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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
DIR. RAISELDEN DEGREES
ANOTHER BABY'S DEATH
Chicago Physician Again Decides
to Let Nature Rectify
Own Errors

CttlCANTo, July "a,
DR.. II J. Haiselden. who let Baby Boil
linger die because nature had made a mis-
take has again decreed that nature shall
he allowed to rectify her own errors. He
has decreed death for the infant daughter
Of William and Mrs. Eva Meter, Of West
Pullman.
When the child was born the attending
physician directed that Doctor Haiselden
be called and said he would abide by the
doctors decision. Doctor Haselden ex-
amined the child and his decision was for
death
The upper part of the child's skull was
missing. diminutve brain which seemed
to promise imbccility was covered only by
thin, transparent membrane. There was
no neck. The tiny head was attached di-
rectly to the shoulders, Both ears were
misshapen The arms were without mus
cles or tendons and incapable of function
ing
i The baby could be saved" said Doctor
Haiselden. This could be done by cutting
a patch of skin from the back and grating
it over the exposed brain But l will not
! do this. No surgeon is justified in pro-
| longing an absolutely worthless life.
IF / saved the infant | should preserve
| II to a life of wretchedness 1t would be a
burden to itself and others Nature will rec.
! tfy its own mistakes. will feed 1t as long
as life remains, but will not operate"
The parents bowed to the Doctors ruling
| Doctor Haiselden's decree of death fol
| Baby Bollinger caused comment all ovel
| the civilized world The Illinois Board o
Health and Illinois Medical Society wer'
| asked to revoke the doctors license to prac
tice and the humanitarians and the moral
lists engaged in battle which was waged ii
the daily and medical press for months
| However, no action taken and tn
doctor continued his practice undisturbed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
READING
: RETAIL CLOTHING Nh
More Than 100 Delegates Pre-
ent From All Parts of
the State
READING, Pa, July a..

READING. Pa, July -. n
The Pennsylvania Retail Clothiers' Assoc
citation opened It's second annual convention'
at the Berkshire Hotel here today with
more than 100 delegates present M
Mayor Edward II. Filbert and william A.
Heisman, president Of the Chamber OF Conn>|
merce, welcomed the delegates. While -
Reading the clothiers will visit a numbor
of the local factories. w. w Kecl, Of thin
city Is president of the association, and ho
is likely to be succeeded by B. H. Phillips.
of Johnstown, in which city the next COM
yention will be held.
Among the delegates attending are A. D.
Goldschmidt. New York city v. Hitler, New
York city; Herbert S. Schmidt and wife,
York: William westphal, L. II. Hoffman.
S Scheelein and II. o, Prutzman, Altoona /:
Z. Katz and Benjamin Levy, Jeannette /:
j. NJ. Morgan and wife, wiiamsport:
Henry Meyers and wife, williamsport; L. j.
Haber and wife. McKeesport: Alfred Baker.
Erie; II. A. Rosner, Indianapolis. Ind /:
Myer Einstein and wife. Cleveland; T. Blair
Esenberg. huntingdon c. A. Sullenberger,
Harrisburg; c. c. Holsberg Harrisburg
Irving S. Ploney. New York; A. L. Samp-
liner, Cleveland. O.. John Bullock, wife and
son, BeAefontaine: P. A. Meyer, Erie; H
Ritter, Youngstown; 3, w. PHILLIPS, Johns
town; Larry Schiff. New York: Wolf Drei-
fus, wife and son, Milton Lee pachman.
McKeesport; Isaac Long, Wilkes Barre; H
L. Guggenheim. Rochester N. Y. Denjamin
Urner Chicago; Rafael Jackson, Pitts
burHh; Jacob Mayer, w. r. Bricler, George
Mntz and David Grant, Easton Abe Refo-
wick, South Bethlehem, and A. NJ. Brenner.
man, Lancaster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
CANNED MUSIC HEALER
FOR SICK u. S. SOLDIERS
Talking Machine Kept Going for Men
at Gretna After 1nocu-
lation

