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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-11
Oil Rates Unreasonable

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1l.--Rates on
petroleum oil and its products in car
loads from southeastern Kansas to
points In Oklahoma today wei } held by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
unreasonable. Reasonable maximum
rates were ordered prescribed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-11
Iron Beam Strikes Workman

James Hodge. thirty-two years old.
laborer employed by the Keystone Con-
struction Company. while working In
excavation of the City Hall courtyard
this afternoon was struck by an iron
beam which was being lowered into
the excavation. He walked TO the
Hahnemann Hospital for treatment
where. Il was found that he had con-
cussion of the BRAIN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-11

NI 6oCItuc9 IOr Il M. N.A.
~ at the University Of Pennsyl-
/ ~ selling their jsweiry. are walk
y SCHOOL. eating carried lunches
natlng their sayings 70 the Y. N.
v War Fund. which was raised
~ recent caaln4tgn. y The women
~ are doing real sacrificing for
110sc. Some sr8 tkcsssing two or
Enleernoons . week cpd donating
4 Ebnoea Many Uavs ub Thanksgiv.
G10 home and turned the money
tAem TOR -thsts trips over to
~ More stuAents than one who
1lx \ hand-<os&outh Existence on
1Dno have considered 1t only
8 ~ tAAt tAey- peAuSs $50 and
- fao14 Arp t3ooping known
nsst psSmsnts sn the pledges
~ ~ ~ Il ! ~ I ~ no.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-11

IIS COIlvYEsS
NOT CoNCERNED'


An Vaa A1V"ae
Who Denies Interest
.
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not be downq.ss news dispatches
s.A .ne y meuuns
n sat.rS.v
q nv ene man did mot Join in the gen.
discnnuion.
Uk 1oGnn't concern me-" wus his sole
ronnk.
b James II. Birch, Jr., the new
1aa countess first husband. who
W her ten years ago when she was
graduate: they were divorced
AfeHward. They had been child
rcn. member OF one OF the old
- most prominent families IN Bur-
IN County. II son or James H.
psUneer wagon manufacturer
waJra frsend Of William Jennings
IN HE brother Is Colonel Thomas
1Trh. United States Minister to Por-
al who Is a personal friend OF the
stooddent. Mr.. Erich. Jr.. is cashier OF
- nechanics' National Bank OF Bur
1ne Birch nome II NJ +l5 High
Eooe which Is less than square dis
1nf nom the home OF MT. and Mrs Ed.
ofd j. 1homason. at SEQ High street.
E@cU are the foeter-psrents OF the Coun.
4nay& nAv "a tod NM
lHoa 1lbe was seven years old.
4. 1sou.r ura,rrruy-, xvou,v
HOW marguerite vivian Burton was
&k)N6ged the most beautiful woman In
1)&w Jersey several years ago and how
- accomplished an ambition 10 become
= 11rrunfees were recalled TODAY
a r,ornna,ftee of prominent art,sts In
= (7Rs~- vort newsnaner contest pic,xa,,
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~ - hs.ut;fn, .nd sne was awa rdsd
ssVo casn m'Ao a"I .t som.
"a WIN nv =" '''"' '''enN'
~.
ass passaon aor ,ores" -, LssIr,re T,,, a,'u
~ was assured Of fulnllment four
E1ngU 40. when she Inherited nearly
&I0e00 from her foster-mother. Mrs.
l1xpAret Mcneil Thomason. her foster
l1G1oe'e frst wife.
Ns - young Count Won Bernssorf'. an
@URelcome son-in-law for Edward J.
61nAson. who Is director Of the
Utrard Fire and Marine Insurance Com
rnnys OF Philadelphia. met the Burllng-
~ d1vorcee in London in 1913. His
"a t<r v an American. he Is wearer
"a tne iron Cross. wnlcn was eohierreo
eam ~ tne German emperor IN rep
lsio. IN ISL ne Nls'teu inc
h! !l1. oeases WIN Ms iatner and
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sys,,t -. xn nted M American.~
II 1nna n there wns n picture Of the
i1s9Sp cerrnan t.ornt in Tho house She
171SA E4i S.btfF
q 5|6& no We should NOT allow sich
6rfure here. !. He Is our enemy now
Dqoe we win have Secret Service
116n visiting here" she added, laughing
u.ox1~n,,
- . career 10 romantic as that which
~ ia3 brought a utie TO tne young
Wnom burnngton rerneinoers as
p % vivaciops ana stunning peaut!'
- ooTn twenty-eieht years ago IN
.sourg. Pa the daugheer or Mr'
-. Lnsrton burton. ner rather
:nsn.nnsn, ner mo."eF MARY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-11
en- Overcomes Sleepinr Man

