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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-01

suIes and drove it against the mans cheek.
stinging him. His hand went up involun-
tarily and his face WINGED with pain for an
instant A few members of the crowd.
maybe two or three who had seen laughed
The rest of the crowd laughed, just because
when two or three do nearly everybody else
Just has to. Then the man grinned and his
fellows in the column began to laugh. Not
more than a dozen persons knew what the
cause of the mirth was in the beginning but
soon everybody was as "tickled' as If he
knew all about it.
one of the drafted men who assembled
at Thirteenth street and Allegheny avenue
was tall mulatto. who had been hand
some very recently. He was straight as an
arrow, well dressed, clean looking and had
one of those stylish little moustaches. But
he had lot of bandages around his fore
head. Questioned, he said he came by the
bandages this way:
His wife had planned a trip TO Atlantic
City for today. but when she told him
t. get up and dress this morning he said
he guessed he wouldn't go to the shore
he preferred to march with the rest of the
drafted men. But his wife was more mus
cular than patriotic She seized a clothes
line prop and welded it with telling effect
The patriotic draftee recovered conscious
ness in a hospital and went out to march
He said he hoped he would meet Hinden-
burg before he met his wife again.
While the selected service men were form
ing in line al Broad and Cumberland streets.
an aged, white-bearded man suddenly called
out There is my boy" A policeman of
the Eleventh and Winter streets station.
who was standing nearby. turned toward
the aged man, pointed at the recruits and
said, There goes my boy. too" The two
proud parents clasped hands and wept si
lenty for several minutes.
A feature OF the parade was the elaborate
display of the Baldwin Locomotive Works
Eddystone plant which was led bv an auto
mobile bearing a banner. Our Energies are
Concentrated to Help Win the War"
There followed a float bearing a full-size
model of a gasoline engine, such as are
being sent to Europe by Baldwin's. Over
it was a banner saying, These Will Carry
Food and Supplies to the L. S. A. Bows in
the Trenches"
Another float showed the zoo separste
parts of rife, and in the middle was a
stack of complete rifles. This is What the
L. s. A. Boys Use When They Go over the
Top said the banner. on this float was a
target, and men in soldiers uniforms demon
strated rife tests
The Baldwin display was completed by
two floats bearing steel and brass shell.
from three to twelve inches in size. A ban
ner said, These VIII Clear the WAY for the
L. 5. A. Boys When They Go over the Top"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-01
NATIONAL GUARD UNITS
STIR THRONGS TO LAUGH
Field Bakery Company Kneads
Bread on Float-Baked on
Line of March

National Guard units in the line Of
parade today, being thoroughly familiar
with the temper of Philadelphia crowds
from previous experience. brought down
many a laugh. This was especially true of
the field bakery company.
Seven members of this company aboard a
big truck were kneadng dough for all they
were worth, all the time keeping time with
the trune, Where Do We Go From Here"
played by a band following them, as they
left the starting point They were knead-
ing a big pile of dough about four feet
across and as they finished it men on foot
with uniform of khaki, white caps and long
white aprons passed it back to another
truck, where an oven was kept hot. The
loaves were taken out as the parade pro-
ceeded.
Much disappointment was caused by the
First Pennsylvania Cavalry troops A. ID
and G, which appeared dismounted. The
disappointment was apparent as soon as
their identity was discovered all along the
line. One mother commented, What is an
army without mounted cavalry?'
The field hospital unit, with stretchers
folded for distance marching, were greeted
with kind of cheering entirely different
from that of any of the other marchers.
The crowd managed to create the feeling
that these men were truly Of the unit of
mercy. and many persons remarked that
they hoped there would be little for these
lads to do
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-01
POLICE TAKE SPECIAL
CARE OF GREAT CROWDS
Arrangements Make 1t Possible
for Older Folk to See Patriot
Sons Parade

