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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
BACHMANN CASE GOES
TO JURY UNDEFENDED
Charges Against Nissley Aban-
doned-Other Accused Rest on
Governments Evidence

Developments came with such rapidity
this morning in the Governments prosecu-
tion of men charged with fraudulent sale
Of the stock Of the International Gas and
Electric Company that the case was con-
cluded and is now in the hands Of the jury.
One of the developments, which was not
unexpected. was the abandoning by the
Government of charges against Amos H.
Nissley, Of Steelton, Pa, OF completely in
the alleged fraud. Other features were
the closing of the Governments case shortly
after court opened today, followed by the
announcement of former Congressman j.
Washington Logue, counsel for the other
two defendants, Clawson Bachman and JOS
eph T. Hayden, that no evidence would be
offered by the defense. which would rest
upon the Governments evidence. convinced
that it had failed TO prove the charges.
Bachman and his codefendants have been
on trial since Tuesday Of last week before
Judge Dickinson, in the Federal Court
charged with conspiracy and using the mails
to defraud in misrepresenting to investors
the value and assets of the stock of the
International Gas and Electric Company
The International Company and it's sub
salaries went into the hands of receivers
declared Mr.. Logue, was due TO a money
turmoil about that period.
Nissley was included in the indictment
because he was a member OF the firm of
Bachman q Co., but as the trial proceeded
the Government authorities became con.
WINGED that he was not culpable
II was declared by counsel that Nissley
had obtained subscriptions for about $4,000
TO the International Company stock from
members Of his family, and had put all his
own money into the securities
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
Licensed at Elkton to Wed

ELKToN. Md. Sept. 26-The following
marriage licenses were issued here this
morning: Edward Singleton and Viola Lud-
son, Philadelphia Horace McComsey and
Nellie Mahoney Chester; William A.
Mehmel. New York, and Adeline Stevenson,
Marcus Hook; William Simpson, Norfolk.
and Esther f. Fowler. Newport News. Va /;
william Cersey and Addie Gertsue, Newark,
Del Charles II. Hubbard and Nancy ID.
Pridaux, Wilmington; William c. Smith
and Ella Sharp. Swedesboro. N. j. Elmore
Wright and Lena NJ. McCarty, Baltimore I;
William E. Finney. Downingtown, Pa, and
Pearl L. Riley, Conowingo, Md.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
Judge Dougherty's Funeral

Prominent members OF the bench and
bar will attend the funeral of former Judge
D. Webster Dougherty, which will take
place tomorrow. Solemn requiem mass will
be celebrated at the Church of ST. John
the Evangelist Thirteenth street above
Chestnut. Interment will take place in
the Dougherty family vault in St. Johns
Churchyard. Judge Jp Willis Martin,
president judge Of the Court of Common
Pleas No. o; Judge Norris s. Barratt,
Judge William II. Stake, Judge Charles
Y. Audenried and others will act as hon
orary palbearers. Mr.. Dougherty died on
Monday at his summer home in Cape May,
N j.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
FAMILY GROUPS
RULEATCITY HALL
Director Hasskarl Joins Ma
jority by Getting Appoint
ment for Brother
MAYOR LEADS, OF COURSE

Happy family groups. with Mayor Smith
setting the example, are the rule rather than
the exception in the city government. The
latest addition to the various family circles
came today when william S. Hasskarl 643
Commissioner street, a brother of Joseph
Hasskarl Assistant Director OF the De-
partment of Wharves, Docks and Ferries,
was appointed to the position OF inspector.
The new appointee will be under his brother
and will receive $1,000 year for his serv-
ices
Naturally the Mayor who not only placed
all his available relatives in fat Jobs but
his ice man as well, leads as a family head.
Other departmental neaos ana bureau
chiefs, however, are not far behind their
leader, and the only thing that prevents the
publication Of a .penplete family roster IS
the difference in AkEnes due to widespread
family trees.
Among the more notable recent additions
TO family circles was the appointment OF
Harry Davis, Jr., to a place in the office
of his father. Assistant Director of the De-
partment of Public Safety, This was par
ticularly fortunate case, as all fathers are
not able to have their sons so directly
under their care. In some instances, father
and sons are separated the length of City
Hall or by many flights of stairs. Family
names. with the Smiths well to the fore,
are to be found on both city and court pay
rolls.
other city appointments announced to-
day we're those Of William Nation, ll3
West oxford street, clerk, Bureau OF Police,
Ss40; snd Howard Watkins. s2s North Six
teenth street, attendant, Bureau Of City
Property, $40.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
ALLEGED LII Z AssAnANTs 4
OF GARBARINo ACo,nr,,
Court Directs Verdict of No. c,.s.
Trial Of Four Men Accused S''''' v I
Secret Service Ays,, y

