, April 1s.
The Brazilian Government has decided
N arm all Brazilian merchant ships sailing
sor the barred zone waters in Europe.
{, ~ There was no diminution apparent in
,he war demands by the Brazilian popu-
iace. disorders reported at several points
Indicating an increasing irritation by the
neople because the Government delays a
!. declaration of hostilities.
\ Formal admission was made today that
su Brazilians had been ordered to leave
Germany. The public hailed the news with
delight considering the action preliminary
to war ,,,.,s, o, ,,,
formal request for his passports stating his
(,oyernments intention to support its ally,
germany, in the break with Brazil.
There was much comment, mostly unfa :
variable over the elaborate farewell enter
tainments accorded the departing German
Minister. Adolph Paolis, by the Chilian
Minister to Rio.
sinking of a Brazilian steamship named
Crupy or Jacuhy was rumored from sew
eral sources today. but could not be con-
frmed.
Death of Thomas Rundres, reputed to be
IN German spy who has lately been In the
United states. caused a sensational rumor
today of poisoning. Who had administered
the poison was not specified in the rumor
A visit paid to Foreign Minister Muller
by the Dutch Minister caused report that
the envoy had shown the Government a
cable from his Government that all inhabi-
tants had been ordered to evacuate northern
Holland. presumably because of a threat
of German invasion,
Dispatches from Sac Paulo today re.
ported serious outbreaks there in anti.
German demonstrations. A big mob lit
orally pulled to pieces a building occupied
by German newspaper.
H.
Lloyd's, but there Is Jaouhy a steel
steamship of 1851 tons. owned by the Com
mercial and Navigation Company and reg
istered at Rio de Janeiro.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13

PRINCETON. N. ia April i'll
Of Princeton University have voted
diplomas to those members Of the
class who have left college to Join
branch of the national service.
Howard McClenahan announced q
meeting that 166 undergraduates IL
ready left college to enter into
service. Louis ID. Ricketts, was nj
life trustee of the university. A :
tion of commendation and support 70
dent Wilson was adopted. H
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
WILSON LAUDS COLLEGIANS

NEW HAVEN. Conn, April 13.-Presi-
dent Wilson in an interview in the Yale
News pays tribute to the spirit of Amer
lean colleges in the present national
emergency. He says:
"The patriotic spirit of the American COL
lege man of today has never been surpassed
in any other age. Our American universi-
ties are the sources of production of efficient
and well-trained men for all branches of
national service in times of peace or war.
lrpon such men as Yale has given to the
country has been based the strength of the
American nation"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13

A'cysIus r Schmidt si 2e2s q, P,smsnd 4. and
Pasaua1e Pace, i1a3 s. Clifton St. and orssina
Dimes During, 1924 s. 2eth st.. and Bridget
NJ MONAGHAN, 1924 s. 28th st.
Patrick J. Brown 2i2O Swanson ST., and Nora
II. Tuohy, 2O4s s. Cecil at.
BENJAMIN Elsenhardd, 800 n. 9th ST.. and
: Elizabeth Mccartney, 22f0 Cross st.
Herbert Schwartz. 1853 s. Taney ST.. and Eliza
beth Cole, 1853 s. Taney st.
Joseph Baldlno, 1927 Dickinson st. and Mary
Vaienti l2l1 8. warnock st.
Fred w. Witt, 2b5 T.. westmoreland st., and
Emma w Phifer, 1894 u. Palmer st.
Jacob Garrett. 3911 Ridge ave-. and Helen ".
Patrick Thell. 1901 s. 10th ST.. and Mary
Burke 636 N. 9TH ct.
Albert reltasch, 1929 N. Flora ST.. and wilma
Knott. 003 Nectarine st.
Isaac safra, 94s S. 4th st., and Rose Levin.
522 Slgel at.
John a. Yohn, 1f2 g. 53d ST.. and Mae NJ.
winn. 2iS $. saith st.
William Borsch, 2i17 N. Ormes St, and Amelia
Kuss. 3419 Ormes ST.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
CITY BUDGET URGED
BY RESEARCH BUREAU
Municipal Experts Say 1t Would
Simplify Financial Problems
and Save $15O,OO0 Year

The proposed mandatory budget system
designed TO simplify in a measure Philade-
pha's financial problems is praised today
in the weekly bulletin of the Bureau of
Municipal Research as one of the most pro-
gressve steps in municipal finance legis-
lation ever taken by this city. The bill.
which is now pending in the Legislature
at Harrisburg, will save the city at least
s150,000 annually, the bulletin says.
The detailed working of the bill the bull
letln explains as follows:
ut does away with appropriations The
present system whereby specific sums of
money are definitely set aside for par
ticular purposes creates in effect thousands
of separate funds ranging In amount from
a few dollars to five millions. Now. why
do we do this? Primarily to prevent the
administrative officer from spending more
than a certain amount for a specified pur-
pose. This same result can ne accomplished
Aually well by the means which the budget
bill provides. This consists in the simple
expedient of naming the amount the officer
must not exceed.
Instead of putting away an amount Of
money for u given purpose. Councils tell
the administrator that he may incur La
bilty for that purpose up to a given amount.
Having done away with appropriation and
the ear-markng system all general fund
moneys, some $4,000, 900 i'm the course of
n year, are set free and made available
for any disbursement need of the city.
What is the best use to which this
money thus released can be put? Obvi-
ously to defer as much as possible the
borrowing of additional money. General
fund moneys can then be applied to-that
is, advanced for'-loan fund purposes.
"By careful planning we can readily effect
and permanently maintain one single fund,
incidentally one working cash balance,
through which to take care of all the citys
4 IT.. ,,t,-1,x tt,,,.
comply with ever law limiting the use of
loan moneys for loan purposes"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
Presidents Wife Leads
Women in War Economy
WASHINGTON, April 13.
"ENCONOMIZE. Place a ban on

"ECONOMIZE. Place a ban on
IL magnificent gowns and elabor-
ate banquets. Eliminate luxuries."
That is in effect the message sent
out to the women of the country by
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Thomas
r. Marshall and all the wives of
President Wilson's Cabinet.
And they themselves have set the
example by agreeing to practice the
strictest domestic economy within
their homes during the war.
Women, they hold, can do so per
cent toward making a victorious
America by practicing the wartime
economy in which the women Of
Americas allies have long since
schooled themselves.
The war, they believe, may be won
by conserving food and "odds and
ends"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
N. G.. P. Autotruck Hits Dray

An automobile truck belonging to the
nAchine gun company of the First Regi-
3nent NJ q. r.. which is stationed at the
lrst Regiment Armory, Broad and Callow'
" streets this morning collided with a
WAGON at Fortyrfourth and Market
~. tearing on rear wheel Of the army
IA or175 5&fng the other wagon badly.
The Washington times., 1917-11-20
MANY VIOLATE RULES
WITH ELECTRIC SIGNS

The owners Of more than twenty large
electric advertising signs in the down
town section OF Washington are violat-
ing the fuel administrations order to
economize in the use Of electricity, ac-
cording to a statement today from the
office OF John L. Weaver, fuel admin
lstrator.
The order, which became effective
November Is. requires that these electric
signs shall be lighted only between the
hours OF 7:45 and II o'clock In the eve
ming. A fuel administration Inspector
last night discovered that twenty signs
were lighted before or after these hours
Let eTs were sent to owners OF the
signs today asking that the order OF
the administration be obeyed. II the
order is not complied with, 1t Is
stated. the fuel administration VIII
demand that the current be cut on.
Letters were also sent to theater pro-
prietors asking IL they can reduce
the size of their electric signs