Many Of the older folk among the spec
tators might have been unable In the
dense crush. to obtain glimpse of their
marching sons had 1t not been for the
splendid police arrangements, which were
the most elaborate, officials say in the his
tory of the department Adopting as a slo-
gan, Give everybody a chance" they alb
stained from the showing tactics of former
years and instead took pains to insure
that each person in the vast crowd should
obtain view of the parade.
Superintendent Robinson took personal
charge of the parade arrangements. motor
ing about during the progress of the demon
stration, accompanied by several aids, TO
see that all was going smoothly.
Just before the line began to move Cap
tam Mills sped down Broad street in a
motorcar on a trip of inspection. 1t was
during this trip that he voiced the slogan
for the policemen. When he called out to
the men stationed along the curb, Give
everybody chance" and the bluecoats
saluted and called back. "All right. boss"
the throngs on the sidewalks burst out with
a great cheer
Throughout the afternoon the police fol-
lowed out Captain Milss injunction. FIRE.
Quently bluecoat would step up to a robust
man close TO the ropes and say: you don't
mind stepping aside. do you? This lady
would like to see her boy go by"
Superintendent Robinson said there we're
forty-two lieutenants on parade duty, and
about 100 patrolmen on foot thirty on
bicycles and twenty-five on horses Lieu
tenant Bueher was in command of the
mounted men, 1t took 500 cops to stretch
rope barriers along both sides of Broad
street from Somerset to Tasker to hold the
crowds in check
Captain Mills and Captain Kenney were
stationed at the assembling place of the
conscripted men and the Home Defense
units to assist in getting them in line ex-
peditiously. Acting Captain Jolly was in
charge of formation.
The numerous women who tainted at
sight OF their sons passing into the grin of
the nations war machine were quickly re-
vived by the forty-one police surgeons and
twenty-eight civilian physicians on duty
along the line of march In each of four
teen patrol wagons stationed at street in
tersections sat two doctors and a nurse
with restoratives and frst-aid kits, ready
to minister to any victim of emotion or ac-
cident
The police Of the Tenth and Buttonwood
streets station arrested several men for SELL
ing boxes for people to stand on They
were charging twenty-five cents each. To
stop the practice ban was put on all boxes
The Baldwin Locomotive Works was
closed down and fully 500 workmen and
their friends occupied the 200 windows
along Broad street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-01
DRAFT ATTORNEYS
TO PROTECT MEN
None Will Be "Railroaded
Into Army" Says T.
Henry Walnut
EXPLAINS LAWYERS DUTY

7. Henry walnut Assistant United States
District Attorney. who is directing the
round OF draft slsckers. assures every
new army candidate in the city that he
will receive square deal
He made It plain that the lawyers ap-
pointed by Governor Brumbaugh to counsel
local draft boards would also protect the
interests OF men who are fighting for ex-
emptlons. and was emphatic in his asser-
tion that no man would be ''railroaded into
the army"
There are hf,y-one local draft boards
in the city" said the Federal prosecutor,
and each board has an attorney. III VIII
become the duty of these lawyers to extend
legal advice to the draft officials whenever
necessary and also to handle exemption
appeals that are made to the district boards.
Each board has scores of exemption
claims to handle, and 1t is only natural that
many of the decisions will be questioned.
Men who are denied exemptions by local
boards have the right to appeal their claims
to the district appeal boards, and hundreds
have done so. Such appeals are made in
the form of affidavts. and to protect the
district appeal boards against frauds. the
attorneys representing the local draft
boards will examine the afidaVits.
The attorneys will receive definite in
structions on Monday"
Labor leaders who, on Thursday, made in
timations to Appeal Board No. that mu-
nitions makers in this city were using the
draft as club to force workers to accept
urfavorable working and wage schedules.
will have to be specific with their charges
and put them in the form of atidavits be-
fore the appellate board will institute an in
vestigation.
officials of the Midvale Steel plant who
were named by the labor unionists as the
mer who ought to be watched" have de-
MED the so-called charges and today an
nounced that they would file atiidavits dis
closing their attitude toward the draft and
the workers who have been requested to file
Industrial claims.
We want all the information obtain
able" said Walter willard chairman of the
board, but the Information must be pre-
sented in affidavit form. The labor men
who appeared before the Board on Thurs
day did not make specific charges, but
were very fair in their treatment of the
board and promised to cooperate by pre-
senting any evidence which they may OBJ
tain in connection with irregularities in the
exemption of industrial workers.
"Offcials of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works and Midvale Steel plant did the
same We have nothing to investigate un.
til somebody files specific charges"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-01
AUGUST TAX PAYMENTS
EXCEED ALL RECORDS
Unofficial Estimates Place Last
Days Receipts Between $3,-
100000 and $4,000,OOO

