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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
LUBlN PROPERTY MAY
BECOME U. S. CAMP
Government Officials Will Make
Inspection of Immense Tract
at BetzWood

The War Department is considering the
establishment of a permanent training camp
for soldiers on the immense Lubn estate at
BetZwood, near Norrlstown according to
reports received here frem Washington to-
day Several military and Government Of
icials will inspect the place on Friday aft
ernoon and determine whether or not it will
be taken over. Several hundred men have
been stationed there since late this summer.
but the present plan is to put up permanent
quarters there.
The establishment of such a place will
close every liquor bar within five miles. ac-
cording to military regulations
This limit includes the hotels at Valley
Forge, Port Kennedy, King of Prussia, Au-
dubon and Jeffersonville; and. II strictly
enforced by airline measurement, will un-
doubtedy include every hotel in Norristown
and Bridgeport and Phoenxville.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
1918 GARBAGE CAN WILL
COST CITY $6O5,2ss
City Must Pay $173,266 Mor
Next Year to Penn Reduc-
tion Company

Without a single competitor the Penn R,.
duCtion Company. that for years has collect.
ed the city's garbage, today bid S6O5, ,26e for
garbage collection in 1918. This is sl7sgs1
more than the S432.OOO the company gsts
this year for the same work.
New York and other neighboring cities
receive from contractors many thousands
Of dollars each year for their garbage be-
cause of its value I'm animal fat and other
by-products Here the company has never
been compelled to make an accounting az
the quantities of garbage collected from
householders and hotels.
During the Reyburn Administration The
Penn Company several times charged he
city $4,000 for garbage collected Later.
under former Mayor Blankenburg com.
petitVe bids were received and these hieh
figures were cut almost in half. In 1915
the Penn Company got the contract al
$323.5SS. In 1916 the company received
S373,5SS, and this year it is being paid
$i32, 900
An explanatory letter accompanied the
proposal, which in detail set out the high
cost Of labor, the high cost of materials and
the need for the employment of more labcf
because of the growth of the city This
letter was signed by +. NJ. Cooper secretary
Of the company.
Director Datesman of the Department
of Public Works. made no announcement
following the receipt of the bid, but II Is
understood that the award will be made
in the very near future
\ statement i'm an earlier edition Of The
EVENING Ledger today was to the effeel
that the Penn Reduction Company was 4
Nare-contrOled concern, This was emphati-
cally denied this afternoon by state Senator
Edwin ). Ware, who said that the Wares
We're not interested in the Penn Reduction
Company and had not single cent invested
in IT, This correction of the earlier state
ment is made in justice TO Senator Vare
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16