Uno OveHSS5 01eepWk NHsH
John J. Kennedy, fifty-hvs years old,
100 North Thirtsenth street. was found
evprcome lron gas IN Me room this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-11

time. but because he surrounded hirnkek
with the greatest intelligence up epuio
obtain"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Home Rule Plea
By Balfour Sent
To Parliament
British Statesman Confirms
Report That He Would
Take Action
tFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington, May 5.-Lloyd George
and the English Parliament have been
urged by Arthur James Balfour. head
of the visiting British mission, to use
all possible means to grant immediate
home rule TO Ireland, as reported ex-
clusively in The Tribune yesterday.
Mr.. Balfour to-day confirmed the dis
patch Of the cabled messages, when he
Informed John F. Fitzgerald and Rep
resentative Gallivan, of Boston, after
the reception given to him in the
House, that he had already made the
appeal TO English officialdom, as agreed
upon at the conference with the visit
ing delegates Of the Irish societies yes
terday.
1t has seen known for several days
that official Washington was practically
unanimous in urging this action on Mr..
Balfour 1t is said that the matter was
informally discussed at the White
House and State Department confer
ences, and il is known Senator Lodge,
of Massachusetts, ranking Republican
of the Foreign Relations Committee of
the Senate and a personal friend Of Mr.
Balfour, pointed out TO the British Sec
rotary for Foreign Affairs that the step
was essential if American sentiment
was TO be unanimously crys'allized be-
hind Great Britain in the war.
Washington officials acquainted with
the Irish situation appreciate the diff
culties incident to immediate home rule
1t is far from an easy task that the
English government Will undertake IN
putting the home rule act into imme-
date operation. The Ulstermen have
been most loyal throughout the war
giving unstintingly Of men and ma
terisls. To force LONE rule over their
united opposition offers embarrass.
ments of no mean character.
For this reason, 1t is said, Lloyd
George has been forced TO move slowly
For the same reasons, American Of
hciRls, while recognizing the necessity
of home rule TO unity American pub
lie sentiment behind Great Britain
yet have sympathized with the many
vexatious problems it presented to Eng
hsh statesmen. However, the Balfoul
appeal for immediate action, rejecting
an almost united American public opn-
ion, will bring the Irish situation to a
cruX in Parliament, II is predicted, and
Will doubtless result in the granting OF
home rule within the next few weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Sim Fein Organization
Again Proclaims
independence
Demands Full Liberty
Delegates Cheer for Irish
Republic and Declare
Rights

The Sim Fein Convention held in
Dublin on April 10. so "The London
Morning Post" just received in this
country discloses. was marked by a
strikngly large attendance of Roman
Catholic priests, who came from all
parts of the country. The lay dele
gates represented a considerable num-
Der Of public boards and local political
organizations. The Sim Fein and re-
publican colors were freely flown.
Resolutions were passed in memory
of the men who Sacrificed their lives
for Ireland's liberty and to those at
present in prison and exile for Ire
lands cause" A loud call of three
cheers for the Irish Republic met with
ready response.
Count Plunkett, the chairman, said
he wished to refer TO the men who had
been sentenced to long terms OF i'm
prisonment for the cause OF Ireland.
q" will not" he said-and there was
wild enthusiasm-"insult the courage
Of these men by pleading for their re-
lease. We ask no favor of the enemy,
but | must refer to a dishonor put
upon these men by the enemy. These
men, among the noblest who have ever
fought for Ireland, are not only wear
ing the prison garb, but are treated as
criminals, and in your name ] demand
that they be treated as prisoners Of
war"
A wave of cheering swept through
the hall when Count Plunkett an
nounced that any offer England had
to make short of complete liberty
would be treated with contempt by
free-souled nation. The following
declaration was adopted;
/. That we proclaim Ireland to be =
separate nation.
2. That we assert Ireland's right to
freedom from all foreign control, deny
ing the authority OF any foreign parlia-
ment to make laws Tor Ireland.
8. That We affirm the right Of the
Irish people to declare their will as law
and enforce their decision in their own
land without let or hindrance from any
other country.
4. That, maintaining the status of
Ireland as a distinct nation, we de-
mand representation at the coming
Peace Conference.
5. That it is the duty of nations TAX
ing part in the Peace Conference to
guarantee the liberty of the nation
calling for their intervention, releas,,
ing the small nations from the control
of the greater powers.
6. That our claim for complete inde-
pendence is founded on human right
and the law OF nations. We declare
ireland has never yielded to and has
ever fought against foreign rule, and
we hereby bind ourselves TO use every
means in our power to obtain COM
plete liberty for our country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

on the contrary, It increases with
them.
IT is against that danger that We.
the free peoples Of western ciyiliza-
ton, nave banded ourselves together.
1t rs IN that great cause that we arc
gong TO night, and arc fighting. At this
very moment side by side. In that
cause sc shall surely conquer, and our
children will look ehack TO this fateful
date rs the one from which democra-
cles can feel secure that their progress,
their civilization, their rivalry. II need
he, will be conducted, not on German
lines. but in tho free and friendly
spirit which really hcfts the age in
which we live"
When he ended his spepech he went
20 the well Of the House. where mem
oors began passing by.to shake his
hand. President Wilson came down
from the gallery and joined the line
Justices Of the Supreme Court. head
/ ed by Chief Justice White, occupied
[ chairs on the floor. In the diplomatic
gallery were American, British and
/ French officials.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