Total tax payments for August exceed
those for any similar period In the citys
history, but exact figures will not be made
public for some days to come as clerks in
the office of Receiver of Taxes w. Freeland
Kendrick are working long hours compiling
a report to be made early next week Daily
payments for week past exceeded
$1,250,000.
Yesterday was the last day for the pay
ment of realty tax without a 1 per cent
penalty and all day long the office was
besieged by late-comers anxious to escape
penalty. Each mail brought In sack after
sack of letters filled with checks In payment
for taxes. A number of financial and busi-
ness corporations paid taxes totalng be-
tween $500,000 and 100000.
Unofficial estimates OF receipts during the
last day range from s3.50a.SO0 and $4,000
900. The totals taken in conjunction with
the heavy payments during the last two
weeks, make up the greater part of the
city's tax on realty and for schools.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-01
ATHLETIC COACHES TO BE
RECREATIONAL DIRECTORS
Sharpe, Jones and Williams to Aid Men
at the Various Canton
ments

CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 1.-The hast
known athletic coaches in the country arc 70
be recreational directors at the sixteen army
cantonments, 1t was made known here To-
day, when Walter Powell football coach M
Western Reserve, received his commission
from DR., Joseph Il. Raycroft, chairman of
the board OF training camps commission of
the War Department, as director of the
Chillicothe cantonment
Powell said he understood that amone
other coaches who had received commissIons
were AL Sharpe. of Cornell Tad Jones of
Yale Chester Deever. OF. Missouri and
Harry Williams, of Minnesota. Powell said
tne directors were 70 meet In Washington
Monday or Tuesday OF next week. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-01
POPULAR TUNES WIN
CHEERS FROM THRONGS
Latest Airs Win Applause, but "a Hot
Time in the Old Town Tonight"
Scores Biggest

While the martial music in the parade of
the soldier boys aroused the patriotism of
the people 1t was the popular tunes of
liNely rhythym that stirred the onlookers
to the highest enthusiasm
When the bands played Where Do We
Go From Here?" the crowds promptIv
answered Ito France. "Righto" was echoed
here and there mingling with applause and
prolonged cheers
Lusty hurrahs greeted the air "If I Had
Son FOR Every Star in Old Glory and
many mothers and fathers whose boys
were among the marchers could NOT ston n
starting tear.
With all due regard to the latest craze
In tunes 1t remained for "A Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight" to bring the loudest
cheers and demonstration.
ana youI give 'em a hot time in
france shouted a bunch of youngsters
hanging on to friendly windows of City
Hall. ''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-01
ARREST PHILADELPHIANS
THOUGHT TO BE GUNMEN
Police Pounce on Them at Shore-Held
While Postoffice Robbery Is
Investigated

six Philadelphians, thought by the police
to be members of a gang of gunner, were
captured in Atlantic City early today by
Lieutenant Scanlan and Detective Solitaire
Four OF the men were arrested in a Board
walk cafe and the other two were captured
in an automobile two hours later after an
exciting chase
In the car, according to the police four
revovers were found, and it is alleged that
the men went to Atlantic City to use them
on rival gunmen from New York.
The men caught in the cafe are Frank
Piccolo, John Paone Domnick Fisco and
Dominick Spoie Those found in the auto
mobile are Umberto Calabro and John SEQ
pellito The six men, the police say, were
working together.
Following their arrest word was received
by the Atlantic City authorities that the
postoffice at Absecon, n. j.. had been robbed
by a party of men in an automobile. The
prisoners were held pending an investigate ton
of the robbery
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-01
WAY MADE FOR Big
SHIP PLANTS HERE
Contracts for Hog Island
and Bristol Yards Signed
in Washington
WILL SPEND $35,OOO,OOo