Meeting party, said Senator ~ ~
Ike All such documents II II atf a.
the Intention of fooling the non,,l "n
Jne slghtest foundation In 49, NHh|.
VINO drew this platform Az M.
touch nor In sympathy with the ,i',lthtg
OF Philadelphia, whose supnor, i.,.n pe1|.
so clumsily Invited by tbis .ney hl|
structeu uoGument. il was wri,,o.. y-N
purpose OF attracting votes for 80, IoI "a
n,,,ijr ~ WI, VIZ nave no authority fro.s
The uniform primary law va.
upoH our statute books by a pieo1l|
,'i5..S, -vs,,i''uIe AT the request Of th u'nen|
reiofmers who are now seekina use saMI|
II. one hundred and fiftv.riuwo repudla|l|
Republicans placed the Remihi,, housaui|
upon the ballot There Is r1,, esn ~ ucAi|
among thls vast number OF yotors Vne ' mon'
say that he. did not express ME VINO VINO uiH
pohS without the slightest interfer.al az NJ
AS against this ticket. tbus -.
uorsed' twelve men. six OF whor, Vpperly ln.
registered. place ticket in the ss,s no,
eIlort TO deteat the popular will ~" u AL
The people will take no s,o.,
platforms from such source m, y any
hau experience I'm such tocu,,,."e hte
uoIph Biankenburg published "a.
upon which he was elected A. piauofn
ofen IN once two years, the North Az. ne hsa
eulIorlahy SAID he had Violated .r,...uuercaa
OF his prediction promises IT, Very oao
ine people etghty-cent gas and p,,oni'et
bill which Republican CounciIs ,eeoed M
accomplish it, II Thomas p passed 10
is TO run upon this platform 1,aa"s''pns
already know how to. Judge him '' p'opt
When he was elected president .,
mon Council he, too. put forth ' u1 9t Con.
but after his election he apnoi,tns 'ofn
mttees elected by John NJ NJ, con.
deceased, a city contractor renroso,'.. pow
Judge gordon. 'Sen'ed hy
The city party had a platform, :.
ticket was elected upon IL. In lee. s a
year every promise had been broken .rs uasa
party passed out of existence. Nus u'
This Town Meeting platform is l..
bid FOR votes which will fool no on 0',s.p "a
ward tickets that are being nominatsS =. w w
the auspices Of this committee ara 49,
and frauds, based upon unlawful NV s.'e,ns' aan1
llon. independent citizens and trainsd y.
formers are being ignored and in 49,
instance they are placing upon tbe NJ. .
for Councils men who have been rsn,s,s.' !. I.
at the Republican primaries by over,ss''
ming votes. the decent citizens ubo ~
tofore have felt called lipon 10 tau. NJ.
in independent movements are refuslrs !,
be drawn into this combination, on ~.
pretense, 1t is only case Of hynoc,,..
against the plain people r.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
l4-OUNCELOAF
FOR SC PROMISED
Government Exper m e n 3
Here Show Bread Can Be
Sold for Nickel
QUALITY is MAINTAINED
Results of B. r. Jacobs Work in
City Outlined Before Eco
nomic Club

fourteen-ouncc leaf Of whois-wheat
bread for a nickel may be looked for In
Philadelphia in the near future. This pleas
ing announcement prefaces the report OF
p. r. Jacobs, Government expert OF the
Chemistry Bureau on the results OF his
series OF experiments lately held in Phils-
delpha
Whole-wheat bread OF perfect quality can
be made By housewives for S2-1J0 cents
per fourteeu-ounce loaf as the result Of
Mr.. Jacobss experimenting. n. y. Irwin
second vice president Of the Food Admin
istratIon Grain Corporation. told the mem
bers Of the Economic club. l3l7 Spruce
street, last evening.
Mr.. Jacobs's bread viii not lie war
bread, but VIII he OF the same quality Of
hour and other materials as was HsSd be-
fore the war" MIR. Irwin said The cut
IN prices will be due to studies in saving
n the use Of materials and Of cheaper
methods OF baking than hitherto have been
utilized, Cost calculations and labor-ssv-
Ing devices also have been utilized by Mr..
Jacobs. and IL is possible that large bak-
cries may be able to reduce the price Stil
lower than can the average housewife. Both
will work under the formulas developed by
Mr.. Jacobs.
CANADIAN W HEAT Az All.ABlsE
Canadian wheat is now pouring into the
American mills and is helping TO relieve the
stringency that might have been feared
two months ago he continued, Ia discuss
ing Federal RsteFiXlng Now and After
the War" The decline in flour prices
brought about by the new supply and by
the work of Mr. Jacobs he said. has been
large enough TO counteract the rising prices
Of other brsadstufrs and of the machinery
that enters into large-scale baking. The
fact that the price of bread has been virtu-
ally stationary since the first Of September
Il ascribed by Mr.. Irwin TO the stabilizing
81 prices by the Federal Grain Corpora
5000 BARRELS FOR CITY
The apportionment Of 5000 barrels OF
Hour among Philadelphia bakers at Sl1.1h
barrel was announced by Cha irman L. q
draff of the -four distribution committee.
The market price Of the same -four being
t12.50 to sl3. this represents q saving OF
seventy-flve cents to 81 20 on each barrel
according TO Mr.. Graz. II a steady sup
ply of such flour could be counted on as
coming to Philadelphia Il would certainly
count as a factor IN reducing the price o.
-four. he added
The chief aims Of the Government i'm the
bread situation may now be summed up as
three The complete elimination OF spec
ulation in all foodstuhs entering into the
eomposition of bread. The control by
licenses of all the bakeries Of the country
and the general stsbillzing OF the prices
Of all food products over the country. The
complete tulfllment Of all three of these
aims is looked for.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
CAMDEN POLITICIANS
WORK CAMP MCCLELLAN
Delegation Headed by Mayor Seeks to
Line Up Soldiers for November
Elections

