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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20
CLEVELAND'S TRANSIT FIGHT
WON VICTORY WHICH HOLDS
LESSON FOR PHILADELPHIA
Five-Cent Fare, Universal Transfers, Called
Impossible for Philadelphia, Are &C Paper
Cent Higher Than Ohio City's Tariffs
WHAT CLEVELAND WON IN 10 YEARS

TON JOHNSON sacrificed his life and his battle
Cleveland had
population far under half mion is estimated at 300 600 Five
sbe sum pm the housing question almost entirely solved
versa transfers unrvad day service and excellent service
Of the and operated by the highest paid besteaed ranmen the
year. the interest $S0,0OOOOO"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20

the office Of Mayor on a platform pledglng
uncompromising opposition to any franchise
renewal which provided for higher rate OF
carfare than three cents, how he was elected
and reelected three times on the same issue,
how as every tick Of the clock brought the
railway franchises one after another to their
expiration, the company offered six, then
seven, and finally eight tickets for a quarter
how even a President OF the United States
was drawn into the fight to give his in
dorsement to one of the company's mayor
atty candidates, how with victory at last
within reach the people turned Johnson out
Of ofice-spent in health and vigor, wrecked
in fortune. but undaunted still in spirit. and
how on the ashes of his defeat his associates
with Judge Robert w. Tayer. drafted
a settlement that embodes most of the sa
lient principles for which Mayor Johnson
stood and which gives Cleveland carriders
transportation at cost the municipality con-
troll Of service and upkeep of property, and
the company management and operation Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20
Maximum Fare Is Four Cents


clerks expds subject to
interest
Of
purchaser the purchase price to be the ordinance plus
which the The franchise
period
the sam rm a
valuation
followed
What the TdyLer Ordinance Accomplished
uivald
welveniad welighted
a the
exhibition
Cleveland, which has population including envns
100000 inhabitants.
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Austra's reply to Pope Benedict does
not contain "anyr new or astonishing peace
proposals " according to the Allgemeine Zei-
tung forecast published today in Vienna.
Dispatches quoted the newspaper as an
nouncing the reply to the note would be
formally presented TO the papal nunclo at
Vienna today and would be made public
Saturday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20
CITY Hall Appointments

City appointments today include John
Gregs Jr.. 4736 Large street, craftsman,
Bureau of Surveys, $1,000; Hannah L..
Spike, 1O4 North Fifty-eghth street, stenog-
rapher, Bureau of Surveys, $S40, and DR..
Alma NJ Hinsman, 2OS Rochelle avenue,
clinical assistant physician, Bureau OF
Charities 5000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20
"A Leave BrlstoI for Camp Meade

BRfaroL. Pa. Sept 20.--Eishty-eight
ntn IN the nrst call OF those drafted from
Illsiricl 40. 4. which includes all Of lower
Bucks County. left here today for Camp
alaada There were hundreds Of friends
ara relatives AZ the railroad station 20
1|4 tie men 0od1po1d Delegations repre-
..0||ra ~ E|Et And ffalernal societies
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GERMANY ACCEPTS PART
OF POPE'S PEACE PLAN
Reply to Vatican Mostly Favor
able, Is Report-Present Aus
tria's Answer Today


Germany has announced acceptance of the
greater part OF the peace proposals ad-
vanced by Pope Benedict, In her reply to
the Vatican. according to apparently relia-
bic information today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20
BY NEWTON ID. BAKER
Secretary of War

Printed Magazin
WOULD
Tomb
OF
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-02

