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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05

Cumberland
Tho statement which was issued bv Gar
parino AT covering the work of the Govern.
ncnt agents, both the regulars and volun-
teCrS, was.
IN" reports received at my office from
my agents and volunteer workers who
are scattered In different parts of tho
city show that not a single case OF Stacker
or "EHator was visible. l am more than
pleased over the results Reports rron,
Government investigators state that on
lhuslasm prevailed at the different noII-
ing places and that no attempts to aRi-
latc against registration were visible
fhiIad"lphia had done itself proud
'iarharino said that he had received word
from Reading, where the Socialists had haen
prominent IN pre-rcgistratiou campaigu.
'ndt everything was pcaseful there
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
READING NOT HEALTHY
SERGEANT IS WARNED
Recruiting Officer Receives Let
ter Advising Him to Leave.
Postal Inspectors In
vestigating
READING, Pa, June 3.

READING, Pa, June 3.
Sergeant Ira Partin, in charge of the
local recruiting station. received an anony-
nous letter today advising him TO leave
Reading. as 1t was not healthy place" for
him. The letter was turned over to the
postal authorities for investigation The
latter believe they have a clue to the writer
writer.
Written in pen and ink on ordinary sta
tionery, the letter bore n Reading postmarli
of Monday The contents Of tho letter
were in one sentence: you had better
leave Reading; it isn't a healthy place for
you"
II am not alarmed by the letter." said
Sergeant Partin, who has been active in
combating the activities Of tho opponents
OF the conscription law in Reading. Accom-
panied by two Secret Service operatives.
Sergeant Partin attended the meeting OF
the League Opposed TO Conscription sun
day night, on the leagues invitation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
MEN HELP u. S. AGENTS
WATCH FOR AGITATORS AT POLLS

A thousand men in flying motorcar squad
rons began their silent city-wlde work
under the direction Of Frank l.. Garbarino
special agent Of the Department of Justice
when the registration stations opened at
o'clock this morning. Their duty was to
oil the machinery of registration and re-
move, II necessary, the dirt and grit in the
shape Of anti-registration agitators
All was quiet up to noon. according to
reports received by Garbarino, in his office
in the Federal Building, from the depart
ment operatives throughout the city. No
arrests had been made and no disturbances
Of any kind recorded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
10TH WARD MAN is FIRST
IN CITY TO SE REGISTERED
FILLS Out Blank Before 7 O'clock and
May Lead Whole United
States

Joseph A. Case, twenty-five years old q
~ south SiXticth street. was first to rssl
lster in the twenty third division of The
Forty-slXth Ward, at 40 South Sixtieh
street He also may have been the first
70 register In the entire city and the entire
country, as his name went on the card BEL
fore O'Clock, the official time set for ths
opening Of the registration.
Case was in the polling place at 6 oclOcs
this morning, was the first in line aud
waited for nearly an hour for the req
lstrars to start the days grind of turning
out "eligibles for the colors." He is on.
OF seven brothers, four of whom are q
military age. He was a student at th
University of Pennsylvania for two years
put recently dropped out to assist bis
brother in his business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
NEW JERSEY MEN /
REGISTER EARIV|
General n. and Cheerful Conf
pliance With Law Not0s ''|
Throughout State
BLOCK CUTTERS Plan
Polling Places to Be Kept oD,.|
After 9 O'clock if
Necessary
BLOCK CUTTERS PLAN