CAMP MCCLELLAN, Admission. Ma. oct
16.-Camden politicians are getting the men
from that city in line for the November
elections.
Headed by Mayor Charles Ellis. a delcga-
tion reached here Yesterday and started
TO work soon after their arrival They are
circulating aifid wits among the Camden
men for registration for the municipal cleo
Lions. They started work yesterday in the
camden company Of the engineer regiment,
and during their stay here they win distrib-
ute the afidavits among the Camden boys
in all the organizations, including .the ar
tillery aud the infantry.
with NJ iyor Ellis are Water Superin-
tendent John Long, Assistant Highway Com
missioner Waiter Lee and chief clerk OF
the Board Of Education Albert Austermuhl.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
TWO CITY EMPLOYEES
GET SALARY BOOSTS
J. Frank Sherwood and Miss L. Duane
Appointed to Additional Duties
With Increased Pay

Councils Finance Committee today APP
pointed two clerical ass stants. who are az.
ready drawing substantial salaries on the
city payroll. The new appOlntees are J.
Frank Sherwood. who " now a clerk In
the West Philadelphia branch OF the Tax
once at yearly salary of $500. and Miss
L. Duane. a stenogrepher for Judge Charles
l. Brown in the Municipal Court Miss
Duane, whose present salary Is $500 per
Year will receive $50 month additional.
Sherwood will draw an additional $50 a
month.
A resolution was adopted making II neces-
f8ry for a city employe 10 be IN the city :
service three months before being allowed a
leave Of absence with pay. 70 join the naval
~ military forces.
Up until now city employees who entered
be Federal service have all been granted
Isate of absenee. With the difference Ia pay
Between relf ety salary and army Or navy
II #far1ltss % their service with tie
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
HOLD CHESTNUT THIEVES

WEST CHESTER, Pa, oct 16.-Out OF
party OF thirty young men who raided
the chestnut orchard of Marshall Strode
East Bradford, on Sunday, nineteen have
been arrested and are held in $500 bail
each for a hearing on the charge OF tres-
pass and larceny. IL is said they badly
damaged many of the trees. which are
small and OF the English variety. bearing
nuts Of fine quality and large size
Many OF the prisoners were found on
trolley cars with bags of the nuts and
among them were number OF young
women, who We're not held but the nuts
were returned TO the owner. Warrants are
out for a number Of additional young men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
TO MOBILIZE NEGROES

