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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
This Is a Snake Story

BIRMIN;TON. n. j., Dec. 19.-Sam-
uel harrington found a small black
snake wiggling across the snow when
snakes are supposed to be sleeping deep
in the ground. Where it came from
is a mystery. Darlington said he saw
the reptile near an fashioned Chin
ney and suspects it was brought out
of a dormant state by fire that had
been started in the chimney.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
Hearn Art at Auction

NEW YORK. Dec. 19.--The great art
collection former by the late George A.
Hearn is to be sold at auction. This
event. which is sure to be of prime i'm
portance. will take place at an early
date in the winter season More than
500 paintings will he sold as well as
the ivories. bronzes and other art OBJ
jects,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
BEQUESTS TO CHARITY FUND
Charles Cary's Will Leaves $4,000 to
Corinthian (Chasseur) Commandery

The will of Charles Cary. Of Atlantic
city. probated today. leaves $4,000 to
the charity fund Of the Corinthian
tChasseur) Commandery. Knights Temp
lar. and bequeaths an estate valued at
s6l.000 to relatives.
Other wills probated today were those
of Susan McIIugh. 203l Brown street.
sl1,7O0; Ella McCay. 1915 South Eight
eenth street $500 and Margaret Myers.
25s McAlpin street. s220i.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
CHILD SAVES GRANDMOTHER
Nine Year-Old Girl Extinguishes
Burning Dress

NINCENTOwN, y. VI, Dec. 10
Bertha Davidson. nine years old. saved
her seventy-year-old grandmother from
burning 40 death. The woman's dress
became ignited at the Kitchen stove
when there was no one in the house
except the child. who wrapped a table
Cloth around her grandparent. who Is
chair ridden. and eXtinguished the
flames, burning her own hands.
The girl then walked to the nearest
farm house a mile away for assistance.
The grandmother's burns were not seri-
Gus.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
wREcK ON GRAND TRUNK
New York Chicago Express Runs
Into Freight--Two Persons Killed

HAMILTON, Ont, Dec. ia New
York-Chicago express train. travelling
two hours late on the Grand Trunk Rail-
road, yesterday crashed into freight
train, which was crossing the main line
near Stony Creek.
William Walsh. an engineer. and Percy
Ramsey, fireman, died of injuries.
Three passengers were injured
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
Harrisburg Adopts Piggery PIan

HARRISBURG. Dec. 19.--City Coun-
Gil has adopted the piggery plan as
the method of disposing of Harrisburg's q
garbage. 1t awarded a contract for five
years and three months from February
1 next to Hagy Brothers, Rohrerstown.
for $126,000, or $1,000 a month. The
contractors will. conduct huge piggery
just outside the city limits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
Re-educate Human Muscles

Hahnemann Medical College, In this
city. is the first institution of its kind
In the country to announce a course in
the re-education of muscles in tine
human body. a new branch of medical
science developed by the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
Miss Rankin Asks Camp Probe

WASH NGTON. nee. IA searching
inquiry into sanitary conditions at Camn
Mills. Hampstead, l.. l.. was asked i'm n
resolution introduced by Representative
jeanette Rankin, of Montana. II was
referred to the Rules Committee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
Fire Damages Filbert st. Buildln,

The upper floor of the five-story brick
building at 707-709 Filbert street, occu-
pied by Braverman. & Rothberg. shirt
waist manufacturers, was destroyed by
fire last night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19

The Jacob Jones was torpedoed and
sunk in the war zone on December 6
and sixty.five men on board were listed
as missing. Survivors reported that
one American who spoke German was
taken prisoner on the submarine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
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The Dickinson press., 1917-01-06

use by the actual operation Of the
cars"
Fargo announces its big automobile
show which will be held in that city
March 1916.
"If the automobile outlook for 1917
may be measured by the Studebaker
situation, the new year is going to far
out strip any that have gone before"
So says l.. j. Ollier, vice-president in
charge of sales of the Studebaker cor
poration, in commenting upon the
splendid public reception given the
new Series Is ~Studcbaker cars last
week. "And it is surprising how much
interest is displayed by the general
public in the plans of automobile
makers relative to their new models"
continued Mr.. Ollier. "This has been
very noticeably emphasized since the
Series Is models were announced.
Word received from branches and
the dealers from the country over is to
n effect, that never before has such
interest and enthusiasm been shown
over new hodels. One thing that has
impressed me very forcibly, in onnec
ton with the bringing out of our lew
models, is the keen interest displayed
by the public in the reading of our
newspaper advertisement. The crowd
ed condition of dealers show-rooms
on the day following publication of
this advertisement seems to prove
conclusively that the buying public
does read, and follows very closely
the advertisements appearing in the
daily neWspapers."
The Dickinson press., 1917-01-06
THE
.nj-u11kzbHAp