The early registration tbrn,,.uhe Suhe
state Is reported to be very boo,.snou I'd
rious disturbances are recorded no n
seems to be general cheerful oa no hs|
with the selcctive draft law 'Olnpiana|
The United States MarshaI,s -
men scattered through the St,,. onloe a
report at once any disturbance rssdy 4
measures to quell II. Governor Sssl 1uu I'D
been pledged by the Government ~. NJ
Federal troops, in addition 10 tbo ~ us
Guard, II a situation arises such ,s sauo'f
qulre them N" as 70 NJ
Chief United States Denutv NJ
woodbury. b. Snowden is martsraS SaaIsa az
marshals Office here getting rarS,.a al VI
quently as to the progress of the pV,a ~, nj
ton. Marshal Bollschweiler is a, VVtp Vssstp
in charge of the northern end NJ ~. Nesafl iva
To overcome an alleged plan OF sor,. ,u oaa
conscriptionists to evade registration h, sue
senting themselves in groups at " Phl
tonight. the closing hour Of the ro,,.
Adjutant Generals office has sent an, =,
grams to city and county officials a.
that all who are present to regis,s.
closing time shall be registered even ~
registration goes beyond 0 O'Clock
The registration in Trenton has h...
ceptionally heavy, 1t is expected. 4, y
reach fully 10000, out of which 5ss w..
be drafted. are
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
Allentown Doubles Registrars

ALLENTOWN, Pa. June $50 Rreat
was the rush TO register in Allentown TO-DAY
that Mayor Reichenbach at 10 o'clock hur-
riedly doubled the registration boards In a
number OF districts and Communicated fiftv
high school students 10 act as clerks. The
registrars say Il is noticeable that the
foreign-born came out earlier than natives,
the latter taking II for granted that they
were counted as loyal while the former
were eager to demonstrate their loyalty.
While the bars are open, there Is a no.
ucoabe absence Of drinking.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
PHILADELPHIA DOES ITSELF PROUD
IN REGISTRATION, SAYS GARBARINC
philadelphia has done itself proud"

Philadelphia has done itself proud"
This was the feature OF a statement is
sued this afternoon by Frank l.. Garbarlno.
head OF the Philadelphia branch Of the
Bureau of Investigation Of the Department
Of Justice, in connection with the work of
registration for the army draft
Garbarno was enthusiastic over the re-
suits in the Cradle of Liberty. IIo said
that none of the Government agents had
made any arrests, nor had it been nccos-
sary in any parts Of the city to give any
warnings and no one had been put out OF
polling places. Mr.. Garbarno said he had
divided his squadron which included the
regular Government agents as we'll as
volunteers, part of which has been sent
TO make Investigations in nine counties IN
New Jersey which come under the Juris-
diction of Garbarno These counties are:
Mercer, Ocean. Burlington, Camden. Glou-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05

This registration day is unique in the
city's history. Instead Of registering to pile
up a big vote for some favorite political
boss, Phiadephians are registering TO give
the greatest vote in history to Uncle Sam,
who has been nominated to run against
William Of Hohenzollern, alias the Kaiser.
1t is the one day on which there will be
no repeating. Those who champion munich
pal reform can therefore rest easily.
In recent years it was popular habit
among many Of the faithful who followed
the Organization to register as often as
possible In fact, where gang registrars
were installed, il was an easy matter for
the daring gangster Of the panhandle type
TO change his hat and coat frequently and
register often in the same division.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05

The United States agents roamed the
city in the automobiles, leaving no section
unvisted. Every division registration place
by o'clock had received at least one
visit from the men in plain clothes.
The force Of men hunting for agitators
and those who may have attempted to per-
suade others from registering is made up
OF Department of Justice agents and vol
unteer workers--merchants statesmen brok-
ers and mechanics-men who offered to take
a day away from their business to help
assure a complete registration. The motor
cars were donated by citizens
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05

Permanent hotel residents and the re-
spectacle floating population Of Philadel-
phia that dwells in hotels we're surveyed
today by detectives, who scanned the re-
ceipts and registers Of hotels IN the cen-
tral section OF the city TO discover possible
registration "sackers."
Hotel residents we're warned or notified
to register. In every case the reply to
detectives was that they intended TO reg
lister.
Registration in the central section doomed
after O'Clock as the late risers finished
their breakfasts. Before that time the
stream Of men answering the call was
intermittent. BY o'clock II had grown
to large proportions and the officials were
kept busy speeding up the cards
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05

