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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
HIGHER PAY DEMANDED
FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS
New Jersey Official Contends
State Must Adopt More
Liberal Policy
TRENTON. Dec, |.

TRENTON. Dec. !.
That 1t Is necessary to pay teachers. jani-
tors and other employees of the schools In
New Jersey larger salaries because of the
increased cost of living, is one of the points
brought out in the annual report of Dr. Cal
vim y. Kendall commissioner of education
for the year ending June 80 last. which was
submitted to the State Board of Education
today.
While referring to the vastness of school
operation and the necessarily great cost TO
the Commonwealth Commissioner Kendall
says the cost of the schools based on the
number of pupils present was twenty-siS
cents II day, and for those children actually
present this was approximately five cents
an hour for each child.
1t is pointed out that the cost of fifty
articles of table supplies has increased 67 "
per cent between July 1, 1915, and June 80.
1917. and yet there still about 900
teachers in the State who receive less than
$500 a year.
The price of school supplies has increased
and there also has been an increase in the
cost of fuel The opening of schoolhouses
as community centers has increased to a
slight degree the cost of operating schools.
The reported valuation of school proper
ties increased during the year from $69,-
600, 900 to $74.000,000, Commissioner Ken
dali shows.
In reference to the war. the commissioner
asserts that teachers and school officials of
the State have responded splendidly and
loyalty to the demands of the war situation.
There has been, so far as the Department
of Pubic Instruction knows, no evidence OF
disloyalty or sediton in the schools. Their
support of the Government is apparently
positive and patriotic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
HOUSEWIVES ARE URGED
TO PURCHASE POTATOES
Food Department Calls Atten-
tion to Present Reasonable
Price of "Spuds"

Housewives were urged by the Depart
ment of Food of the Public Safety Com
mittee today to buy potatoes while the
prices are comparatively low. Potatoes of
the Pennsylvania grade are now selling in
this CITY from forty to forty-seyen cents
per peck. Each peck weighs fifteen pounds,
New York and western potatoes are selling
at the present time from thirty-five TO
forty cents per peck.
Now that the maximum wholesale and
retail prices have been fixed by Mr.. Heinz.
he has turned his attention to fish prices.
and announced that a conference of retail
and wholesale fish de llers Is to be called
next week, with the view of stabilzng the
prices of that commodity.
Several complaints have been received
that fish dealers have been boosting their
prices because of the establishment of the
two meatless days week Halibut Is
said to furnish an excellent example of
profiteering. The wholesale price noted
yesterday thirty cents. yet in some
sections retailers charged almost double
that price. Mr.. Heinz said that the food
administration planned to add fish to the
price list issued by his office.
Fifteen factors in the wholesale and re-
tail butter and egg business yesterday con-
ferred with Mr. Heinz and made several
radical rules to aid In keeping the gougers
away from the family pocketbook. Mr.
Heinz read a letter from n woman who
lives in an outlying section who said that
she had paid fifty-two cents for a FOUND f
butter, and she did not know whether she
had been exploited or not, as she was un-
familiar with the trade differentiations in
the various grades
AS a result the food administration and
its advisers decided to ask the retailers to
boye ca rfs printed which will readily rive
the prices of these staples to correspond
with the grade marked on the official Helm;
philadelphia-Pittsb scale.
Mr. Heinz said he wanted II understood
that this suggestion emanated from repre-
scntatiyes of tho retailers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
SECAL READY TO SOLVE
THE SUGAR SITUATION
Former High Financier Breaks
the Glad Tidings Over Long
Distance Telephone

Adolph Segal. once the owner of the Hotel
Majestic. Broad street and Girard avenue,
whose financial operations caused nervous
breakdown few years ago and caused
him to be removed to the State Hospital for
the Insane, at Norristown. Pa, Is In New
York today seeking capital for the con-
struction OF a large sugar refining pant In
South wilmington, Del.
Mr.. Segal, who is stopping at the Holland
House, New York, told the EVENING
LEDGER over the long-distance telephone
that he was trying to solve the sugar short
age In Philadelphia and vicinity. He added
that his plans contemplated the erection of
a sugar-refning plant with capacity of
900 900 barrels Of sugar daily. Mr.. Segal
was reminded that al the refineries in
North America have a daily output of only
$4,000 tons.
II should worry about that" replied
Segal
"And there won't be any company, either,
when we get started" said Segal. II will
be the whole company. I wont say any
more until get back to Philadelphia. I'll
be back In Philadelphia next Monday. BY
the way. do you know If there are any
newspapers for sale in Philadelphia?
don't mean copies of newspapers. / am
thinking of buying several newspaper
plants"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
ARRESTS MAN ON ROOF
CLAD ONLY IN UNDERWEAR
Policeman, Attacked and Beaten in
House, Pursues Prisoner and
Serves Warrant