groom and best man. after the cere-
mony.
Mrs. George Porter of Kansas City,
who used to be Miss Edna Gafford. of
Topeka, was a guest. She was asked
to serve punch on the veranda. she
wore fetching gown of black Geor-
gette, yelling cloth of gold. The bodice
was close fitting. made with round
yoke of white lace embroidered in
gold theads. Motifs in gold threads
adorned the Georgette yelling of the
gown.
Mrs. A. T. Lucas. who is cousin of
DR.. Henry Miller, the bridegroom,
wore a gown of pink and white organ
die. Mrs. Lucas sister. Mrs j. r.
Wilt. Mr.. Wilt and Mrs c. C. Nc
Pherson. Of Rossville we're guests, and d
also DR.. Miller's cousin HurkzstaIl
Miller of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Navy league workers who meet
regularly at PeIletier's on Wednesday
mornings will have their meeting this
week Thursday morning. as Wednes-
day is Independence day.
Miss Virginia Meade. who accepted
a position in the College OF Industrial
Arts of Denton. Tex, last winter. is
remaining to teach in the summer
school. She is dietician and manager
of the college.
The School of Industrial Arts is sim
liar to the Kansas Agricultural col
Iege where Miss Meade was formerly
a teacher, with the exception that it is
only for girls. More than a thousand
students were enrolled in the college
last year. There are now three large
dormitories on the campus, and two
new ones are under construction. and
will be ready for occupancy the first
of next year. The dining room is To-
Gated in Breckenridge hall and has a
seating capacity of $50. In order to
accommodate all the girls, a larger
dining room is being made in Lowery
hall. one of the new dormitories.
Miss Meade will be dietician for
both dining halls. All of the meals
are planned for a week in advance,
and in making these plans. the nutri-
tive value, the economic value, eli
mate ana mode of living must all be
considered. The cost ranges from s
cents TO u cents per person, per meal,
and in this cost is included the sal
aries of every one employed in the
dormitOries (forty-siX persOns), fuel
light, water and food materials For
breakfast the students are allowed
fruit. cereal. toast, bacon or a meat
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CAN SAVE MUCH FOOD
Every Family Should Can All Sur
plus PRODUCTS TINS Year.

ROOD products valued at $3.50 600
VVo could ne saved every year by the
rural ana urban families OF the coun-
Try II they would devote their efforts
70 canning surplus products on the
basis on Wnich the Mother Daughter
canning club of Glenwood community.
near Bonner Springs, Kan. took up TINS
WORK last year ms Is the starInus
statements made by J. c. Mohler, sec
rotary OF the Kansas council OF de-
tense and also of the state board of
agriculture, who has investigated the
possibilities of the work.
mere were thirty teams in the Glen
wood club during 1916 which put up d
total of 11.000 quarts of fruit and veg
etaeles- This represented a surplus
which otherwise would have gone to
waste The average quantity put up
by each girl amounted to $50 n quarts
Secretary Mohlers figured that there
are 11,0U0,000 rural families in the
county that will average one daughter
to the family. If one-half of the IL
million did as well as the GIenwood
club they would have put up bill
lion quarts of fruit and vegetables
valued at $300,0O0,9O0. There are
100000 urban families in the United
States. If they did one-fourth as we'll
as the Glenwood club they would put
up S00.000,000 quarts valued at
100000.
Com bining the rural and urban
families on the basis outlined above
said Mr.. Mohler. they would pct up
products amounting in value in one
year to $3.50, 900"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-02
WAS CHURCH BUILDER
Rev. Geo. III. Clark Also Saw Much
Active Service in Civil War

