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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
Fix Coal Price Scale
for Small Quantities
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committee. and its hoped-for solution of
their troubles in supplying consumers.
Splendid" IL was termed by J. f.. Kun
kei. Sixty-thrd and Market. 1T will mean
a Let of detail work Of course, but we're
not afraid of that It ought TO put an end
too. to the shopping around evil, which
has been a real evil"
Enthusiastic cooperation Is promised by
the retailers who are awaiting their white
coal cards from the hands of the printer
by Saturday.
The red cards will he given out from
the Office 9th fuel committee. on re-
quest accompanied by a doctors certificate.
and will indicate that there is actual sick
ness the home. creating an urgent need
Of coal To get coal 'n red card, how
ever, it will be required that the purchaser
pay in advance.
Several expert accountants are today ex-
aminng the books of fifteen Philadelphia
coal dealers, investigating September and
October costs The results obtained, Chair
man Lewis said. will put the local COM
mittee in a position to recommend to Wash
ngton the proper margin for the retail
trade Several leading Philadelphia deal
ers and william Potter. state fuel admins
strator. are in Washington today, where
they will confer with coal Administrator
Garfield. II is expected that the Govern
ment will arrive at its decision in regard
to the price of coal late today.
That the scarcity of coal continues acute
in Philadelphia is revealed Enthusiastically
today by inquiry among the dealers. over
sold already on the coal we got in yester-
day" was reported at the Atlantic Fuel
Company. t'ifty-second and Whitfield
streets And the prospects are not very
good for more | guess the trouble is with
the railroad" volunteered the operator for
this company, which ships over the Pennsyl-
vania
"Oh. no. we've no coal for delivery. The
best we can do is to take your address. We
did get six cars yesterday, and we're trying
to catch up now with our oldest ORDERS"
was the report at the American Ice and
Coal Company, from its Sixth and Arch
streets office. The same conditions hold
true for all its branches. was added.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
FORMER MAIL CLERK
INDICTED FOR THEFT
Must Answer Charge of Stealing
$4,000 Package From Trans
fer Train

The Federal Grand Jury today indicted
Robert T.. MCNamard. formerly clerk in
the pOStofiiCe AT South Bethlehem, Pa, for
the alleged theft of q package containing
S2O,OOO, which had been sent by the
northampton National Bank, of Easton
Pa to the Federal Reserve Bank. of this
city. for deposit on September ~ last
The package containing the money was
taken from the train which had carried IL
from Easton at South Bethlehem. for trans
fer to Il train running to this city. When
it was discovered that the package was
missing an investigation was begun by
Chief Postal Inspector James 7. GOrtelyou
and his assistant. s .. Wynne, which re-
suited in the finding Of the parcel, minus
$500, hidden in the barn on the farm Of
MCNamara's father in South Bethlehem.
The accused man refused to make any
statement.
. Mcnamara was also indicted in another
bill for failing to account for Sl476o. the
amount he is alleged to have received as a
postal cmploye for two money orders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
SEEKS NAME FOR BABY
But Sergeant Spicer Wants Only a
Good Republican, and

Being patriotic presents numerous diff
cuties to Acting House Sergeant Clark
Garfield Spicer of the Sixty-fifth street and
Woodland avenue police station. 1t is his
desire to name new boy that came to
his home, 2133 South Sixty-fourth street,
two days ago after prominent American.
But there are so many men of deeds in
the country at the present time that he
has been forced to ask friends and asso-
ciates in the police station to help him out
The news has become noised about the
neighborhood and today as he took his desk
a large pile of letters containing all manner
Of names for his newborn greeted him.
He hopes to be able to name the child
after a prominent Republican as two other
children. twins. nine years old. are called
Edwin Stuart Spicer and Theodore Roose-
welt Spiccr. Il can't have the family split
politically" he sighed oh, if President
Wilson was only a Republican,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
Blame Car Shortage
for Coal Famine


freight embargo ON all lines east Of Pitts
burgh, giving Government freight. food,
coal coke and limestone preference. II Is
on this system that the congestion ~ most
serious
Most Of the important factories filling war
orders in this territory are operating on
hand-tO-mouth basis. one mine in the gas
coal district east of Pittsburgh, requiring
fOrty-siN ears day has had during the
past twenty-five days. when IL should nave
used lljo Cars. only JOG cars, ana mas
received no ears since November IL.
ON the Monongahela division of the Penn
sylvania. mines with a capacity to load 20
cars had just thirteen cars placed Tor Ioad-
ing yesterday. all for railroad fueI, ana
not a car for commercial business.
j. A. u. Morrow, of the National Coal
Association, stated here today the operators
are doing everything possible to relieve the
situation and that the railroads must fur-
nish more cars.
The railroads assert they are doing thelr
best to handle the avalanche of freight and
ascribe the shortage of fuel in the war
industries plants to labor troubles and other
causes under control of the mine operators
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