has sent every graduate to a good
business or bank position. 207 salts
fed students last year. The present
manager and faculty number among
their former graduates thousands of
the most successful business men and
women throughout the United States
and Canada. You cannot make a mis-
take in attending a college recon-
mended by every church, merchant
and banker in it's acquaintance.
The college now occupies an entire
three story brick building. Best
equipped Banking and Office Practice
department in the United States. Ex-
pert instructors. Staam-helted, cleo
tric-lighted cozily furnished rooms in
the dormitory $500 a month. Board
at cost. College in session through
out TIE year, students enter any time,
Individual instruction, Preparatory
Department starting the student with
the lowest primary branches.
Send for particulars, when you know
more about this college and the SPLEEN
did positions it's graduates are hold
ing, YOU will want to attend. Write
G.. M. LANGUM,
Bismarck. N. D.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-31
TRANSPORTATION CONTROL

It Is incumbent upon all AlaSkanS and all friends of Alaska in the states give the matter of operating the government railroad when it is completed careful con- SderatOn has been suggested already that the road leased to private corporation under government super vision.
 It should be clearly recognized that the development of Alaska is dependent upon transportation and whoever controls that transportation will dominate Alaska The suggestion of government supervision is candid admis SOn Subconscous realization of danger to the inter estS of the people whenever so great power entrusted to private interests.
 A private corporation operating railroad under lease from the government would be interested solely and properly in the dividends the road could be made to produce directly or indirectly and under the peculiar conditions confronting it, rates would be all the traffic could possibly bear Government operation, directed by even mediocre StaeSmanshp would look to ultimate rather than an immediate profit
 MOreyer vital matter to be considered as touching the larger development of Alaska the use of our inland waterways in cooperation with the railroads. Alaska has approximately 1000 miles of interior water routes available for commercial transportation by large steam boats from May to November. Aside from the Yukon which carries more water than the Mississippi the KuS kokwim, InnokO Panama, Susitna, KOyukuk Kantishna and others corresponding in size to the Ohio form net work of waterways scarely second to the Amazonian system If the use of these waterways be encouraged they will in time carry untold millions of wealth resulting from the development of the great interior valleys. these regions be not furnished with chiep transportation particularly for ores machinery and other heavy traffic for which water carriers especially suited their de- velopment will be indefinitely delayed
 The government would be ytally interested in Sys- tenn of close cooperation between railways and water ways for the good while it is to be feared that private operation of railroads would result in Systemat cay driving traffic off the waterways or keeping 1t off the waterways, precisely as it has done in the United States and wherever the two of transportation have come into competve conflict.
 The discussion resolves itself into two distinct lines of economic thought the advocates of point to our marvellous system of privately owned rail transportation in the United States proper almost half the mileage of the world and ask that it be equaed in efficiency; the repre- sentatveS of the opposing view simply claim that to lease our railroad to private company for operation would mean the turning of Alaska to the exploitation of private mOnOpolstS.
 MERIT" POSTMASTERS
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-31

They would doubtless be glad to be rid of the ncessan burden of attention to postal appointments.
 But why talk about putting postmasters already in office under the protection of the merit rule without some assurance that they are the sort that would have origin ally got in by demonstration of business and admnis trative ability? If they should be protected under the merit rule why shouldn't they be chosen the non partisan prncple?-( Chicago Herald)
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-31

play grounds for the kddies and baseball grounds for the grownups and situate the park good talking material for aspiring candidates.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-31
MERIT" POSTMASTERS

It is proposed place all postmasters even those of the largest cities under the protection of the merit rule in an amendment to the pending legislative executive and judiciary bill at Washington.
 The principle is sound enough The sooner post of- fees and pOstmasers are disconnected from politics the better it will be for the service and general public And the better will be for senators and other statesmen
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-31

FULL LINE OF MINING BLANKS AT THE SEWARD GATEWAY.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
EXPERT SAYS
PUT UP PICKLE"
Declares They Value as Appe-
tizerS-ReCipe for House.
wives to Follow.
News Times Special Service