The man who knoWs what this
country is about-the man who
knows what has happened in this
country's history in time of war
the man who knows what political
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knows or has a quick, reliable source
of information is going to be sober,
sane and reliable citizen. He wiH
not be stampeded into a panicky
frame of mind by rurors and sur
misses. The person who depends on
reports, guessings and the "they-Say"
stories current on the streets is going
to be q source of worry to himself
and possible trouble to the govern
ment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

OF the repair work, estimates that II
will cost s25OO00 10 repair each ship.
Nine vessels in Hawaiian waters are
IN very bad condition. Cylinders Of
three large ships have been smashed
beyond repair Furnaces and boilers Of
all have been burned out.
Passenger accommodation on most
Of the ships will be torn out to increase
the cargo space. Austrian ships have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

paired and that within ten days the
Armenia, 5,4s4 tons. will be ready. The
Arcadia. 6'454 tons. and the Nassovia.
1902 tons, will be hurried into commits.
sion
Three great liners. the President Lin.
coln' the President Grant and the Penn.
sylvania' arc most seriously damaged
OF all the ships. John A. Donald. Of
the Shipping Board, In direct charge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
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Benefits Sentence Stands

A protest by counsel for Colonel Henry "
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28

Private Charles Chiera is spend
ing the holidays at his home, 1914
North Seventh street. He is con-
nected with the 103rd Ammunition
Train at Camp Hancock, and is in
splendid health as a result of his
training in camp.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
OF Delicate, Nervous, AnaemiC, Run
Down and Thin People.

speaking of his own health and use
of blood iron salts, he said: Were it
not for my persistent efforts, doctor
my determination to keep on search
ing for that which would give me
back my own health and strength, l,
too, like many who have tried to keep
up on narcotics and stimulating drugs,
might now be resting five feet be-
meath the sod. | had taken blood
ironsalts only a short while, when
10 and behold! a remarkable change
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place: my bowels began to act daily
without the usual purgative; my appe-
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tween meals: my cheeks began to fill
out. and that careworn, haggard ap-
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stairs without feeling exhausted; 1
could not hold my arm out straight
hand shaking. Nor could 1 walk very
far without feeling tired. nor sleep
all night without terrible nervous
dreams or awakening. But after taxi
ing blood iron salts while, ! could
run up any flight Of stairs or walk
five miles without firing, hold my arm
out straight several minutes, and
sleep like a major. 1t would be good
thing, doctor, if everyone would make
one of these tests; then try taking
blood -iron-salts for a while and see
the difference
"Reing much impressed with the re-
markable reports of the effects of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28

Into these dark days about which
the Sunday schools have been study
ing came the prophets, who tried TO
help people to see things in the
large, and to point out the relation
between cause and effect. This
prophet gift of patriotism,
WI sees beyond the year.
Thine alabaster cities CLEAN,
Undimmed by human tears"
alone sustains a people in dark
time. If there were no prospect cf a
long tomorrow, to justify today, we
should be of all men most miserable.
A heaven is indispensable to any
happy conception of earth. Every
mother who has given her son sac
Tifice to the great war would indeed
sorrow as one who has no hope did
she not believe that God is working
out in our time some great purpose,
which is worthy of the best. This
sense of forming part of an infinite
and eternal plan is one of the loftl-
est conceptions possible TO mortal. 1t
links him with the beautiful here
after wherein all things are made
perfect.
Holding Steady Today
The experience of these old Jews
do not particularly interest us eX-
cept as they have bearing upon our
own time. That the land oil Jeho.
vah was in the history of Israel con-
Germs us less than that His hand is
guiding the course of events i'll Cur
world of the here and now. And
this is the very truth for today Near
views may be disconcCrting, and the
tangle of things may seem incXtric-
able, but the larger VioW--the look
from Gods side of the dark cloud
reveals the outworkings of designs
so vast that there must be a commo-
ton in heaven.
Our day seems to be the fruition
time of history. The goals Tor
which the prophets and patriots and
seers agonized are now in sight
This is the day of unV" emancl-
patton. Old shackles are being
broken and old enslavements ended
Entire nations are coming into the
! light of freedom and self-govern.
ment. EXiles are returning home.
| Social injustices of immem orial an.
| tiquity are being righted. Despite
| the great war, hatred between mer
and men, class and class, is dimin-
ishing.
With a new sense of racial soil.
| darity and interdependence, we are
setting about the task of reclaimins
all the waste places of earth, so thai
| Iile hungry everywhere may De leu
Burdens that have been on the back:
of the depressed classes since the be.
| ginning of organized society are be,
ing lifted. Wealth, as well as oppor'
tunity is finding a juster distribu
| ton. Best of all, a new sense of hu.
man rights is being learned in The
severe school of war. This is time
of jubilee. God is working Grea
purposes out.
That is a message for every pulpit
in these perpleXed days. Religion S
part is to see that the Christian mo-
! tive ls kept close to every one o.
these great changes in life. Tht
noblest events of history are takins
place: their distinctively religion:
character should not be obscured, OF
! the Author of them all deprived o.
! the honor that is His due. 1t would
! be sad should any of us miss the
. high level and meaning of what God
is doing before our eyes. If we but