Mr. Nixon witnessed last p,.,.- :. x
formance from box, and at an .sss p>|ly
time when. the theatre was crowa.s s0ruiA
introduced TO the audience h,. vas
Nixon Nirdlinger, general man, fred q
Nixon enterprises, who also dkr Of the
building of the Nixon Thea,r- N''ected ths
In the course of an introduc,or.
MIR. Nrdlinger reviewed the h,s,ry addres,
theatre. He said that the Nixony Of the
manned open continuously for as, mad re.
had given sS,l shows and empioysNw week. ss
acts .0s nesaralhg ro6 ,he acts he said tha, ~,
in Philadelphia and that eight, "rst time
were presented at the Nixon for ot them
time anywhere. the frst
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
BROTHERHOOD CHIEFS
CONFER WITH WILSON
No Strikes During War or Labor
Conscription Believed Out
come of Farley
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.

WASHINGTON. Nov. %.
The four brotherhood presidents. accom-
named by Federal Mediators w. l.. Cham
hers and Martin A. Knapp. entered into
conference with President wilson at 2;3o
this afternoon. a decision in favor OF no
strikes during the war or virtual conscrlp
,ion of the railroad workers was expected TO
he the outcome of the meeting. The leaders
of the employees maintained their silence
concerning their plans up to the time they
entered the White House.
The brotherhood chiefs have arranged TO
leave Washington tonight indicating they
foresaw no difficulty I'm reaching an agree
ment with President wilson
commissioner Chambers Of the United
States Board of Mediation and Concilation
was confident that the President would
persuade the labor leaders to agree to arbi.
tration of wage demands for the balance or
the war.
"'rhcre is every reason to believe they
will live up to their patriotism" Chambers
said.
Th, Presidents plan was persistently re.
ported to be a wage-hxing board with die
tatorshp powers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
NEW YORK. Nov.

Fifteen hundred aliens. all males, were
today notified by United States Marshal
Mccarthy that they must vacate Immediate
ly the waterfront zones along both the
North and East Rivers. This acton was
in accordance with President Wilson's latest
pronunciamento regarding the privileges to
be extended to Germans now residing in
the United States
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
RUNS AWAY TO ENLIST
l5-Year-Old Boy Determined to Go
Over Top" in American Drive

Fifteen-year-od Francis Mulhern. deter
mined to go over the t'p" when the big
American drive against the German lines
begins. is being sought today by the police,
following an appeal by his mother. Mrs
Annie Mulhern. 220O West Norris street
Young Mulhern who was rejected by the
United States recruiting station here on
account of his youth went to New York
last week with S45. He wrote his mother
that he was determined to enlist He is
large for his age, being feet II inches
tall and weighing l50 pounds. He wore
a mixed brown suit, cap and overcoat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
SECOND DRAFT PLANS
SPEEDED UP BY STATE
QUESTIONABLE for Conscripts to
BE Sent to Local Boards
Next Week
HARRISBURG. Nov 90.

HARRISBURG. Nov. 90.
Preparations for conducting the second
draft in Pennsylvania are already being
made by oncal,of the state Draft Bureau
ana this week the bureaus quarters will
be enlarged large storeroom near the
bureaus main office has been obtained and
this viii he turned into shipping depart
ment
The thousands of copies of the question
are which Conscripts will have to III out
are now in the new department and will be
sent to local boards next week The work
of shipping out the various forms used in
the draft has become SO heavy that the
small quarters used heretofore for shipping
have become useless
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
% POLICEMEN CHARGED
WITH VARIOUS OFFENSES

Twenty-three policemen appeared before
the police board today on charges which
ranged from intoxication to "joyriding."
Mnst Of the cases were referred to Director
Wilson for a decision.
Policemen Robert Ramsey, Albert A.
Beach, and william J. Nollner, all of the
Twenty-eighth and Ritner streets station,
were charged with "joyrding' in Fair
mount in the automobile or DR. II. n.
Freund. lii3 South Broad street, who is
the chief surgeon of the Department of
Public Safety. Their cases were also re-
ferrcd to Director Wilson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
BALK PLOT TO BLOW
UP PAPACKING PLANT
High Explosive Discovered in
Coal Delivered at
Stockyards
BALTIMORE. Nov. 90