A policeman was badly beaten today be-
fore warrant was served Edward
Malley as he sat on the roof of his home
1714 Dounton street Nicetown, with only
his underwear to protect him from the
chill December morning air.
Malley, wanted for alleged nonsupport
of his wife Thekla. was visited by Police
men Coester and Brooks, of the Twenty
second street and Eunting Park avenue
station. who had warrant for his arrest
issued by Judge Brown. of the Municipal
Court. While Brooks went &c, the rear of
the house. Coester entered the front door.
Coester was the victim of surprise assault.
the noise of which attracted Brooks. The
two bluecoats trailed Malley tc, the roof
Magistrate Price held him in $500 bail for
further hearing when he denied he had at
tackled Coester, The cut. bruised and bat
tered policeman was sent to ST. Luke s
Hospital for treatment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
NEW BOURSE PRESIDENT
WILL CONTINUE POLICY
Emil P. Albrecht Will Urge De-
velopment of Port Facilities
and All Inland Waterways

The election of Emil =. Albrecht as pres
ident of the Philadelphia Bourse to succeed
the late George f. Bartol, will in no way
affect the policy that the Bourse has been
following for the list twenty years, the
chief movement of which Is the Develop
ment of Philadelphia's port facilities. The
new executive who is one of the founders
of the Bourse. and who served as secretary
since 1896 and treasurer since 1899, made
this statement today.
Alexander ID. Chiquoine. Jr.. who was as
assistant secretary, has been made secre-
tary, and Winfield s. Appleton treasurer.
Mr. Albrecht. who is member of the
Chamber OF Commerce. the Board of Trade.
American Association for the Advancement
of Science and yice-president of the Amer
lean Metric Association, is an enthusiastic
supporter of all movements for the improve
ment of the country's waterways for COM
mercial purposes and for cooperation and
unity of faction between trade bodies of
Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
WANTS u. S. TAX IMPOSED
ON UNCULTURED LANDS
California Congressman Proposes New
Plan to Solve Food and FL
nance Problems

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The solution OF
the food and finance problems will be
found, said Representative Charles H.
Randall of California. today, in a measure
he is to introduce when Congress recon-
venes Monday.
Let every nonproducing acre of arabic
land either grow food next year or pay a
tax toward the support of the war" said
Congressman Randall. II would tax every
acre of vacant uncultvated land which is
tillable So, and every vacant or implanted
town lot 81.
THE result will astound the country, for
ample food will be produced and billions of
dollars can be raised from spectators and
slackers. In Texas alone there are I62,-
517,S57 acres of agricultural land only 27,-
100000 acres of which are under cultiva-
ton"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
FIND WOUNDED MAN IN STREET
Shot in Mistake for Burglar, He Tells
Police

The police are mystified concerning the
shooting Of Andrew Baird. of 2233 South
Opal street, who was found early today
on the sidewalk in front of a saloon at
Seventeenth and South streets with a bullet
wound in his left side.
Baird said he attempted to enter a house
near his own home in mistake for his own
when he wes shot by some one who evil
IDENTIFY thought he was a burglar The in
jured man was taken to the Polytechnic Hos
ptal. The locality in which he was found
is two miles from where Baird lives, and
the police cannot understand how he walked
so far in such a serious condition
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
NEW YEAR ASSOCIATIONS
SLOW TO SEEK PERMITS
Only Three Granted for Annual Num-
mers' Festival During Opening
Day of Issuance