-Four men accused Of assau,
Garbarino. Of the local bran, '" .frapl b
par,mon' p of Justice, in DADS HOt.l u ~ S.'
street near Race last April. wer. s''aa
In Quarter Sessions Court ~. ''qull
Judge Martin. Harry. MOI 10y Nlr,
smith and George Mcdonald .snlin. ~
at the direction of Judge Mar,lne acouIhe
there was not enough evidsncs who NJ
defendants to warrant them ors.sAn2 d.
fence William MCGOWAN, tSs s,lns 4
fendant, was acquitted by the t,r, aouIA d
car,o II was vas not rot explained at the ,,,,,
defendants said they had fonnss bui a,
when they entered the place nln n,s
Of the arrests the Government M ne NJ,
he had gone to Dads to get cer,.,s ,ssnI tlla
In Federal prosecutions ''nn svtna
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
tide Alien Question Boards

Mrs Theresa Eppley, mother Of Policeman
George A. Eppley, who was murdered In
the faotlonal fight for control Of the
Bloody Fifth Ward" were taken today by
Harry A. Mackey. chairman Of the Work
men's'Compensation Board, who has sent
letter TO Mrs. Eppley acquainting her with
the compensation law and urging her to
make application for pension Immediately
Under the law Mrs, Eppley may be
granted a pension of 81 per week for
period OF 400 weeks. or approximately six
years. This may begin at once, accord
ing TO Mr.. Mackey, by agreement with the
city authorities. II the city refuses to grant
the pension. application for a hearing will
bring Mrs. Eppley relief in about ten days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
STATE CHARTERS FOR OIL
AND GAS cos. ON INCREASE
Strong Demand for Both Products as
Substitutes for Fuel and
Lighting

HARRISBURG. Sept. 2S-oil and
gas companies are commencing to divide
honors with coal companies in the charter
ing of new corporations In Pennsylvania
For months there have been more coal COM
panies chartered than anything else, some
of them having as high as $4,000 and
500, 900 capital and some merely to buy
lands underlaid with coal.
Lately oil and gas companies have been
increasing, notably in the northwestern Sec
ton OF the State. The reason given at
the Capitol is that the demand for oil and
gas for fuel and lighting is increasing so
rapidly that operations which were not
deemed profitable few years ago are being
taken up again
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
The Public Pays and Pays;
Then IL Pays Some More

THE Hasskarl appointment fol-
4 lows the precedent set by Mayor
Smith. These are the Smith jobs
and the salaries the taxpayers pay:
Thomas b. Smith, Mayor. $4,000
Joseph Smith, Mayors brother
and secretary commence. 5000
DR. Wilmer Krusen, Mayors
physician, Health Director. 10000
William S. obertson,
Mayors son-in-law, chief
investigator in city service. 1900
John G.. English, brother-in-
law to Mrs. Smith, surveyor
in State Highway Depart
ment ................. 1,2OO
John H. Lansing, brother-in-
law to Mrs. Smith, chief of
water rent division. ... 1000
Fred S. Smith, Mayors
brother, appointed tipstaff
in Orphans Court .... 1000
Total .......".........$35, 900
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
osTEOPATHIC COLLEGE OPENS
Student Body Is Cut Down Because Of
National Army Draft

The Philadelphia College of Osteopathy,
Nineteenth and Spring Garden streets. was
formally opened today with an enrolment
OF about elghty-ive pupils. 81.
Owing TO the War Departments refusal
to recognize osteopathic practitioners about
fifteen students OF the upper classes were
lost through the draft, according to Dean
Arthur NJ Flack. The freshman class. how
ever, he said, was the largest for several
years.
The Pennsylvania State law requires the
matriculating student to have an education
equivalent to a standard four years high
school course, according 20 Doctor Flack
and the course is four years. The Philadel-
phia College is the only osteopathic insti-
tuition in the United States whose gradu-
ates will be permitted TO practice in New
York State.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
BUSINESS MEN SEE HOPE
FOR MAIL TUBES OF CITY
Believe Congressional Committee Will
Recommend Their Retention as
Result Of Their Tour