BALTIMORE. Nov. %.
A quantity Of giant blasting powder was
found in coal as II was being taken from,
a car into the big plant of the Greenwald
Packing Company at the local Union Stock
yards today
The police. who Immediately began an
investigation of the affair, said enough OF
the powder was found among the coal to
have wrecked the plant had 1t been placed
in one of the boilers The Government
authorities have been notified.
As the Greenwald Company is working
on Government contracts to furnish the
various cantonmcnts with meat the opinion
prevails that German sympathzers placed
the powder in the coal, thus hoping to cut
down the Governments supply of meat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
Thieves Steal Liberty Bonds

LAFAYETTE. Ind. Nov. 22.--Robbers
obtained $4,000 in Liberty Bonds, $500 Of
Y. NJ. g. A. money and $4,000 cash of the
State Bank at Francesville early today.
They escaped after the safe was blown and
robbed.
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
SWIMMERS TO COMPETE
FOR PRIZES AT POOLS
Donations. Received for Ife-SaV.
ing Corps Regatta July 4.

Many handsome prizes have been Of
fered for the life-saving regatta to
be held at the municipal pools on July
under the auspices Of the lifs-SavinE
corps OF the Washington Swimming
Club.
The AFFAIR IL being managed BY q.
R Dickson. who announces the prizes
donated as follows:
American Red Cross. two medals:
Chamber OF Commerce. four medals;
Dieges q cIust, two medals; saks 4
Co., one tennis racket; Walford's. two
floating canoe cushions; Spalding'a
one bathing suit: s. n. Meyers, one
bathing suit; Berberich's, one pair
tennis shoes; the Vim, two bathing
caps; Brownley's. two two-pound
boxes OF candy; A Friend. ladlsf
bathing suit; Roberts, ladies' sweater;
Barber & Ross. canoe paddle.
There are ten events for men and
women. Entries should be sent in 70
+. J. Drummer. superintendent Of the
municipal pools, or Reginald Ruthsr-
ford, Union Trust Company. The en-
tries will close July g.
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
LOOK FOR CENTRAL
TO LAND JOURNEYS
Mt. Pleasant School Lads Show Up
Well at Tennis.

Central High School tennis players
are expected to make considerable
Roadway in the boys and Junior ten
mis- tournament now in progress on
the Princeton courts. Otis and warder
streets northwest.
The Mt. Pleasant School team has
several exceptionally good racquet
players in competition and the Junior
title is expected TO lie between B. F,
Price and Jack Dudley, both OF Cen
trail.
The boys championship event is
expected to be fought out between
A. ]. Knapp, OF Central. and ]. Conk
ling. 1t would occasion no surprise
II Central players came through in
both events in singles and doubles.
There were several fine settos yes
terday in the boys and Junior events,
w. ]. Ballinger, a six-foot youth, was
pitted against A. J. Knapp. the small.
est boy in the tournament and had to
go three sets for 6-s, 81, o.
win.
Jack Reliher, OF Technical High
School, and George Robins, OF the
Sherwood Club, fought another long
three-set engagement, Keliher proving
better at 10, O., and e..
In the boys event Everett Burke
had to go 6-3, Sc. and 81 before
getting a decision over Prior.
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
CHERRYDALE RACE
TO COME JULY 10
Virginia Firemen viii Stage
Event for Their Fair.
STARTS AT MUNSEY BUILDING
Entry Blanks Will Be Ready for
Distribution This Week.

The Cherrydale marathon has been
named for July 10. the opening day
OF the annual fair under the auspices
of the Cherrydale, Va, Firemen's As
ISOLATION, and already many OF wash
ington's athletes are in training for
the event.
The race will start about $50 .. m.
from the Munsey building, and nnish
at the fair grounds in Cherrydale,
Va, where handsome medals will be
presented to the winners.
The big race Is in charge Of COM
mittee consisting of E. c. Turnburke,
chairman and chief OF the fire de-
partment: C. c. Donaldson, Harry
Clarke, and J. r. Mccormick. The
last named is handling the arrange
ments for the race.
DR.. J. H. Walton. OF CherrydAle, has
been named to examine all contest
ants. as required by the A. A. u. rules.
Mccormick Is now having the entry
blanks printed, and they should be
ready before the week Is out. They
will be sent to the Carroll Institute
track team and to all the Baltimore
clubs. All unattached runners may
obtain these blanks from either the
sports editor of The Times or from
]. r. Mccormick, Cherrydale, Va
AS this race Is the only one to be
held here this summer, II is expected
that a large entry will be received.
Alexandria county, Va, Is providing
half a dozen runners who hope to
carry Virginia's banner across the
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
SCHOOL TEAMS BATTLE
FOR PLAYGROUND TITLE
Industrial Home and Henry-POIk
Schools in Deadlock for Honor.