Unlike former years, few representatives
of New Year association came to the office
of the Superintendent of Police today to
obtain permits to parade in the annual
mummers festival, the first day of the
issuance of the 1918 permits. Only three
were granted, two to organizations that
never before have participated.
The first permit was issued to David c.
Won Richie. of 236 Chestnut street, Camden,
captain of the South Camden New Years
Association, which frequently has paraded
In past years. The other permits were is
sued to William G. Schultz, 734 West Wyom-
ing avenue. captain of the w. II. a. New
Years Association, and Albert S. Janetti.
1871 Dickinson street. captain of the Young
American New Years Association. All
three are comic clubs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
4 HELD ON ROBBERY CHARGE
One for Suspected HOUSEKEEPING and
Three in Warehouse Theft

on the suspicion Of being implicated in
the robbery at the home of Thomas Griest,
GAG Westview avenue, James Hughes ne
gro, of 1853 Lombard street. was held with
out bail for further hearing by Magistrate
Pennock today. He was arrested while at
tempting to pawn jewelry which. it is al
legged. was stolen recently from the Griest
home.
Ter, Howard and Green streets; Thomas
Wray, American and Green streets: and
Morris Feldman of Second and Opal streets.
in $1,000 bail each for further hearing on
suspicion of being implicated in recent
robbery at a warehouse at 462 North Second
street. Abe Morovitz. 1880 North street
was held In $500 bail on suspicion Of lar
ceny and assault and battery charges
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
GLUTTED WITH RUTABAGAS
Food Commission Calls on Public to
Buy IA Carloads at Reason
able Rates

Philadelphia markets today are glutted
with Canadian rutabagas, There are four
teen carloads of them in the yards. The
food commission has issued an appeal for
Philadelphans to buy them. 1t reads;
Here is good chance to get staple
wholesome vegetable at low cost and at
the same time prevent waste and do a
service by releasing the cars for other pur-
poses. They sell at from siXty-five cents to
$1.15 for 100 pounds"
ABUNDANT-Canadia rutabagas beets
. carrots, parsley, caulihower, cibbages
onions, pumpkins. potatoes, romane, rad
ishes white turnps.
NORMAL-Ceery, yellow turnips. sweet
potatoes
SCARCE - Lettuce, eggplants, peppers,
peas spinach, tomatoes grapes, apples,
bananas, cranberries, lemons pineapples,
pears, oranges, gr rlpefrut.
The fish market Is normal. The most
plentiful fish are whiting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
DISTRUST OF CARRANZA
CUTS OFF CORN SUPPLY
Belief That Shipments Reach
Germany Causes u. S. to
Refuse Urgent Demands
BIZ q StdG Correspondent
yark kCIIIN-cTnN Da.

WASHlNG1ON, leC. /.
Extreme dstrust of the Carranza gov
ernment and dissatisfaction with that coun-
try's attitude toward the war have caused
the United States to refuse the urgent ap-
peals made by Mexico for about 15,OOO,-
600 bushels of corn, and only 100000 BUSH
els will be permitted to cross the Rio
Grande.
The Carranza government has for some
weeks been pleading with the United States
for 15,000.000 bushels of corn, on account
of the failure of the Mexican corn crop
through frost.
The War Industries Board has issued a
license for shipment of 100000 bushels of
corn to Mexico at once sufficient. 1t is be-
leved,> to stave off starvation for time.
United States officials personally would
like to grant the plea for 20000,0O0 BUSH
els, but conditions in Mexico have become
quite critical within the last two months.
and there is grave danger that foodstuffs
will fall into the hands of bandits or dis
honest officials.
Reports, more or less authentic, have
reached the American officials that food
supplies are being smuggled out of Mexico
to Germany by some corrupt and selfish
Mexican officials while thousands of Mexi-
cans are threatened with death by STAR
walton.
American officials face a problem of per-
forming a great humanitarian duty while
serving tne interests OF ltser ana allleS
and are cheerfuly watching the maehina-
tions of insidous enemies
The fact that the United States and her
allies are dependent upon Mexico for oil and
ore compels the Government officials to act
with the greatest caution In dealing with
Mexico, especially in view of the fact that
the German propaganda Is becoming threat
ening eadh day and every attempt is being
made to stir up rebellion in Mexico and poi
son the minds of the MeXicans against all
Germany's enemies
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
BOARD GRANTS REHEARING
IN ANTHRAX LITIGATION
State Compensation Body Seeks Fur
ther Evidence as to Cause and
Workings of Disease