Philadelphia business men are optimistic
today over the impression given by the
members of the congressional committee In
vestigating the advisability Of government
ownership Of the pneumatic mail-tube sys-
tenn in this city.
officials Of the various commercial organ
izations in the city and Postmaster John M.
Thornton accompanied the committee on It's
observation tour and made a strong argu-
ment for retention of the tube service on
the basis that the financial interests. are
virtually paying the rental and that in
creasing business and the city's welfare de-
mand IL.
The congressional committee was given a
luncheon at the Bellevue -Stratford Hotel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
CAvALRYMAN is ARRESTED
Soldier Charged With Breaking Into
o., Hardware Store

Louis F. Kelly, eighteen years old, Of
Indiana a member of Troop d. Eleventh
United States Cavalry. was arrested today,
OF George Troope, at Sixty-hrst street and
Woodland avenue.
According to the police the window Of
the store was smashed early today and
razors knives and other articles valued at
$40 were stolen. Policeman Waldo Of the
Sixty-fifth street and Woodland avenue sta
ton, arrested Kelly in a yard at Sixty
saw he was 1rying to hide the aticles, which
he admitted having taken.
Military authorities have been notified
Kelly said he was stationed at Newport
News and that he was In Philadelphia visit.
ing relatives The police say that he said
he became hungry through lack of funds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
A. C. AsHMEAD's FUNERAL
Druggist and Member of Prominent
Family Died Yesterday

Funeral services for Alfred Crosxey Ash
mead member Of a family prominent in the
city's history, who for thirty-hve years con-
Quoted a drug store at Eleventh and Walnut
streets. will be held tomorrow afternoon
from the funeral parlors OF Oliver H. Bair,
1890 Chestnut street. Interment will be
private.
Mr.. Ashmead died yesterday In a sana-
torium AZ Chestnut Hill. following an ILL
ness OF a year. He was a descendant of
the Ashmead family which, with the Pas
torius family, founded Germantown. He
was cousin OF DR.. Henry van Dyke, un-
III recently United States Minister to the
Netheriands
He is survived by his widow, who was
Miss Maud Dawson. whose maternal grand
mother was sister OF "Llghthorse Harry
Lee Mr. Ashmead's home was at 1882
Spruce street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
s4,5OO. 900 War Order for Allentown

Z ALLENTOWN. Pa. Sept 2s.-The War
Department has awarded a contract for
1000 Mack trucks to the International Mo-
tor Company OF Allentown. II was an
nounced by the officers OF the local plant
this morning The gross value of the order
"a f4,b0o.000. The trucks viii be needed for
the reconstruction OF roads In France, and
for road building IN and about the oanton-
menfa for the National Army. Final de-.
liFeFiee are 70 be maoe a sIx months
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
GAINS IN MAYORALTY FIGHT
Lead of Mayor Mitchell, of New York
Cut Down by Bennett

NEW YORK. Sept. 26.--william II. BEN
nett. claimant Of the Republican mayoraIty
nomination, gained steadily but slowly on
Mayor Mitchell today in the recount Of
votes cast In the primary election.
The Mayors lead over Bennett was re-
duced 10 219 when the Eleventh Assembly
District had been half counted. This Is a
net gain for Bennett Of 116 ballots
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26

George w. Brown. OF Philadelphia. has
been reelected general president OF the
Mutual Beneficial Association OF the PENN
N1INania RallfoRd Employees IN convention
In iht Parkway Building. Arthur A Rob-
1Ila. of Pittsburgh. was elected vice presi-
dent Curtis ~ Hrtnker, general secretary
and Theodore M Davis. Arthur NJ Roberts
.ol oter1t N Morton were chosen d.rec-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
Robs Woman in Full View

In full view of hundreds of pedestrians,
a footpad robbed Mrs. Mary A. Jones, Of
5S6 Somerville avenue, of a handbag
containing $235 In cash. Several persons
chased the thief, but he escaped. Mrs
Jones is cashier for John Grenville, meat
dealer at S1s Locust street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
Workmen's Compensation
Boards Head Tells Her
Provisions of Act
ENTITLED TO PAYMENTS
EPPI.EY RELIEF FUND