The Rev. George H Clark. veteran
of the Civil war church organizer and
a pioneer preacher in Kansas, died
Sunday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock at
his home. 379 AFTER avenue. in Oak
land after an illness of several
months.
The real events in the life of the
Rev. Clark began with the outbreak
of the Civil war. when he was enlisted
in the First Wisconsin infantry, Com
pany X For the following five years
he fought in every battle of the war
in which his company was engaged.
Later he was captured by the south
ern armies. and confined to southern
prisons at Libby. Danville. Florence
and Andersonville- He was captured
just after he had won honors for
bravery and was soon to receive a
f., commission as first lieutenant
| During his confinement in the pris.
! ons and during his movements from
| prison to prison he made four unsuc-
ceSsful attempts to escape from the
I hands of the southerners. only to he
4 recaptured and sentenced to closer
confinement. The fifth attempt was
/ successful. He fled to the marshes
! from the Confederate guards and ar
rived in the camp of the federal
/ troops on Washington's birthday, Feb
ruary %, 1865.
/ The Rev. Clark became an ordained
| minister in 1868 and early in 1877 he
( ana ms Wl1e with several children
started overland for Kansas where he
! was to live on a reservation given him
/ by the government. He eSta blished
| his homestead in Osborne, county and
soon took up church work He or
ganized churches and Sunday schools
in sod dugouts, log cabins and in the
| open air Among the churches which
he established are the First Baptist
| church at Russell and one at Osborne
Later he opened churches in Downs,
Waldo, Blue Ridge, Fairport Still
later he went to Hamlin, Kan, where
he filled the Baptist pulpit until three
years ago when he retired and moved
to Oakland.
He is survived by a wife and six
children Mrs. William p Miller, of
Mchouth; Mrs c. J. Barber. of To-
peka; Mrs Samuel Clark, of Hutchin-
son; Mrs. r. E. Henry, of St. Joseph:
Rev. c. c. Clark, of Kansas CITY; and
ids.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
morning from the First Baptisl
church The body will be sent t.
waldo, Kan, for burial in the Grand
Center cemetery
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to Topeka Saturday to attend the mar
riage of Miss Gertrude Reed and DIR.
Henry Miller. They are relatives of
Doctor Miller.
Mrs. Frank Forbes and her children
left Saturday for Berkeley, Cal, to re-
main the rest of the summer. In Sep
TENDER Mr.. Forbes will go west and
bring his family home.
Dean ]. p. Deb. Kaye left Sunday
afternoon for his summer home. Grab
Lake, Wis Mrs. Kaye and the chill
dren Left for the north last week.
Mr. f. o. Rugg of Kansas City Will
spend the Fourth with his sister, Mrs.
}. c. Harmon Mrs. Rugg, who has
been in Upland, Cal. will come to To-
peka to meet Mr. Rugg and to Join
him in short visit to the Harmon
family.
DR.. and Mrs. ,. P. Womer expect
to leave the latter part of the month
for trip to St. Paul Mimi.
Miss Harriet Risteen is visiting Miss
Lola Lee Daniels, of Kansas City
Miss Isabel Crawford and Miss
Mary Paxton have gone to Miller,
kan, to visit Miss Irene Miller and
Miss Eva Miller.
Miss Genevfeve Funk is visiting
friends in Webb City. Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Crawford will
leave soon to spend a part of the
summer in Michigan.
Mrs. T. c. Sawyer has left for her
home in Mcpherson, after a visit to
her daughter. Mrs. Cyrus Monroe.
The Arch Catlin family have left for
their summer home at Pine Lake.
Wisconsin. Betty Rrost and Frances
Esterly will visit them for a part of
the season.
Dr. S. B. Anderson has returned
from a three weeks trip to Chicago,
st. Louis, Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia
Mrs. John F. Dillon and her chill
dren left Sunday for Green Lake, Wis
consin, to spend the rest of the sum-
mer
Mr.. E. A. Wingart. who is in train
ing at Fort Riley, spent Sunday in To-
peka with friends. He was a guest
at the meeting of the Topeka Press
club Saturday night.
/ Mrs. l. Feltenstein and her little
daughters. Eleanor and Norma, are
visiting relatives in st. Joseph, Mo.
/ Mr. Kenneth B. Roudebush of Chi
cago, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs e. E Roudebush. He arrived
/ Saturday and will leave Tuesday fol
| Roswell, New Mexico, to visit rela-
tives Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Vickers. He
will remain in Roswell a week, ano
! will return to resume his visit to his
| parents. before returning to Chicago
. Mrs. John Bivens and her daugh
| tiers, Roena and Leona, and her son
John, of Olevine. Iowa, stopped in To
peka for a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. T. Z
Bivens and r. F. Bivens- They will g
from here to visit the John Slack fam
lily of Emporia.
Mr.. James H. Bunts, of Nevada il
| here to visit his mother, Mrs E. NJ
| Gregory, few days.
Mr.. Anthony DeVaughn has return
ed from Kansas City where he visite,
Roger and Rolla Roberts.
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substitute. and coffee or chocolate; Tor
luncheon they are allowed meat sub
stitute, salad, hot rolls or corn bread.
lam iced tea and lemon; for dinner.
a good cut of meat, gravy. starchy
vegetable, a green vegetable, and des-
sert.
The school has a we'll equipped
kitchen and its own cold storage plant
Miss Meade will go to Dallas this
week to select equipment for Lowery
hall. She makes up the itemized list
of household furniture, draper1es
dishes. kitchen equipment etc, for
the new dormitories.
Last week Miss Meade had an offer
to become head dietician in the Ply
sicians' and Surgeons hospital at San
Antonio Tex. She refused the offer
with some reluctance, but if she is
called to do Red Cross dietician work
she expects to go.
The summer school in the college
closes about the middle of August.
Miss Meade will then come TO Topeka
to spend a month with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Meade. returning
the middle of September to resume
her work.
=
The Kansas City alumni Sigma CHS
had their sixteenth annual banquet at
the University club last week. a spe-
cial Pullman for fifty Sigma CHS to
/ attend the annual convention in st.
Louis will be provided a member of
the executive committee is DIR. Maclay
Lyon of Kansas City, formerly of To-
peka. He is the son OF Mrs. T S.
Lyon of College avenue.
4 \ X
Mrs Frank L. Britton. who has
been teaching French to the men en-
( camped at Washburn college, is Civ
ing a party for her students this aft
ernoon on the campus. She and some
of her friends are providing ice cream
and cake for their refreshment, and
: she has asked the mothers of the men
who live in town to be guests. The
soldiers have esta blished a famous
reputation cake eaters since the
distress signal was sent up from Fort
Riley, and the first thought that en-
ters the mind of any one wishing to
help the soldier is to stuff him with
I cake.
/ The two hospital corps are asked to
meet Mrs. Willard, their teacher OF
/ French, this evening at o'clock in
/ the high school
! The date of the marriage of Miss
/ Marguerite Settler of HoIton. and Mr..
Thursday instead of Saturday, as was
! previously arranged. The change in
/ the date is necessary on account of
+ arrangements for securing passage on
+ the steamer going to Honolulu. Mr.
Whitcomb has been in the states for a
( few weeks on n va cation trip, and re-
( turned to Topeka Saturday from Chi
cago- After the wedding, he and his
bride will go to Buffalo Park, Colo. tC
visit his parents, Judge and Mrs
George II. Whitcomb, who are spend
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EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones, 21f Grattan street.
Telephone between and 10 a. IN. $3.50:
other hours. 4T51 k-2.
c. A. Horne, POI Lake street. is visiting
his brother, Louis Horne at Fort Worth,
Texas.
Mrs. Alex Erskine, who has been i'll the
past week at her home, 62J Lawrence
street. is not improving
I The financial board of the Third Presby-
terrain church will meet in the church.
Monday evening.
An official board meeting will be held
Monday evening in the Seward Avenue
Methodist church at O'Clock.
The annual picnic of the Sunday school
of the Third Presbyterian church will be
held July 4. at Boys Industrial school
Persons going, asked to meet at the
church ut 9 O'Clock. The trip will be made
by bus.
David Garlic of Arkansas City. is expected
to arrive this week to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Garlic Locust street.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Sherer of Albu-
qnerque. n. Mex, motored to Topeka and
are guests at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank g. DAVIS. Scotland avenue, and of
Mr.. Sherer's mother, Mrs. A. +. Curry, Win
field avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dickson of st. Louis
have arrived 10 visit Mr.. Dickson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Dickson, 215 Chandler
street
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Larson and Mrs. Lar
sons mother, Mrs. +. +. Thompson of
GalesburS, ILL.,, expected to come the
latter part of the week TO visit Mr.. and
Mrs. c. \. McDonough, German avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-02
OAKLAND NOTES