A healthy spirit of patriotism pervades
the Italian district. Crowds were around
the polls before they opened and there
was steady flow OF willing patriots up
20 noon. There was an abundance OF In
tcrpreters on hand who helped to expedite
matters and the work went along without
delay.
In most Of the divisions in the italian
district the question Of exemption was not
even raised. There seemed to be an eager
ness among all the Italians that they would
be accepted for service. A large number
Of those who thronged the polls were not
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
HERE'S A REGISTRATION DAY WHEN
THERE'S NO REPEATING BY GANGS

Today the registrars are tabulating cti-
zens who will vote unanimously on one
ticket Judging from the way anti-war ad-
herents objected there is little likelihood of
any one registering twice. In fact, 1t de-
veloped in several localities that many Of
our open-alr soap-box patriots had to be
scolded TO record their names just once.
When you were kid no doubt your fa-
vorite uncle told you to stand up and lick
any boy who tried to do the same to you
well, that's just what your Uncle Sammy
is telling you now. In this case the bad
gang is the Kaiser, Won Hindenburg, Won
BetEmann-Hollweg Zimmerman ct al.-so
go after them and lick them ALL Uncle Sam
is In back of you.
But register first
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
HOTEL RESIDENTS GO TO POLLS
IN THRONGS AS DETECTIVES WAICH

Many NJ the human derellcts OF the len
derloin-crippled mendicants, one-eyed men
shattered dope" fends whisky-soakeu
wrecks-clamored for the privilege OF an
swering the twelfth question ana cIsi,Illme l,.
exemption. None Of the registrars "o"
ever, would record their answers, 80
ExcentIons 70 the city-wide scarcity OF
women about the registration stations were
found in the districts peopled by foreigners
MANY Of these believed that the eau ior
registration meat mobilization INTO tne
army. In the Eleventh Ward scores pl
women Of the Polish settlement there iol-
lowed their sons husbands ana ~p.otners ~
to the polling places In order 10 D.u me-. s,.
good.by on their supposed departure fcr
the war front.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
ITALIANS ARE PROMPT
TO REGISTER FOR SERVICE IN WAR

naturallzed, and they expressed the hope
that they could get their papers soon IN
order TO help In the big struggle ahead.
In many instances more than half or
division was registered before noon. In the
nineteenth division of the Second Ward
$50 men were registered by noon. Similar
records were made in other divisions
In the negro section also there was
general attitude Of cooperation. More than
fifty men were registered in the eighth
division Of the Fourth Ward before noon
There are only 100 eligibles In the entire
division.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
REGISTRATION DAY MADE A HOLIDAY
by MANY EMPLOYERS OF LABOR

In Kensington. several Of the largest fac
tories sent motor trucks, filled with en-
ployes. to the registration polls. They were
keen, alert young men, who went light
heartedly on their way to conscrlption.
Claims for exemption were high. however.
Some registrars asserted 1t was running
TO an average Of so per cent Of the men
enrolled A large majority OF the men are
married.
The Municipal Courts, civil and criminal
branches alike, were closed today.
The Municipal Courts civil and criminal
branches alike were closed today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
Fire Ways to Find Place
Where You Must Register

THE polling place Of your election
l. division is the place at which you
must register today, If you're a
male between-the ages Of twenty-one
and thirty, inclusive. Don't you
know where to go? Try one Of
these:
I Ask your neighbor where he
. voted last election.
. Inquire at police sta
Es tiOn.
. Ask a policeman.
A Call Electrical Bureau on
fs either telephone, ask for
Room $50, and when you get that
connection inquire Of the Regis
tratiOn Board.
= If still in doubt go to any
~ registration place in your
neighbOrhOOd. If il is not the right
one, you will be directed to it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05

Registration day is a holiday in many
parts of tho city.
The Ford Motor Company closed its Broad
street and Lehgh avenue plant 30 COM
pletely that n couple Of watchmen were
the only employees left.
Women as well as men employees of the
Standard Roller Bearing Company, Fiftieth
street and Lancaster avenue, were given
a day off.
Men of registration age were permitted
by the Bell Telephone Company TO leave
their work as long as necessary to enroll.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
ALLEGED FORGER NABBEp