HARRISBURG, Dec. 1.--Rehearing has
been granted by the State Compensation
Board in the case of Howgard VS.. How
gard Company, of Cory. in order that
the board may go fully into the causes of
anthrax. of which the claimant died.
The board feels that before ruling can
be made in this 1t must know more fully
how far the invasion Of the germ of an
thrax can be considered an accident suf-
fered In the course of employment"
Sudden exposure to poisonous gases. frost
bite, heat prostration, lightning and der
mates have been made subjects for COM
pensation and the board now decides the
time has come when It must go further into
such technical subjects as the anthrax germ
and quotes court decisions of this and other
States to support its position.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01

NJURED;D(
Slippery Streets -
Rails and Driving Rai1
sible for Numerous Aco

Slippery streets and trolley raIU
In the death Of one woman An ~
eight other persons In accidents -
In the last twenty-tour hours.
The woman killed was Mra U11
lin, Of 922 South Twentieth 9e4U
was killed by a trolley car wnll1
the street near her home In 3 '0lIy
Carrying her umbrella. the ween11i
in front of the car and was KIM
instantly. &
Two women and a man WEN
when two trolley cars collided af DI4(
York streets on account OF tno 0>
rails. They were Joseph ROurho, N :
ARIZONA street: Mrs. Catherine WIN
of 1856 North Adler street. and MrA "a
Evans, Of PALS Memphis street.
Mrs. Mary Duffy. sixty years old ~
North American street. WAS injurG1
collision OF two cars at Second ana
streets. Her condition is serious.
Patrick Hanley. fifty-one years' cf(
in a serious condition at the FRANK
Hospital after being knocked down y
trolley car at Frankford avenue and Ad
street. ftFf' II
Henry Herschman, sixty-f7ve yearsf
of 3O36 North Twentieth street. was KIN
ed down by an automobile at Thirtieth,
Chestnut streets. He was taken to
University Hospital. Joseph Spencer,
Ardmore. driver Of the automobile, q
rendered to the police and was held In
bail for further hearing. -
Nine-year-old Edward ]. Deel, OF |
Swain street, was struck by an autome
while crossing Brown street near SixteS
He is in st. Joseph's Hospital. and
recover. y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
YOUNG SAILOR, ON LEAvE
KILLS HIMSELF AT HOME
West Philadelphia Boy Puts Bullet in
Heart as Time to Go Back
Approaches

one hour before he was to leave his
home nj 6229 Race street to return to duty
on the United States patrolboat Linden, sta
TONED at Portsmouth, Va. John Hadley.
Jr., twenty-five years old. who enlisted In
the Navy six months ago. committed sui
eide, the police say by shooting himself
In the heart with service revolver.
Hadley. who received a furlough to spend
Thanksgiving with his parents, went to his
room on the second floor about IL o'clock
last night to pack his valise for the return
journey. He had been In the room but n
few moments when his father heard shot.
He found the young seaman dead on the
floor with the revolver in his hand
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
Announce Civil Service Exams

Four open competitive examinations to
be held January ., 1913, for superintendent
OF farm and transportation, $500 year.
with house and garden; coal yard fore
man, $1,000 a year; scientific assistant In
farm machinery. $500 TO 5000 year and
laboratory aid In agricultural technology.
s72O to S10S0 year, were announced today
by th( United States Civil Service com-
mission. An examination for laboratory
aids, at 81 per diem. to fill vacancies in
navy Yards and other branches OF the serv-
~, win be held at an early. date, It was
an1,ounced. Applications win be received
pr{a further notice, )
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
Coal Mines on Nine Hour Day

MAIiANoY CITY, Dec. lin order to
effect a greater coal production. the Phila-
delphia and Reading, Lehigh Valley. Mill
Creek, Dodson, Susquehanna and Pennsyl-
vania Coal Companies have placed their
steam shovel men on nine-hour day In
stead OF an eight-hour one. Many Of the
formerly discarded culm banks are yielding
500 tons .. day each, y *
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
Meat Shipments Fall OF

CHICAGO. Dec. 1-Shipments OF fresh
and cured meats from Chicago during the
week ending December 1 were 31,880,000
pounds. against 41.566.0OO pounds for the
previous week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
"Private" Shot BY captain

Harry Buckly, eleven years old. Slf1
Keim street. is in the Frankford Hospitd
In a serious condition. suffering from = gdJI
shot wound received while playing ggsol
der" Buckley. a private. was shot " ~
captain" william Behe. fifteen years ~
73l East Tioga street. as they drilled q
a vacant lot. S]
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26