II New - lines special service
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 1O.-In urg-
ing the housewives Of Indiana 10
put up large quantities OF pickles
DR.. II. E Barnard. state conserva-
| ZIONIST. declares that while the
/ pickle has little nOurishment as a
food 70 is valuable as an appetizer
I He also says the cool. moist weather
/ has been splendid for growing Gu
[ cum bers and continues:
The value Of cucumber or other
/ pickles lies chiefly in the fact that
| they are appetizers. They have lit
tie food value They may even be
| indigesuble. but il is an undisputed
/ fact that a pickle makes a dry sand
wich appetizing and that these acid
products seem 10 have particular
place in the dietary.
The following directions for
making cucumber pickles are rec
commended by the food experts at
/ Washington:
Wash the pickles and if neces-
| sary scrub them clean and pack
them in the container as follows
/ on 5he bottom of the barrel place a
/ layer of dill and a handful Of mixed
spice Add another layer of dill and
another handful of spice when the
barrel is half full, and when al
most full add a third layer. If a
key or crock is used. the amount of
dill and spice can be reduced in
proportion 20 the size Of the recep-
tacle When the container has Deen
filled within a few inches of the top,
add a layer of covering material
! beet tops or grape leaves-about an
/ inch thick. If any spOilage should
occur on the surface. this layer will
protect the vegetable beneath. Press
down with a clean board weighted
with bricks or stone. Do not use
limestone or sandstone.
"'Make a brine by adding one
pound Of salt 10 &c quarts of water.
| To each 10 quarts of brine so made
| add two-thirds of a quart Of vine
gar The vinegar is used primarily
1 To keep down the growth of injuri-
Gus bacteria until the lactic-acid
q ferment starts. but il also adds 10
/ the flavor Add sufficient brine 10
cover the material and allow 10
stand "a hours. Then make air-tight
covering the surface with very hot
melted paraffin or cotton seed oil
or tasteless liquid petroleum may be
used for this purpose
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
AMUSEMENT PARKS ARE
EXEMPT ON WAR TAX BILL

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1O.-Amuse-
ment parks their main gates. shows
and rides" where charges are 25
cents or less, were. added by the sen
ate Saturday to the list Of exemp-
tions from amusement tax section Of
the war revenue bill More than
500 open air parks in cities
throughout the country are affect
ed
The amendment. offered by Sen.
stone. was adopted without debate.
II .also strikes out a provision in
the bill levying a five cent tax on
each free admission TO amusements.
which would have reached resorts
which open their gates TO women
and children during certain hours
OF the day. and in all. reduces the
total levy Of the bill by about So
100000 An exemption for moving
picture shows charging - cents or
less already had been written into
the measure
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
SYRIAN RESISTS DRAFT;
HE AND WIFE KILLED

HAWKINSVILLE. Ga. Sept. 10
Thomas Simon. a Syrian called for
the draft army. in spite Of his claim
that a brother in the Turkish army
made him an alien enemy, was
killed, with his wife, here Saturday
night while resisting arrest for as
Sauitins a member of the exemption
board. After the assault, Simon,
his wife and a brother barricade
themselves in their store and greet
ed a posse of officers and citizens
with a vOlley of shots. When fire
was returned Simon and his wife
fell dead, the latter still grasping a
revolver which she had emptied.
The brother escaped through the
back door. Three members Of the
posse were wounded.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
ELKHART COMPANY
IS READY To LEAVE
Soldiers Start Monday for Fl
Benjamin HarriSOn-Take
Their Pets Along.
News Times Special Service


ELKHART, Sept. 10. All mem
bers of Co. f were kept on the
island today preparing themselves
and their equipment for the start
tomorrow morning for Fort Ben
jamin. from where they later will
go 10 Hattiesburg. Miss. for train
ing to fit them for service in France
All day yesterday was given the
men TO lid their friends and fam
lilies goodbye and no people except
the members of the company were
allowed on the island today
The men stated this evening that
they were fit and ready to leave to-
morrow morning between 500 and
800 o'clock over the Big Four rail-
road.
The company now numbers rs
men and it is expected that il will
be raised TO war strength by the
drafted men. The city band will es-
cOrt the men 10 the station.
Today the married men did not
know whether they would take
their wives with them. Military reg
ulations do not permit enlisted men
to have their wives with them in
camp but cooperative plan has
been suggested whereby the Is
married mems wives could rent
apartments near the camp. A num-
Der Of the married soldiers are in
favor Of waiting until the company
reaches Fort Benjamin Harrison
and then making a concerted effort
10 arrange for their wives.
The company will take along all
four OF its pets, the two jacks. and
the monkey and the dog. The men
stated that they would be lost with
out their pets
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
HEALTH OF DRAFT ARMY
WILL BE PROTECTED

international News service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-Rigid
precautions have been taken 60 safe
guard the health Of Americas young
manhood drafted in the first call
for the new national army, United
States medical officers. reinforced by
the ablest men in the country in the
medical professions, are personally
supervising the sanitary improve
ments at each encampment.
inspectors Of high rank. under
special orders of the surgeon gener-
al. already at the various camps, are
making these sites safe against dis
ease. The medical officers now in
charge of this work are to become
the sanitary inspectors Of the camps
when the troops arrive. Medical in
spectors so designated will have the
closest cooperation with local health
authorities and with the officers Of
the public health service. Each will
have a corps of assistants.
The sanitary organization at each
encampment Will be as complete as
possible. The organization will con-
sist Of divisional surgeons, who will
be the sanitary advisers to the COM
handing general; a divisional sani-
tary inspector and regular sur
geons who are sanitary officers of
their regiments. The sanitary Off
GERS are to assist the divisional sur
geons along special lines. In emer-
gency cases that may arise sanitary
squads are to be organized. These
will comprise officers and men of
specific practical training in the
publication of water supply, dis
pOsal of waste, disinfection and the
handling of outbreaks of communi-
cable diseases.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
Slouchy!