NEW YORK, June 5.-Arrested in Balt-
more after six months chase John ?.
O'Donnell, thirty years old, was broughi
PACK TO this city today to face a charge o.
forgery involving approximately $4,000,
ODonnell was employed by the America
Express Company in Brooklyn and. accord
ing to officers, was a victim OF the hand
book evil, losing every cent of his pecula.
uons. His arrest came through a letlH
ne sent back to his sweetheart.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
BLAME CRIME ON POVERTY
Man and His Son Caught Stealing
Tires, Police Allege

Poverty caused BENJAMIN Bickey. ffty-
seven years old, and his son Harold four
teen years old, OF i417 South Fourth street
Camden, 10 steal several tires from the shon
OF Louis Katz OF Fourth street and Atlantis
avenue, according TO the police
Bickey, Il Is said, put his son in through
cellar window and the BOY passed tbs
tires out 10 the street They were arrested
by Policeman Guthrie and held In $500 bsIl
for court by Recorder stackhouse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
SO Bills Await Action of Governor

HARRISBURG, June 5.--Thirty-three
bills are awaiting approval by Governor
Brumbaugh. The Governor disposed OF ali
bills on which time was up last week before
leaving the city last Thursday night ana
wsl probably clear hia desk before the Leg
I4iptpfc ean send him many more thls week
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05

principles, but at the same time we would
not dsobey the laws Of the country in
which we live"
Titleman said that the Socialists at last
nights meeting decided to fight the draft
law. Proceedings will not be started In
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05

pennsvlvania. however In many otner
states. he said, the constitutonality OF -tne the
DRAFT act is being tested in the courts lne
pennsylvania Socialists will pay the,r s.lS,e
of the expenses II an appeal to the supreme
Court of the United states Is TAKEN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05
REGISTRATION DAY TEST OF NATION,
PRESIDENT AND AIDS TELL PEOPLE

DRESIDENT acknowledgements nothing less than the day
which the manhood Of the shall forward solid
defense the ideals which onsecrated
Secretary of War BakerThe facing which
the future of democracy itself depends Registration day affords glorious
opportunity for the young this Complete victory
and the this country required to accomplish
this"
Secretary of Interior the Of ALL their legal well
patriotic Duty to register if within the class called"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-23
Seed Testing.

All seed testing is now done in the
Office of the State Seed Commission
er, State Capitol, Boise. Idaho.
Samples of seed to be tested either
for purity or for termination should
be sent to this office and not to the
experiment station at Moscow.
Much time will be saved to the per-
sons desiring analysis made if they
will mail the seed directly to Boise
The state law provides that fee
of twenty-five cents will be charged
for each analysis for purity and for
each termination test, this fee APP
plying to vendors of seed only.
Producers requesting these analyses
for their personal use are not requir-
ed to pay the fee.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-23
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

For the past week the dispatches
have contained mention of renewed
lighting on the western frunt. The
British captured some trenches 10 the
Ancre region and took several hun
dred Germans prisoners The French
and Germans have also dashed in
some minor operations. On the east
the Russians have failed in heavy
assaults on the German lines, viii e
the British report having admins
tered a defeat upon the Turks.
Reports of merchant shipping sunk
by German Submarines are not rs
numerous as during the two weeks
previous. Some of the ship compan
les, hesltating TO risk losses 10 the sea
zone of war, are holding many vessels
IN American ports until conveys are
furnished or some other means de-
clded upon to guarantee safe passage.
Danger of war letween he United
States and Germany is still regarded
as imminent.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-23
Laws That Kill Industry.