MOUNT GRETNA, Pa, July 24.-Vic-
trola canned" music was successfully en-
ployed by United States army medical on-
GERS in combating the attack OF illness
which heretofore attended the injection OF
typhoid prophylaxis. The innovation was
given a thorough trial by Major Thomas L.
Hazlett of Pittsburgh. in treating the men
Of the hospital unit, seventy-hve IN all, ana
later. those of Company l. Harrisburg, OF
the motor supply train. The machine was
among the gifts received from Mrs. Lat
shaw of Pittsburgh. ...
The musicbox was kept going continu.
ously reproducing a varied assortment OF
selections, and the effect on the soldiers
was most marked in that comparatively few
succumbed The injection is now made IN
the breast instead of the arm OF the SOL
der as was the practice last year IN
preparation for service on the MeSicah
border Major Hazlett was assisted by
Lieutenant Robert C. Hibbs, Charles L.
Reed and Carl ], Cubbison.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
MUSICIANS IN THEATRE
ORCHESTRAS GO ON STRIKE
Demand SO a Week Advance in Wages
and a "Closed Shop"
Agreement

Two hundred musicians who play In or
chestras in theatres and moving-picture
houses Of Philadelphia were on strike today
for more pay and closed theatre against
nonunion musicians. The mus clans on
strike are all members of Local NO. q
American Federation of Musicians, which
is affiliated with the American Federation
Of Labor
Demands were made several days ago for
an increase of SO a week. The men say
the average pay is S24 week, and that
leaders in frst-class theatres get $50 keith
put nonunion musicians in its orchestra
Yesterday afternoon and last night The
Mastbaum theatres in the city are not al
fected by the strike, as they pay above the
union wage scale.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
CONGRESS WILL UNITE
ON DRY" AMENDMENT
Will Drop Smoot Measure Be-
cause of Threatened
Revenue Loss
WASHINGTON. July "a.

WASHINGTON, July "a.
A quiet and informal understanding has
been reached by "wets" and "drys" in Con-
gress by which the Smoot whisky COM
Wandering amendment of the food bill Is
to be killed in conference while the Shep-
pard resolution, proposing nationwide
prohibition amendment to the Constitution,
Is showed through both houses. This pro-
gram now seems likely TO succeed.
Congress has grown fearful of the disas-
trous financial results which the Smoot
amendment threatens to produce Revised
estimates by revenue experts of the Senate
Finance Committee today. show the total
cost OF the amendment to the Federal Gov
ernment might run as high as a billion and
half dollars The loss of revenue in the
next fiscal year alone will be 100000, 600.
while the total outlay necessary to enable
the President to purchase all the spirituous
liquor in bond directed by the Smoot
amendment, would not be less than $780,
100000.
The Senate Finance Committee is so con-
1dent the Smoot amendment will be smoth-
cred in conference it plans 70 report the big
war revenue bill today with the liquor tax
section intact. Although Senator Simmons,
chairman Of the committee disclaimed any
| inside information thct the Smoot amend
| ment was doomed committee members had
| a strong "hunch" in that direction when
! they voted to report the bill today.
| Senator Sheppard. of Texas leader oi
the Senate "drys," denied that any trade
| agreement had been entered into for killng
| the Smoot amendment and adopting tn,
nationwide prohibition resolution. How
| ever, he was ready to ask unanimous con
| sent today to take up his resolution.
The resolution is on the Senate calendar
| with a favorable report of the judiciar,
committee, and failing to get unanimou
| a a
| it up. He says he not only has suilicien
| votes to force its consideration. but NOR
than enough to adopt It, claiming for /
sixty-flve in all
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
LUMBER IN CARLOAD LOTS
ARRIVES AT CAMP MEADE
If Supply Continues at Present Rate
Quarters Will Be Ready on
Schedule Time

BALTIMORE Md, July 24.-Georgia
pine began arriving by the carloads at
Camp Meade this morning, thus preventing
what at first looked to be a serious short
age Of material for cantonment construc-
tion.
If the lumber comes in as It did this
morning there is no question that the en-
campment will be ready for occupancy on
schedule time.
Many workers were added to the already
big force at Camp Meade. Mechanics from
Baltimore and nearby towns reported for
work There are now 1900 men occupied,
Before two weeks have passed about 1000
workers will be at work, it was said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
TO CHECK INFANT PARALYSIS
Physician Will Try to Keep Amish
Children From Meetings

j LANCASTER, Pa, July 24.-Dr. c. How.
ard Wilmer, county medical inspector, VIII
endeavor to prohibit the Amish children
from attending the Amsh meetings on
sunday afternoons, in the future ms
action was decided upon today because OF
the grip that infantile paralysis has taken
on the children of the Amish communities
N East Lampeter and Upper Leacock town,
ships Ten new cases have been reported
within the last week, four of which were
discovered yesterday and today. The dls,
ease has broken out only in the Amisn
section of the county. and the meetines
Of the section Sunday and their inciinatioi
TO disregard medical attention, are given al
the cause.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
DRAFT GLOBE TO REST
IN INDEPENDENCE HALL
Provost Marshal General Wires Mayor
Owner Is Willing to Present
Bowl