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.
Contracts involving $1,000. 900 have bee
signed by the Emergency Fleet Corpori
tion for construction of huge shipbuildnI
plants at Hog Island. Bristol and Newart
n. j. The pacts carry out a program1f'
gigantic construction exclusively announh
by the EVENING LEDGER on July 16.
Officials OF the Government corporaAn
and OF the American International Corpd-
tion placed their signatures on the paIts
yesterday for building the Hog Island plb,
and officials OF the Merchants Shipbuildx
Corporation. controlled w the Harrifn
interests, signed UP for construction Ollie
shipyard at Bristol, The Submarine hit
Corporation formally approved the cont,t
for its plant at Newark.
The yards will cost $35, 900, 900, andte
Government Is given an option to purche
the lands on which they are located. he
builders of the yards are given contractor
building I'm them 200 ships Tne proslts
are that contracts for many more ve,ls
VIII be let when these are completed nd
more money is available.
The Submarine Corporation will Law ws
for building twenty-eigh ships simule-
ously and will have facilities and e1p-
ment 10 turn out one 0UOU-tOn ship Ery
two days after the first vessel is compAd
The origin of the plan for constr,fnR
fabricated ships was outlined last mighty
the National Shipbullders' Association q
statement which said:
The plan was first suggested by Hey
Sutphen, vice president of the Subma,s
Corporation, to the Emergency FIT
Corporation, last April. 1t called Or
utilizing the facilities of structural %el
ships that heretofore have been fur%n-
ing fabricated steel for bridge-buil# z,
structural steel buildings, water tt RS
and other construction. #l
Owing to the scarcity of ship ste in
plates and shapes. on account OF he
, large naval program under way, anothe
limited rolling capacity of the k,ei
plants, the ships built of structural tee,
with parts fabricated from standardized
patterns, thereby utilizing a large amount
Of labor both in the shops and in the field
not employed in shpbuilding. has made
possible the carrying out of the huge un-
dertaking which the contracts awarded
today call for.
BY the standardized methods. and em-
ploying this class of material and labor
in the Government-owned yards, steel
tonnage will be obtained on a scale and
in a period which has never before been
contemplated.
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DUFFY LelDis Causes
Trouble for Mackmen

Continued from Page Ono
1trunk taking third. Dugan lifted to
walker. No runs no hits, no errors
Agnew famed. Shore was out Grover to
lc!nnis. Hooper tripled to right. Barry
Aied to Bodie. No runs, one hit, no errors.
FIFTH INNING
Meyer was out. Barry to Hobby. Griffin
batted for Schauer and flied to Walker
Iamieson singled to center. Grover walked
Bodie nied to Walker. No runs, one hit
no errors.
Myers replaced Schauer. Hobby out
McInnis to Myers. Lewis singled to left
walker rolled out to McInnis, Lewis taking
second. Gardner out, Grover to McInnis
No runs, one hit, no errors
SIXTH INNING
Srunk singled to left McInnis was safe
IN Gardner's high throw Barry tossed
out Witt, the runners advancing Barry
also tossed out Dugan. Strunk scoring.
Barry took Meyers's roller for an out at
nrst. One run, one hit one error
Scott flied to strunk. Agnew out. Witt
10 McInnis Shore flied TO strunk No
runs, no hits. no errors.
SEVENTH INNING
Barry threw out Myers and Jamison
Grover singled to left Shore threw OUT
Bodie No runs. one hit, no errors.
Hooper singled to center, but was forced
py Barry, Myers to Dugan. Hobby singled
past McInnis, putting Barry on third.
The squeeze play was worked Barrv
scoring. while Myers threw Lewis out at
drst after bunt. Hobby, who reached
second on the play, then scored on Wslk.
er's single to left. Gardner famed rwo
runs. three hits. no errors
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-01
PHONES SPREAD NEWS
ALONG PARADE ROUTE
Elaborate System, Devised by
Chief of Electrical Bureau,
Keeps Crowds Informed

BY most elaborate system of tele-
phones, devised by Chief Mclaughlin, of the
Electrical Bureau the thousands of persons
that thronged the sidewalks were kept con-
stantly informed as TO the progress of the
parade both while it was in process of for
nation and while ii was passing down
Broad street to the place OF dispersal.
Telephone booths were erected at twenty
four of the principal street intersections
along the route OF the big procession. % In
each sat an employe of the Electrical Bu-
reau with a telephone, headset crowning
him like a helmet. His mouth was close
10 a transmitter that hung before him.
As each division passed, he reported the
fact to the Electrical Bureau. When some
one in the crowd asked question about
any division, he queried the Electrical Bu-
reau and received the information that had
been supplied by one of the other sentinels
Frequent announcements OF the movements
of the line were maze 10 lhe croWu py
megaphone.
How soon will she start?" shrilled
small boy at the southeast corner of Broad
and Chestnut streets, some minutes after
II had been announced that the head of the
line had left Lehgh avenue. The man on
duty in the booth consulted with the Elec-
trical Bureau for moment then shouted
through his megaphone.
'"The head of the parade has just arrived
at Girard avenue. Ii will reach Chestnut
street in twenty-five minutes"
Throughout the afternoon, while the
marchers were sweeping past, mothers
fathers and other relatives and friends OF
the conscripted men kept up constant
flow of Inquiries.
"Did the Frankford boys pass yet?"
called a woman.
THE men of the Thirty-fourth District
which includes Frankford. are now passing
Arch street" was the answer.
One woman, greatly wrought up by ex-
element pride and grief, merely dema nded
How soon will my boy passf"
where does he live?" asked the Elec-
trical Bureau man. When the woman re-
piled that her home was in Tioga, she was
promptly Informed that the Thirty-ssvsnth
and Th}fty-eighth District men would swing
mast wldhin : nMrtsr OF an hour.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-01
kICMUSTFIGHT
FOR SCENT LOAF
Iood Administrator Pledges
Pitiless Publicity" but
Will Not Fix Prices
BAKERS POSITION STRONG
WASHINGTON. Sept.