News Bureau, Pacific Coast Manufacturer,
1t is a peculiar thing how politici
ans and agitators ia section pecu-
liarly adapted to some line of industry,
continually attempt to pass legisla-
tion detrimental to development of
such industry.
As an Illustration, take The pro-
posed bill before the Idaho legislature
to limit the length OF trains.
The railroads have been expanding
large sums eliminating curves and
grades, double tracking. LAYING heavy
steel and ballasting, to give better
service. The G. M. & st. p. has
spent millions electrifying. All this
has been done with view to hauling
larger loads with fewer engines thus
reducing to minimum the danger of
accidents due TO an increasing num-
Der Of trains on the same track.
Now the agitatur steps 10 aud says
no, we want short trains which will
give employment TO two men where
only one is needed.
There would be every bit as much
sense 10 proposing law that after a
farmer had assessed himself for a
hard surfacing road in his county
that he be required to use two wagons
to haul larger load which he had
contemplated hauling on one, when
he built the road.
With such law, how much hard
surfaced road would be built in Idaho?
With such a law will additional
, railroad improvements be encouraged
in the state?
The main reason for electrlfyng
railroads is to haul larger trains with
one engine.
Train limitation laws discourage
electri hcation and consequently re-
tard development Of Idaho's wonder
fu watc- powers
This IS au indie 'try killing measure
AMI should he giv,.n wide berth by
II prowiug state like Idaho
Th same araumenis apply equally
well Ia any western state where such
/ measure ar prop !. cd
a
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-23
Good Roads Conference.

The fourth Gotd Roads school con-
Quoted by the department of civil
engineering of the University of
Idaho with the U. S. Office of public
roads and rural engineering and the
county commissioners OF Latah coun-
ty will be held at the University,
Moscow, Idaho, Feb. 81 and 2S
The principal instructor will be DR..
L. l. Hewes, district engineer 10
charge OF the administration of the
federal aid !oad act for District No l.,
including Washington, Oregon, Idaho
and Alaska.
The first days program will be cS-
pecially shaped for road supervisors
and will treat dirt aud gravel roads,
including drainage structures. The
second day is planned especially to
interest county and city engineers
DR.. Hewes, who will give four talks
and an additional evening lecture.
will on this day present the results Of
certain experiments of the office of
public roads, particularly on penetra-
tion and mixing methods of bitumi.
nous construction, and on concrete
roads 10 general. A full program
will be published later.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-23
Our Thriftless Nation.

Self denial is a fundamental
virtue, especially for all who have
their own way TO make in the world;
happiness for the great m Ia ority of
people depends on the wholesome
restraint of desires rather than on
their qualification, because, when
unchecked, those desires are for
ever stretching out beyond present
reach. 1t seems strange that, es-
peclally IN our country, people
shrink from saying 81 can't afford
It, when economy means safety
and contentment, whereas false
pride brings danger and unhappi-
ness. Fear OF being thought poor
or stingy has brought misery, and
often crime, into many a house
hold.
The average wages, salaries and
incomes are higher in this country
than in any other, yet our savings
banks do not make a creditable
showing. Fourteen countries
greatly outrank ours in the proper
ton OF savings accounts to popu-
latlon. In thrift, as indicated by
the savings banks, we stand at the
bottom OF the list of the principal
nations.
OF every hundred of our citizens
sixty-six leave at their death no
estate at all. Only nine leave as
much as $4,000. The average
estate left by the other twenty-five
is less than $1,000. Ninety-seven
out OF every hundred lose their
earning power at the age of sixty
hive; and as most of them have
saved nothing, they become de-
pendent on relatives or on the
public. 1t is estimated that there
are one and one fourth millions of
such destitute persons in this
country, most of whom might have
escaped that sad fate.-Judge
Harmon of Ohio in The Youths
Companion.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-23
Snowfall in Elevated Regions
of Idaho, During January

The precipitation in January was
generally below normal, but low tenn
pe'ature was unusually persistent,
So that except during a short period
near the beginning of the month
practically all the precipitation was
in the form of snow. There were
therefore substantial additions To the
snow supply in nearly all the noun
tain areas, and little or no melting
occurred except in some of the valleys.
The supply Of snow over the state at
the close OF the month was about
normal, being relatively great at the
lesser elevations. The snow was
deepest in the Clearwater watershed
and shallowest in parts Of the Lost
River region and Salmon watershed.
Owing to almost continuous cold
weather since November 10th the
snow is mostly loose. There has been
much drifting, but slides have been
infrequept.-Governmant report.