The Helping Hand class of the Oakland
Christian church will give an ice cream
The Oakland h Forestry en5 is in Charge
of the annual sweet pea social which will
be held Monday evening s,xn on the school
enter their flowers in this contest.
Word has been received Of the sudden
death Of Frank A. Lang Of Deer Lodge
Lang, Chester avenue, John Lang. Wichita
Kan, Lena Waterman Of Hammond. Okla,
Ludington. Wabash avenue and Mrs. JO-
sephine Eicher OF San Bernardino. Cal.
SIG, 900 bond election held Saturday at the
Oakland school. Ninety -four votes were
cast in favor of issuing the bonds and
construction of the building viii be Let
within short time. 1t is hoped that the
first dst--e Of September, at the opening Of
school this fall about 100 new pupils will
several cloak rooms We're used as class
rooms When completed the basement will
/ have a manual training department and a
date the principals office school library
and several class rooms, and on the sec
ond floor will be the auditorium. At
present ,there is no building in Oakland
which may be used n general meeting
place. This addition to the school will fill
trio lights will be installed.
! The funeral of the Rev. George Clark,
who died Saturday at his home. AFTER ave
nue. will be held from the First Baptist
church, Tuesday morning at 1890 o'clock
The burial will take place at Waldo, Kan
1 Mrs. George Holdren has gone to her
home in MOntrose, Kan, after spending a
week with her brother, Charles Cole and
Mrs. Cole, Oakland avenue.
Miss Hildred Haworth, Mr.. Jacques and
| Mrs. James Spark of Manhattan were
weekend guests at the NJ 7. Kelsey home.
| The members of the Oakland Veterans
| club were guests Saturday evening of Mr..
Scott Kelsey at the home Of his son. NJ T;
kelsey and Mrs. Kelsey at Northwood
| Farm. The guests were entertained on the
lawn. Short talks were made by Mr.. kel-
sey, Mr.. : Wood. and the Rev. A f.
Peterson. Miss Dorothy Shuler, Mrs. Bus
by and Mrs Halstin gave readings. MI
Cole from Indiana. gave several selections
on the fife. Mr.. Kelseys guests included
Comrade and Mrs Ralstin. Comrade and
Mrs Rumga rdner. Comrade and Mrs Coop
er, Comrade and Mrs Jones: Ccmrade
Comrade and Mrs Rake, Comrade aud
Mrs. Harris. Comrade Sam Wood, Captain
and Mrs Peterson. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Logan. Mr.. and Mrs '. Cole of Dillsboro
Ind, Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Cole. Mr. and
Mrs. l. Biscoe, Mr. and Mrs. James, Mr.
and Mrs y f. Copeland. Mr.. and Mrs
H Shuler, The Rev. A E. Peterson Mt
and Mrs. William Harris, Mr. and Mrs
Morgan washburn. Mrs Nicely. Mrs. Short
Mrs. SaIlie Rice, Mrs. Clara Johnson, Mrs
Casperson. Mrs. " Miller. Mrs. Minnie
Pugh. Mrs. Robert Pugh. Mrs, Miller oi
Greensburg. Ind. Miss Madge Moore, Miss
Harris. Miss Fleta Miller, Miss Iva am
Miss Helen Carrothers. Miss Hildred Ha
worth Miss Cora DE Long, Miss vanale'
Biscoe. Miss Dorothy Shuler. Mr.. MyroT
and Mr.. Lauren Kelsey. Mr.. James Spark
Mr. Jacdues. Mr.. Paul Peterson and Mr.
Edward Meyers.
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SANTA FEE NOTES


Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street,
Telephone between and 10 a. m, $3.50;
other hours. 4T51 k2
The switch engine crews working in the
Topeka yards began their eight-hour sched-
ment calls for several more crews than
were used formerly. Engineer William
Eckert has been transferred from Emporia
to Topeka on account Of the change.
Miss Ellen Malstrom has returned to her
work in the signal supervisors office after
an illness of a few months.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Butler entertained
cards. Twelve guests were present. The
club will meet in two weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hopkins.
Engineer and Mrs. T. Roy Hoover and
children. Berg and Junior of Kansas City
are guests of Mrs. Hooyer's aunt, Mrs. J.
w Feldner and family.
Engineer Robert Brentnall has returned
to work after spending Sunday in Kansas
City.
J. Yonkers. architect, in the engineering
department of the company, has left for a
business trip in the west
Harry Hobson. signal supervisor, has re-
turned from a business trip to Galesburg,
ILL.,
Paul Sherman. travelling accountant, has
returned to his work after a two months
sick leave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Oberer have changed
their residence from 150S East Sixth ave-
nue. to HOO East Sixth.
3. T. Mitchell, 319 Klein street, wishes
to thank the men in the car sheds and the
water service department who have as
sisted him during his illness. Mr. Mitchell.
ing and expects to return to work within
few weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-02

Guests of the Miller-Reed wedding
saturday night had the pleasure of
meeting some old friends from away,
ana some new ones, too. DR. Stanley
Reed. the brother of the bride, Miss
Gertrude Reed, was among those pres
ent, and with him was charming
young wife, who is herself a bride of
a few weeks She is an eastern girl
was educated abroad, and is an ex
ceedingly attractive young women.
she was gowned for the wedding in
pale pink net and taffeta. with flaring
SKIRT OF the net transparency, edged
with taffeta bands. and she carried an
arm bouquet of pink roses. Dr. Reed
ana his bride are living in Omaha.
The bridesmaid Miss Bae Heron
ul chicago, was an attractive guest
she Is a young woman of wealth. who
was educated by private tutors and
finished at the Chicago university. She
received with the bride and bride
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Notes and Personal Mention.

Miss Helen Silver, of Morganville
will arrive Tuesday to visit Miss Helen
Lucas. She is now the guest of Miss
Hilma Nichols of Garnett.
Miss Helen Yoder has gone to Au-
gusta, KY, to be the guest of friends.
Hurkstall Miller. of Cincinnati O..
is visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs w w. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. :. :. Rice and their
daughter. Alice. will spend Wednes-
day in Kansas City with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Miller. of Miller
Kan, motored to Topeka Saturday to
attend the Miller-Reed wedding
Mr.. and Mrs j. T. Wilt and Mrs
c. c. Mcpherson, of RossvilIe, came