BERKELEY. Calf. Sept. To-
Many of the college men that at
tended the first reserve army
camp ar the Preside here. wore
mentally and physically slOuchy'
and this prevented them from
obtaining commissions, accord
ing 10 letter from Adit. Gen.
Henry p. McConn at Washing
ton, d. c., received by Prest
BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler of the
University of California The
letter further stated that many
OF the college men had been
spoiled because they had not
been under proper discipline,
that they could not stano
straight and could not give mill
tary commands.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
TWO MEATLESS DAYS
ON A HILL RAILROAD

PORTLAND. ore, Sept. 10.-Meat-
less meals on Mondays and Fridays
are now served on the dining cars Of
the Spokane. Portland & Seattle
railroad. a part of the Hill system.
In addition, chefs have been eau.
toned 10 waste as little food as pos
sible Passengers are handed small
suggestion cards indicating ways by
which waste may be cut down. All
this comes as a result Of an appeal
from the. food administration at
Washington. the railroad officials
announce.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
FIXING UP TO GOVERN
THE CONQUERED POLISH

BERLIN (via London), Sept. 10
The Official discussions between Dr.
Michaelis, the imperial German
chancellor and Count Czernin. the
AustrO- Hungarian foreign minister
during the latter's recent visit TO
Berlin included a further proposal
for "A Polish government on the
lines laid down in the proclamation
issued on Nov. .. 1916. Full agree
ment has been reached on all points
II Is expected that within a few
days an important statement on the
question OF the Polish constitution
will be made by the German and
Austrian emperors.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
OLD NEGRO MAMMIES
HANDLE FREIGHT NOW

CLEVELAND. o.. Sept. 1O.-Old
Negro mammies. many of whom
worked on the cotton levees in
Dixie. are loading and unloading
freight in the New York Central
freight yards here AZ $3.50 a day.
They wear red bandanna handker-
chiefs about their kinky hair and
each comes TO work in a clean white
apron. They say the work isn't
hard and the pay" Mmmm- boy,'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
BLUE LAWS LOSE FIGHT
WITH WAR NECESSITY
InternatIonaI News Service

ATLANTA. Ga. Sept. 1C.-After a
most bitter fight in the senate and
house recently "a bill finally became
a law giving the state railroad com
mission authority 20 suspend when
necessary during the period of the
war with Germany the existing pro-
hihition OF operating freight trains
in Georgia on sunday. Scripture
was quoted Copiously heaven was
invoked frequently. but the necessity
feature finally won the day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10

DETROIT. Mich. Sept 1O.-Born
a daughter. Sept. 3. 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo J. Muckenthaler. 1899 Trumbull
av.. this city. Mrs. Muckenthaler
was formerly Miss Hazel Campbell
OF South Bend. Ind
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
NEWCAsTLE-One locaI -.

NEWCASTLE-One local garden
er can thank his lucky stars the
food administration bill did not 90
into effect earlier When the price
OF beans dropped some weeks ago
this gardener cut down a quarter
OF an acre of growing beans be-
cause he figures he could make
more money 10y planting some other
crop. George T. Nellie local guar
dian OF food under the federal law.
was notified and investigated. but
was unable 10 do anything as the
deed was done before the federal
law went into effect
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
Red Cross Makes Report
On War Work in Europe
washington. ID. @ Sept. 10.

washington. ID. @ Sept 70.
Henry y. Dawson. as chairman.
issued today. ON behalf OF the war
codnCil Of the American Red Gross.
a report to the American people
concerning the activities OF the
American Red Gross in Europe since
war with Germany was declared.
The report says i'm part.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
Sf2.320.RSf.S7
Grand total

Some Of the European apprOpria-
tons are to cover full year. but
the greater part will have been
spent by November of the current
year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-20
MANEuvER FOR ANOTHER PEACE
 ON BY GERMANS
British Press Comments on Attempt Declaring PruSSianiSm Must
 Down First.
MUST STOP BLOODSHED

LONDON, Sept. 20-The newspa- pers give prominence today to the attempt by the German press and German officials to create an atmos- phere for another peace maneuver.
 The British press is of the opin- ion unanimously that there will be no peace until Prussian militarism is crushed The mail says The trueafriends of peace are ther allied armies of the governments striving to remove the cause of all this mis- cry, unrest and bloodshed by de- stroying Germany's military auto cracy."
 The Express says: No peace whatever is possible unless the terms can have certain values and these terms must insure the impos sibility of another German attempt to wreck the world"