Baseball teams representing the In.
dustrial Home School and the Henry
Polk School are meeting today in the
deciding battle for the District Play.
ground Association title on the Gal
linger playground.
Each school has annexed a battle.
Yesterdays engagement was won by
the Industrial Home School nine by
to 8, a tenth-inning win being re-
corded for the Wisconsin avenue lads.
Jacono, pitching for the Henry Polk
combination, suffered his FIRST defeat
OF the series. Some poor backstopping
on the part OF Sickle was responsible
for the loss OF the game.
Sam Cherry, mAlnstay OF the Home
School teams for the past two years,
vas the hero OF yesterdays battle.
Cherry's single. double theft, and
Alber's clout over the fence in the
tenth counted the winning run.
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
CLUB REGATTAFOR
POTOMACS JULY IA
Event to Be Postponed If
Crew Goes to Duluth.
PROGRAM TO Be ANNOUNCED
J. S. Abbott in Charge Of Annual
Affair for Benefit Of 0arsmen.

Potomac Boat Club members will
stage their annual club regatta July
II, according to present plans. The
regatta, which will comprise a num-
Der of novel events, will be in charge
Of ]. S. Abbott, captain Of the float
committee.
Just what events will make up the
Potomac Boat affair will be made
known in a few days. There appears
to be an uncertainty as yet on the
date Of July IA.
The Northwestern Regatta, held at
Duluth, MINI, will be held July 13
and Il. The Potomacs have been
asked to send a Junior crew and have
been preparing an eight under Coach
Hecox.
In the event that It is decided to
send the juniors to Duluth the club
regatta will be postponed one week.
President Claude r. Zappone, Of the
Potomacs, says the club regatta will
be called off for a week II the Junior
crew is sent TO Duluth.
The Duluth Rowing Club, which
stages the Northwestern regatta
yearly, is intent upon having the Po-
tomacs entered and has guaranteed
expenses. The Potomacs want to
know just what their crew Is capable
of doing before shipping the bunch
West.
Some decision is expected within the
next few days as 10 whether the boys
will be sent on the long journey. 1t
is said that Duluth cleaned up thou
sands OF dollars on the event last
year and will turn over all proceeds
TO the Red Cross this summer.
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
$4,000 Is OFFERED
WILLARD FOR CLASH
May Meet Winner Of Fulton Vein.
ert Tussle Soon.

BUFFALO. June &C. J. Muir
ray, manager Of the oueensberry Ath-
letic Club, of Buffalo. today offered
Jess willard $4,000 win, lose or draw,
to box the winner OF the Fred Fulton
Charlie Weinert match, which will be
held here tonight. Murray presented
his proposition to Tom Jones and VIII
lard.
Jones and willard are involved in a
managerial wrangle. Jones claims he
has the exclusive authority to sign for
all ring engagements for willard.
Jones accepted Murray's offer.
Willard said he would give his an
swer within a few days. Mike Collins,
manager OF Fulton, and Harry Pollock,
manager OF Weinert. accepted q per
eentage arrangement with the club.
The oueensberry Athletic Club
wants the match for Labor Day. This
club will seat comfortably 10000 peo-
pie.
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
BASEBALL WRITERS
TO ACT ON McGRAW
Expected to Demand ReOpening Of
Case by Tener.

NEW YORK. June ga special
meeting OF the New York Chapter OF
the Baseball Writer'S Association has
been called for 11:30 o'clock tomor,
row at the New York Press Club, to
adopt some action relative to the Nc,
Graw reputation of an interview de.
nouncinE President Tener of the Ma.
tional League in Pittsburgh on Wed.
nesday evening, June 13.
This interview reused the ire OF
President Tener TO such a point that
McGraw was called on for a retrac.
tion. He not only retracted but threw
the burden squarely on the shoulders
of baseball writers who have long
been his friends.
This satisfied the president and own
ers Of the National League, who
quickly dismissed the case by declar-
ing the incident closed.
Members OF the Baseball Writer'S
Association will now meet, and no
doubt demand that the case be re-
opened and a hearing given those who
are charged with misquoting McGraw.
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
YOUNGSTERS READY
TOSTART CIRCUIT
Idea Recently BrOached
Finds Favor With Boys.
WILL MEET ON THURSDAY
Details and Formation Of League
Due at Princeton Club Courts.