WASHINGTON. Sept. l.
'f A nve-cent war loaf is up to the Ameri-
can people.
They are forced to buck tremendous
opposition organized by the master bakers
The people have the experts on their SIDE
The bakers appear to have the food ad-
ninIstration on theirs.
But the food administration will help to
this sxtent-"pitiiess publicity" OF actual
costs Of bread production. Bakers profits
are not to be fixed by Hoover-not now at
least.
The food Administrations bakers com
nittee has announced that the best the
housewife can hope for Is sixteen-ounce
loaf for eight cents. Master bakers here,
conducting the fight against the cheaper
loaf. declare there is absolutely no chance
~ . fve-cent loaf with wheat at s2.2o."
Agricultural experts and consumers rep
resentatives on the wheat price-hxing COM
nittes say that they agreed to the s2.20
price only upon assurances OF farmers rep
res0ntatives that a fourteen-ounce loaf at
I'VE cents is practicable with wheat at that
Agure.
They were joined by the two organized
hbor representatives, who battled against
$3.50 price set by producers
The case Of the fve-cent fourteen-ounce
loaf was fully discussed by the price COM
rnittee, whose story is here told for the
Arst time. At the beginning of the discus
sions II developed that the $3.50 members
were Charles J. Barrett. president of the
Farmsrs' Union, Georgia Edward F. Ladd
president of the North Dakota Agricultural
College; j. w. Shorthill. secretary of the
National Council Of Farmers Cooperative
Associations, Nebraska, and II. j. Waters,
president OF the Kansas State Agricultural
College.
James w. Sullivan. of the American Fed
eration OF Labor, and w. n. Doak, vice
president of the Trainmen's Brotherhood,
stood out for s1.s4.
Chairman Garfield was classed as a s210
advocate; l.. ]. Tabor. master OF the Ohio
Grange. was for $3.50; Frank w. Taussig.
the economist, was also for S2.10. and Eu.
gene Funk, president OF the National Corn
association, of Bloomington, Ill, wanted
Theodore N. Vail. president of the Amer
Scan Telephone and Telegraph Company,
was primarily responsible for the s22O
price. He appealed to the members to get
together when a deadlock seemed inevitable,
PRESIDENT Wilson having asked the board to
hand In q unanimous decision. The con.
eumers representatives stood out until lust
before the last for s2.17
Agriculture Department experts pre-
scented figures showing the average cost of
producing wheat on the farm is sl.7i per
bushel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-01
DENOUNCED WILSON, CHARGE
German Is Held After Complaint Made
by Lawyer

Accused of decrying President wilso,
md the war. John Burg, fifty-two wears
old, Of 24s North Darien street, said 10 he
. German. will be arraigned before UnIted
States Commissioner Howard NJ Long in
the Federal Building today
Burg was arrested last night on CITY Hall
plaza with three other Germans, the poIics
say, who were released after a preliminary
hearing. Burg was turned over TO Snac,a,
Agent McDevitt, Of the Department of .Jus.
tice. James A. Tanner, a lawyer, said that
he overheard Burg make a sharp denuns
citation of President Wilson in German. The
arrests followed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-01
TWO HURT IN MOTOR MISHAPs
Man and Boy Are Injured in Camden
Accidents

A man and a boy were badly hurt in
motor accidents in Camden today. An
automobile driven by Heramn Laute thirty.
nine years old. 800 Sylvan street. was struck
by electric train on the West Jersey
and Seashore Railroad at the Morgan
street crossing. and was hurled several
feet Laute received internal injuries and
bruises Of the hip. He was taken to the
Cooper Hospital. The machine was badly
damaged
While crossing the street near his home
on tho way to nearby store for his
mother, ten-year-oId William Finger, of
5l4 Washington street, was run down by a
niotorcyclist His left side was injured
and he was taken to the Cooper Hospital.
The motorcyclist escaped.