Arrangements are now being completed
today to place in Independence Hall the
glass bowl from which the 10000 con-
scripton capsules were drawn in Washing
ton last Friday.
Mayor Smith applied to Secretary OF
War Baker, who drew the first capsule
from the bowl, for its deposit in 1nde'
pendence Hall. He received this reply
from the Provost Marshal General:
Thomas 3. Smith, Mayor
Philadelphia, Pa.
"In reference to your telegram to the
Secretary of War. draft bowl is the prop
erty of Charles r. Morris. clerk in the
Provost Marshal Generals office. He l:
willing to donate the bowl for deposit II
independence Hall. CROWDER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
STATE TO PAY BILLS
DURING COURT TEST
Snyder and Brown Agree to Method
of Handling Sal
aries

HARRISBURG, July 24.-Auditor Cen
eral Snyder and Attorney General Brown
have agreed by an exchange of letters to
a method of procedure whereby salaries will
be paid regularly and all State bills met
promptly during the pending court test OF
the Governors authority to reappoint de-
partment heads turned down by the Senate
An authorized deputy in each Of the de-
partments under fire will sign all payrolls
and expense accounts. as recommended by
the Auditor General and agreed to by Mr..
Brown. This permits an immediate test IN
the courts without interference with state
business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
COMPLETE NEW DESIGNS
FOR u. S. BATTLESHIPS
Forty-Thousand Ton Ships Will Carry
16-Inch Guns and Carry De-
fenses Against U-Boats

WASHINGTON, July 24-Designs are
being completed at the Navy Department
for the next type of battleships to be con-
structed These will be equipped with spe-
cial provision against submarine attack
The new ships will be of 10000 tons dis.
placement, armed with sixteeninch guns.
They will have a speed of twenty three
knots. The naval authorities favor COM
blnation OF increased hitting power and in
creased resistance to attack for superdread-
noughts Speed suffers as a consequence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
MAGISTRATE DISMISSES
REPUBLICAN CLUB CHIEF
William Black Freed of Charge of
~ Carrying a Revolver-Police-
mans Hearing Today

William Black, 10 North Dearborn street.
President of the Legion Republican Club,
was discharged by Magistrate Harris at the
Thirty-second and Woodland streets police
station today after a further hearing on
the charge that Black had carried re-
volver without a license. The discharge
was one of the angles in the case of Jesse
FORBES, policeman of the Fifty-hfth ana
Pine streets station, accused of having
robbed the club of s235.
Black was said to have been arguing
about Forbess arrest and to have flourished
a revolver. Forbess brother, Edward K
Forbes, held as witness against Black
was also discharged. The accused police
man will have hearing today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
CAMDEN BIDS FAREWELL
TO THIRD REGIMENT MEN
Guardsmen Go to Sea Girt Tomorrow
Preparatory to Trip to An
niston, Ala.

The Third Regiment New Jersey Ma
tional Guard, leaves Camden tomorrow for
Sea Girt, where II will mobilize with other
state troops preparatory to moving to the
Federal training camp at Admission, Ala.
Battery and Company B, Engineers, will
leave the armory with the Third Regiment,
escorted by the public safety committee
headed by its chairman, Mayor Charles II.
Ellis for the station.
Citizens, Red Cross and Boy Scouts
turned out in Camden last night to give
farewell celebration to these soldiers who
must be mustered into Federal service by
August 5.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
GEN. PERSHING CLEARS
U. S. CORRESPONDENTS
Exonerates American and British
Agencies in Premature Report OF
Troops Landing

PARIS, July 24--Following thorough
investigation of the premature publication
in America Of the arrival or the nrst amer
ican troops in France, General Pershing has
ayonerated both the Associated Press ana
Reuters (the British news agency of any
attempt to evade the censorship.
No statement has been made as 10
whether the French, British or American
censors bungled by passing the Item 70
America ahead of the time Pershlng naa SET
,or reIease The investigation proved, how
ever that the correspondents had not
broken faith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
Egg Harbor Woman Killed by Express