Mr.. F. D. Winchester and Mr..
Homer Jolley, acting as committee
appointed by the board of school
directors, have called meeting of
the property tax payers TO be held
at the City Hall in Morgan City at
1880 O'Clock Tuesday evening, Janu-
airy Both. This meeting is to be for
the purpose Of discussing the school
question and for proposing relief
for the present crowded conditions.
The school board will probably pre-
sent the situation to the meeting
and make suggestions along the
lines they see fit. The tax payers as
sembled will then be in possession
of the facts and will be enabled to
recommend the further action of
the school board along the lines pro-
vided by the school laws Of the
State.
The present school district COM
prises all Of the Sixth Ward west of
Bayou Ramos and the property tax
payers of the entire district are ur-
ged to attend the meeting set for
Tuesday night as the facts to be
presented by the members of the
school commission will probably
justify the proposal of bond issue
in order to accomplish the ends
which appear to be SO urgently
necessary.
A statement from Professor L. A:
Law, principal Of the Morgan City
Public Schools, is to the effect that
there were enrolled in the schools
last month seven hundred and fifty
one pupils, with seating capacity
provided for only seven hundred.
Mr.. Law also states that probably
thirty of the pupils now il attend
ance are from Berwick. This would
indicate that larger school facilities
are needed regardless of the stu-
dents now in attendance from
across the Bay. The attendance has
increased from an enrolment of
$50 four years ago to the present
of ISL. The increase has
been greater in proportion
each year and it is the opinion Of
many that the increase will be in
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
MOVIE STARS AT
THE STATE CAPITAL
Henry B. WalthaI Of Birth Of
A Nation Fame and Others
In Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, La, Jan. 25-Ba-
ton Rouge and vicinity takes first
pride for southern atmosphere" in
the opinion Of Henry B. Walthall,
''The Little Colonel" Of the Birth
of Nation" who, with his directors
and company Of players returned to
the city yesterday to take pictures
for 'The Burning Candle" an eight
reel Essanay production.
Mr.. Walthall and his party arriv-
ed in Baton Rouge on Monday and
would have taken their southern"
scenes at that time had not the wea-
ther been bad. They left Tuesday
night for Mobile, Ala, but finding
the weather there even worse and
...no southern atmosphere at all"
they returned here and began work.
The old Conrad mansion at Con-
RAIDS Point, several miles down the
river now occupied by George w.
Garig, will be the principal setting
for the scenes taken here. More
than one hundred scenes will be
taken in all, including sceQes Of
negro cabins and pickaninnies, Of
river steamboats, and the like Sew
eral of the horseback riding Scenes
were taken on the university cam
pus Thursday morning. Other pic
lures were taken on the road lead
ing to Conrad's Point and at the
Conrad mansion during the day.
Harry Beaumont, the director, says
the work here will be finished by
Friday night.
Among those in Mr.. Walthall's
party are Mary Charleson, his lead
ing lady, who plays with : him in
sLittle Shots; Thurston Brewer,
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
NO REPORT OF
MISSING MAN
Mrs; Caro- Goes to her Home
In New Orleans and the
Business Continues

No information of any kind
has been received that would serve
in any manner to explain the mys-
terious disappearance Of Sam Caro-.
There are those who believe that he
will return in a short time and
clear up the mystery surrounding
his disappearance, but time goes on
and no light is thrown on the situa-
ton.
Mrs. Caro- left Morgan City yes
terday for New Orleans where her
people reside, and at this time
there is no member of the Caro-
family in Morgan City except a
brother of Mr.. Caro- who came from
Franklin this morning to look over
the situation. The saloon, billiard
hall and tailoring establishment are
still in operation but the employees
of these places do not know any
thing definite concerning the
future of Mr.. Caro's business enter
prises.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26

Harry Beaumont, director; George
Bainridge, assistant director and
Albert Smith, photographer. The
party is stopping at the Mayor
hotel. A crowd that almost blocked
the street gathered in front of the
hotel Thursday morning as the
players were leaving by automobile
Ia fo. 10 Coafad,s Point. -
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
Another Taxpayer Writes

January, %, 1917
To the Editor,
Morgan City Daily Review.
Dear Sir:
have read the communication in
your valuable Paper of Goth inst.
The School question signed, "1n-
terested."
As / am a. Tay Payer of Morgan
City and feel interested in the well
fare of said "good little city," l add
my full endorsement to the Article
above referred too.
Respectfully,
Tax Payer.