Contributions for tho Eppley Keller Fund,
addressed to the Evening Ledger, will be
forwarded to the bereavsd mother.
steps to provide immediate relief for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26

Norrlstown Draft Board Head Oh.
NoRR1sToWN, Pa. Sept q WV
RrumbaSsb n%er ISSl b;S r.fisvnded forwarded to ooSs
the Norristown draft board. presldsni 4
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
OAHU RAILWAY AND Land CO. HAS
grown RAPIDLY DURING J YEARS

creased to 1,116,699, a gain of 32s, 100.
AS regards new equipment, in 1912
the railway boasted Of Is locomotives,
but since that time it has been found
necessary to add others until today
% iron horses" are riding the rails
for the o. r. & L. The total number
Of all cars was 433 in 1919, while to
day there are TO, an increase Of OF.
John Hughes, master car builder for
the railway, sees to the turning out
OF this part Of the equipment, as the
company has grown to an extent
where 1t now turns out all Of its own
cars In its own shops in Palama.
During the last five years the com.
pany has extended its line 1913 miles
the mileage in 1912 being 1912 miles
and today 114.05 miles. This includes
the main line and the branch lines.
The increase during the last five
years has consisted mainly Of branch.
es for pineapple business and a
branch from Puuloa to Watertown,
which serves the army and navy. The
lines at Moanalua and Waipahu have
been Strengthened.
Five years ago the monthly payroll
Of the company amounted to $4,000
and today 1t has increased to $4,000
The company has no, set plans for
the coming few years. =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
Freight, Passenger and Other
Departments All Exhibit
Healthy Increases

Someone once said that the Oahu
Railway and Land Company began
nowhere and ended up tree" That
was a good many years ago-the be-
ginning-and as the following sketch
is not to be'a history Of the railway,
1t IL sufficient to say that today the
o. r. & L begins in Honolulu and
ends a hundred miles or so down the
country.
The advances made by the little
but important and progressive-nar-
row-gauge railway during the last five
years are noteworthy in that they de-
note not only the steady growth OF
the corporation but of business gen.
orally on this island. As each OF
these five years has rolled away the
company has found it necessary to
increase not only its working force,
but its rolling stock, its mileage and
its general equipment as we'll.
Freight, naturally, has played an
important part In the business OF this
utility concern, as it is zone Of the
principal sources of revenue. Fresh
pineapples may he taken as an ex-
ample to show how the freight bust
ness Of the company has been built up
during the last five years.
Away back in 1912, the books of the
company show. fresh pines amounting
to 32,050 tons were brought to Homo
lulu from plantations down the coun-
try. During the last fiscal year co.
$50 tons were freighted, an increase
Of $500, and the 1917 reports un-
doubtedly will show q still larger in.
crease.
4 Freight Of all classes carried in
1912 amounted to 613,142 tons, while
during the last fiscal year the total
was S60,507, which Is an increase Of
247.365.
One of the biggest gains made by
the o. r.. & L. is In the number Of
passengers carried to and from Homo
lulu. since 1912. In 1912 the books
Of the company show that 1888 peo-
pie rode on the trains, while in the
last fiscal year this number had in
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

and. This is a big question, however,
and should be gone into very thor
oughiy in the final solution Of the
problem"
This being the case, therefore, It
WIN take at least three years to COM
plete the work already outlined at q
cost TO the city Of about 500, 900, or
100000 a year Under the new front
age tax law the city pays onethird
and the property holders two-thirds,
but when the engineering expenses
are figured and also the part paid by
the city on exempt property and
street crossings 1t brings the city's
share close to so per cent.
Under the new tax arrangement
the city and county will receive APP
proximately 100000 a year for the
construction of permanent streets and
$3.50, 900 for road maintenance, but a
part Of the latter may also be used
for permanent work II It becomes
necessary.
There are approximately 434 miles
of roads in the city and county Of
Honolulu exclusive Of lanes and al
legs, 234 being contained within the
limits Of the city Of Honolulu. OF the
latter 1S5 are improved and 40 I'M
improved, while in the country dis.
tricts 1s5 miles are improved and 43
unimproyed. ......
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
.HONOLULUSPENDS
TEN MILLION in
BUILDING PERIOD
Continued from Page u