Another tennis league is in pros
pect Junior racqueters OF the Sub
urban League are to be gotten TO-
gether this week and organized into
a tennis circuit to play matches Sat
urday mornings.
Representatives OF the various
teams which have made application
are expected to meet at the Prince
ton Club courts, Otis and Warder
streets, northwest at 4:30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon.
Applications Are In.
The idea OF a league was preached
at a recent match between the Rae
quet and Princeton Clubs OF the
Suburban League and several appli-
cations were put in for the league
yesterday to Louis I. Doyle.
Representatives of several boys
teams were present yesterday and
talked over the prospects for a cir
cult. B. F. Price, OF the Racquet
Club, will handle the interests OF the
boys OF that organization.
A. ]. Knapp, OF the Princeton Club,
has been selected to get the Prince
ton youngsters In line. Henry Thur
tell, OF the Argyle Club, has been
asked to line UP his boys for the pro-
posed circuit. George Robins, Of
Sherwood, is talking the league up
among the youngsters in that section.
Leaders Make Time.
Jack Dudley, Of Central High
School, is making a go of it with the
Bloomingdale lads, while Charles
Stewart is being depended upon to
take charge of affairs for the Fair
mont boys.
II proper arrangements can be made
with tennis clubs for the use OF the
courts Saturday mornings or other
mornings in the week the lads may
be formed in a league. Louis /.
Doyle, who is running the Junior and
boys tournament at present, will re-
ceive applications for the league.
The kid circuit 10 expected to prove
a means OF developing the youngsters
in the city. There is at present no
adequate means OF encouraging or de-
velopinE the young tennis players
and those interested have taken the
step confident that the league will
work itself out.
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
DU MONT NOW EVEN
WITH SLIM LOVE

George Du Mont has gained on
Eddie Cieotte in efficiency, but
Slimuel Love, the Yankees string
bean, has caught up with the
Griffman, and both lead the
American League with lit
earned runs per game of their
delivery. Cieotte is now third,
with 1.21. Shore, Boston's no-hit-
no-man-reach-hrst-base pitcher,
is fourth with 1.62, and Scott, Of
Chicago, next, with 1.6S.
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
THREE CLUBS GRAB
BUT TWO HITS

Three major league clubs were
held to two hits yesterday. That's
all the Red Sox got of the Har-
per-Gallia combination. Eppa
Rixey gave the Giants a pair of
bingles, and Mogridge let down
the Mackmen with two blows in
the first game of the double
header at New York. The Red
Sox got only four in their second
game, and that's all the Braves
collected of Larry Cheney, the
Dodgers veteran.
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
BOB THAYER'S GOSSIP
ON SPORTING MATTERS

has alienated those friends by his
series OF regulations and, when he
drops out OF the limelight, he will
stay out. There will be none seek
ing to bring him back. He has built
up a great reputation for baseball
brains when really money made him.
His successes on the diamond have
resulted in high salaries for years.
When he passes he will have plenty
OF time to muse upon what II means
to have had without the sense to have
held.
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
ATTACKS WILLARD

Jack curIey Undertakes to Protect
Hls Contract.
NEW YORK, June 26.-Claiming
that Jess willard. worlds champion
heavyweight, is under a three-year
contract to him. expiring September
is, 1917, Jack CurIey, former promoter
for Willard, has obtained q supreme
court order here requiring the cham
pion to show cause why he should not
be enjoined from appearing with his
circus in this State.
Curley and Jones, as managers, were
dismissed by willard last week.
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
WILL RAISE REMNANT.

NEW YORK. June 26.-Brooklyn,
now languishing in the National
League second division. will raise its
championship pennAnt, won last sum-
mer, next Tuesday. at Ebbetts Field.
The Giants will be the Dodgers visi-
tors.
The Washington times., 1917-06-26
LEWIS WHIPS FOE
Receives Referees Decision IN Bout
With Brltton.

With BrItton.
DAYTON. Ohio, June 2e.-Shooting
q steady stream Of lefts TO the face
and Jaw gave Ted Lewis the referees
decision over Jack Britton, claimant
OF the velterweight ehamplonship,
here last night at the end OF their
twenty-round battle. Britton seat
Lewis to the floor in the final round,
but the Englishman had piled up q
long lead.
Lewis fought a clever contest, de-
pending almost wholly upon long and
met him with hooks and jolts that
piled up many points for the winner.