EGG HARBOR, n. j.. July 2i.--Sophia
Dicks, fifty-six, wife Of a local florist, was
instantly killed here today when struck by
a Pennsylvania Railroad express as she at
tempted to cross the tracks about 300 feet
above a protected crossing. Her daughter
Mary, aged twenty-three, was walking oe-
side the track when the ACCIDENT occurreu'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
Motor Equipment Ready for Front

The motor vehicle equipment of Base
Hospital Unit No. "a, from the Episcopal
Hospital, now is virtually ready for ship
ment abroad. according to DR.. Ashley P. G.
Ashurst, the unit director It includes five
motor ambulances and a large motortruck.
The unit has been ordered to be ready to
leave on short notice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
UPPER PARTY TO WAKE
4, SIX STATES TO WAR
Northcliffe Gives $500, Payment
Ea for Magazine Article, to
Red Cross
oTHER CITY NEWS BRIEFS
po,;ce Congratulate Boy on Cleverness
in Capture of Automobile
Fugitive

George wharton Pepper. with touring
..s,n,ittee of the National Security League,
0s,I make a flying trip through six States
y an effort to wake up" the country as
10 the real meaning of the war.
The tour will be made under the auspices
:, ,he league. of which Mr.. Pepper is vice
o.sdent The official announcement said
RAT the propaganda eventually would be
.~tsnded throughout the United States.
frvery effort will be made to get the Co
operation of state Governors and Councils
Of Defense.
'Irns list of those who will accompany
~ pepper includes: Professor Albert
pu.bneli Hart of Harvard; Professor
pohert NJ. McElroy. of Princeton; S. Stan
mod Menken, president of the National
security League; DR.. Henry N, MacCracken'
srssident of Vassar; Dr. Shailer Mathews,
- chicago; Charles w. Farnham, of st.
paul: General F. w. Nichols of Virginia,
md Henry j. Allen. of Kansas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
Lad Captures Auto Fugitive

small boy whose name was not made
subIic is being congratulated by the police
today for his skill in capturing an alleged
automobile fugitive. According to the po-
lice, Maurice Tobin, of 2753 North Reese
street, knocked down Ralph Barton, of Lam
caster, at Broad and Poplar streets last
Sunday while driving an automobile. He
Il said to have left Barton lying uncon-
scious and to have proceeded at top speed.
The lad witnessed the accident Riding a
bicycle he got Tobn's number. The latter
has been arrested
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
x.r.heliffe Gives $500 to Red Cross

lord Northcliffe, the distinguished Eng
Nah newspaper publisher, has sent gift Of
fsoo to the Southeastern Pennsylvania
chanter of the American Red Cross. accord
,ne TO an official announcement made at the
ped Cross headquarters in this city, at 22l
south Eighteenth street Lord Northclihe
a now in this country as special commits
sioner to the United States. The check was
sorwarded to the local chapter by Karl Ed
vin Hartman, managing editor Of the La
Ses Home Journal, who said that it rep.
resented a payment made to Lord North
effe for an article which he had contrib
uted 70 that magazine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
Overturning Auto Breaks Boys Back

BANGOR, Pa. July 24-Jacob Beck. six
teen years old. had his back broken when
the automobile in which he was riding ran
up a bank and turned over on the Delaware
road near Portland The accident hap
pened as another machine tried to pass
near a curve. the car to the right skdded
and ran up the hill
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
Disturber Taken to Insane Hospital

A man said TO be insane took possession
of a house in Abingdon yesterday and
aroused residents who thought the place
was being burglarzed. The house is owned
by William Tyson, of Horsham. The pris-
oner gave his name as John Babb. He was
taken to the Hospital for the Insane. Nor
ristown
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
Wants to Give Children Vacation

David Streader. of Philadelphia, who is
suing his wife. Mrs Harriet Steader, for
divorce, has petitoned Vice Chancellor
Leaning to determine his immediate rights
over his two small children He wishes to
take his children on vacation trips, he said,
but objections have been raised.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
Names Priests as Army Chaplains

Archbishop Prendergast has named five
phests from Philadelphia as army chap
,.lalns. They are subject to medical ex-
animation and no announcement of names
will be made until the tests have been
passed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
Paper Employees Have Outing