ings constructed in 1919 was $2,418,.
S68.7S and the.number Of permits 500.
The building boom started In 1912,
continued in 1913 with little abate.
ment until July, and slump resulted
with the estimated cost In June OF
$206, 515.65; falling to $99,19S in July,
and $19,427 in December, with a mo.
mentary come back during October.
when the work passed the $500; 900
mark. For 1913 the estimated cost
was $1,7l3,139.15 and permits ITS.
During this year, however, the num-
Der of small homes which we're built
in the subdivisions showed q big
jump. A few months saw the 100
mark and no month saw less than 50
homes started. This boom in home
building has continued to the present
time.
The slump which started in July,
1913, continued through 1914. Only in
six months was the 100000 mark
passed. The total number of permits
issued in 1914 was $50 and the esti.
mated cost $1,317, 5SO.06, or approx.
mately 100000 less than in the pre-.
vious year.
Activity in 1915
In the next year, 1915, there was q
slight gain in valuation and a big in,
crease in the number of permits is
sued, the former being 81, 468, 307. Sc
and the latter 1861. In no month,
however, was there an unusually large
amount Of building. The highest
point was reached in May, when SO
buildings at cost of $219,435, were
erected, and the end of the year
showed q gradual increase.
Last year the effects Of the war
seemed to have practically worn off
and the season opened up with q
rush In all building lines. Several
large buildings were commenced, in,
GLIDING the additions to the .Moana
and Alexander Young hotels and there
was q general talk of others such as
the civic center" and business cen.
ter" Permits issued numbered 1881
and the estimated cost $2,353,095.53.
The building Of residences through
out the entire city both in the subur
ban district and in the city proper In
1916 reached total Of 1891. While
a large majority Of these we're for
rental purposes many people built
homes for themselves. I
With the proposed business cen.
ter" whose estimated cost Is in the
neighborhood Of 100000, Honolulu
can boast q business district which
wiz vie with those of even the metro
politan cities. Plans for this have
been drawn and work only awaits the
decision Of the varfnus institutions
which started the movement.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
SOFT PERSONS OWUSNGGAS, 1872
MORE Than USERS FOUR YEARS AGO|

nothing short Of ideal for Honolulu.
The following interesting figures Il
lustrate the growth of the Honolulu
Gas Co. during the last four years:
Gas Manufactured
In 1916-153, sos, 200 cubic feet.
In 1913-l14,671,T00 cubic feet.
This Is an increase Of 3s,132 200 Gu.
bic feet, or "a per cent.
Gas Sales
in 1916-$1SA377.43
In 1913-$129, 207so.
This shows an increase of $685..
1888, or 43 per cent. s.
Number of Consumers,
In 1916-5011.
In 1913-369e.
This is an Increase Of 1912, or 80
per cent.
Gas Ranges Sold
In 1916-502.
In 1875.
This is an increase Of Il. or Is per
cent.
The large increase in the number Of
actual consumers has, naturally,
brought about an enlargement of the
equipment of the company, including
the addition Of new gas tanks as we'll
as miles Of new mains.
The payroll Of the company has in
creased approximately 30 per cent
during the last four years, with the
increase Of only about per cent in
the number of employees.
Employees have been given the op-
portunity OF becoming stockholders,
and in December, 1917, they will hold
$4,000 worth of stock.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
Output of Fuel Has Increased
"a Per Cent Since 1918;
Sales Also Larger
Cook With Cas-"


This slogan. familiar TO practically
every person in Honolulu, for years
has played a vitality important part in
the advertising Of the Honolulu Gas
Company, and that Honolulans gen.
orally have read this slogan and taken
advantage Of the opportunities offered
by its propounder is shown by the &C
companying sketch outlining the pro
gressive growth Of the company
business and equipment during the
last five years.
The growth and development Of the
business Of the Honolulu Gas Co., Ltd.
may be assigned to two principal rea.
sons:
The first, and undoubtedly the most
important. has been the education of
the people Of Honolulu, and especial.
ly the housewife, in the utilization Of
fuel entirely new to the majority
and yet one which, as experience has
proved, more than holds its own with
other fuels as regards cost, cohven-
fence and cleanliness.
And the growth due to this cam
paign Of education applies to indus
trial as well as to domestic uses.
The second reason lies in the rapid
growth Of the city Of Honolulu it.
self. People coming here from the
mainland are familiar with the use
of gas as q fuel and pronounce 1t