More than 500 employees Of the Scott
Paper Company. of Philadelphia and Chss-
ter, and their families. are the guests 'of
the employers on a down-the-river excur-
sion today. A special boat has been charted
for the occasion
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
Austrian Freight Ship Sold

The Austrian freighter Franconia has
been sold to the Kerr Navigation Company
Of New York, after lying idle in that port
since the outbreak of the war. The price
Is said to have been more than 100000
The sale was made with the consent of the
Austrian Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
New Ward at Llanerch Babies Hospital

The Babies Hospital at Llanerch opened
an additional ward today 1t accyinIn,
dates twelve more babies. The new ward
s a screened-in portable house which
will be especially useful in hot weather. 1t
iwas presented to the hospital by Phila-
delphia business man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
Henderson Leaves Socialist Confab

LONDON, July 24-Arthur Henderson,
member of the British War Council and
Labor member of the British Mission to
Russia has returned to London.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
Fort Loudon Man on Red Cross Mission

Dr. Richard Penn Smith, of Fort Loudon,
Pa, will be one of the members of the new
Red Cross mission which is scheduled to
leave for Rumania. He is cousin of r.
Penn Smith, of STAFFORD.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
$4,000 FIRE AT OMEMEE

The Atlantic elevator and the 500
Line depot at Omemee were burned at
an early hour this morning, involving
a loss of about $4,000 to the elevator
and grain stored in it, and $4,000 to the
depot. The fire originated from spon-
taneous combustion in the cupola of
the elevator. Five thousand bushels
of grain were stored in the elevator
and $50 tons of coal in the coal sheds
adjoining. The elevator was valued at
$4,000, the wheat at $4,000, and the
coal at $500. These were total
loss. The city has hand fire engine
and the fire fighters did some heroic
work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
NOTICE
Pumping Test on City Well

A second pumping of the City Test
Well has been in progress since Mon
day morning. A centrifugal pump
with a greater capacity than the deep
we'll pump used on the former test is
now pumping the water at the rate of
$50 gallons per minute which is a
very remarkable flow. The pumping
will be continued for the remainder of
the week.
1t is urged that those interested in
the pumping test and in securing for
the city satisfactory water supply
visit the well which is located at the
east gateway of Oak Park.
The very low stage of water in the
Mouse river at this time calls atten-
ton to the insufficiency Of the river as
an adequate source of supply.
By the order of the Board of City
Commissioners.
E. J. THOMAS,
City Engineer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27

C. A. Clapp of the Golden Rule store
returned on Thursday of last week
from a trip over the eastern section Of
the state. He says the crops through
the eastern half of the state were
splendid and that business conditions
are most excellent. At Fargo he met
=. J. Neighbors, vice president Of the
j. c. Penny Co., whose headquarters
are in New York. Mr.. Neighbors ac-
companied Mr.. Clapp to Minot to note
the progress of their store here. Mr..
Neighbors stated that in 1914 he en-
deavored to secure store building in
this city but it was impossible to find
a satisfactory location. He has I'M
bounded faith in Minot and expects to
see the city have a population of at
least $4,000 within the next decade
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
BARGAINS in Second Hand Cars
for Hunting Season. Dakota Motor
Sales Co., 12O w. Central Avenue.
Education FOR Eli.

The higher education Of the village
end city youth, together with modi-
cum of the country youth, with only
the fifth to eighth grade for the best
blood OF the state, may stand for the
educators ideals. but it is bad for the
country as q whole. 1t tends to make
aristocrats Of the poorest and slaves
Of the best blood. Education is for
all, not for favored few.-James A.
Garfield.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
Credit Given to China.

The English walnut first blOSsOncd
in the interior OF China, and the chest
nut, so plentifully produced in the
Atlantic states, made it's first. appear
ance from the lower plains of Tibet.
Peaches and persimmons were first
known and appreciated in Mongolia,
China and Tibet, but through their
common use for hundreds Of years
their origin has been lost and their dis
covery credited to lands better know.
World Outlook.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
Negro Charged With Forgery

Frank Smith, colored, was arrested
charged with forgery in the second de-
gree. He is charged with getting hold
of a check made out for a railway en-
ploye and cashing it. Smith cannot
write, but it is claimed that he man.
aged to get the check cashed by max
ing his mark.