More than 200 negroes are to be muDiiizcd
tonight by the local draft board of the
sixth District, taking in the Sixth. Seventh
and Eighth Wards. At the police station at
Twelfth and Pine streets. to arrange for
keeping in touch with them until they are
sent 20 Camp Meade on October - or one
Of the four following days.
Clinton Rogers Woodruff, chairman Of
the Sixth District Local Board. said today
that while he had received notice that the
negroes would be sent on one of the five
days named. the detail information was
withheld until later lie supposed, how
ever. that the entranment would be from
the Baltimore and Ohio terminal and added
that the negroes from his district would
all go at the same time on a special train.
The Twenty third District, another large
negro section. embracing the Twenty-sev-
enth Ward. is also preparing to send a
contingent Of negroes on one of the five
days beginning with october 81. Colonel
BonnlffOn, chairman of the board of that
district. said today they expected 10 send
a party of seventy negroes which would
leave only twenty white men to be sent at
some later date to complete the 100 per
cent quota This board now has its 50 per
cent, or ninety meh at Camp Meade
5000 BRlTONS LIABLE TO SERVICE
The British and Canadian Recruiting Mis-
sion today announced that it had secured
Kingdom from the lists of registered men
in the files of the two district appeal
boards Of this city. as sanctioned by the
War Department. These men are OF Eng
lish. Canadian Scotch, Welsh and other
British nationalitieS.
The Mission Is sending letter to each
one of these men, stating that he is within
the age limit set by both the United States
and British Governments for COnsCription
into their respective armies, and pointing
out that. should they claim exemption as
an aHen from the United States Army. the
bill pending before Congress would soon
make them liable to deportation as an un-
desirable back to the country from which
they came, where they would then be con-
scripted into the armies OF their home gov
ernments
The men who do not answer this call
voluntarily will then be looked up either
individually by members of the mission
staf, all Of whom have gone over the top. -
or by letter notifying them to report for
examination Sooner or later the missiU-
expects TO get every man. for their rcgula-
age. there being something for. the old and
young to do in some branch Of the service.
There are some ninety different regiments
and other branches of the service from
which the British subject may choose. Just
now the mission particularly wants Nsen.
teTs, heaNN-timber men, pile drivers and
stevedOres in the inland waters transport
division of the Royal Engineers Corps
There are the Territorias, Neomen, Roya
Flying Corps, Highlanders and SO on
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
U. s. NAVAL OFFICER
ARRESTED AS SPY
William j. Dunbar, of Pottstown,
Pa, Interned as Enemy Alien
and Faces Espionage Charge
NEW YORK, oct. 10

William j. Dunbar reported to have held
the rank of ensign in the United States
navy and to have been in command of a
submarine chaser. was today nterned on
Ellis Island as an enemy alien.
The formal charge placed against him at
detective headquarters was "conspi:ug to
obtain Information against the United
states Government by enlistiug in the army
and navy with the intention Of getting data
on this Government" lie was arrested by
city detective and then turned over to
local agents Of the Department of Justice
who had him interned.
Asked if Dunbar would be tried as a
spy, the punishment for which is death
Federal officials said that was for wash
ington to decide
officials charged that Dunbar was spying
out secrets for the German Government.
He is declared To have served in the marine
corps before being in the navy. Had Dun
bars arrest been delayed a little. az was
planned onici is said, his confederates
would have been trapped. lie was first
taken into custody when he arrived here
from Pottstown Pa, which he said was
his home fIe was then taken to Washing
ton aud questioned by the authorities, aC-
cording to "A report here today. and released
ltter nearing. lie WAS arrested Il SstbllN
time here Yesterday. officials here hinted
thai Dunbar was released by the authors
ties in Washington and trailed here I'm order
that his confederates might he caught, but
this failed
The men who served under Dunbar on the
submarine chaser are reported to have
caused his arrest. lie is said to have
aroused their suspicion by making frequent
trips from his vessels. garbed IN civilian
clothing instead OF his uniform.
officials here intimate that Duubar's ar
rest is one of the most important mads
since the United St ties entered the war.
POTTSTOWN. p. oct l6.-rhe only
William j. Dunbar known IN Pottstown is
a Young man who until last April was a
member Of the Hill School faculty Dunbar
taught French at the Hill school and at the
schoo' it is stated that nothing is known
Of his present whereabouts, lie is a young
man Of engaging manners and good train
ing lie was especially ycrsed IN the lau-
! guages He never taught chemistry At the
Hill School As the school authorities are
! not possessed of description of the Dunbar
arrested I'm New York. they are unable To
| state positively whether he is the man who
! taught at the school.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
J. JACOB MOHR DEAD
Iron Dealer, Member Of Union League
and Treasurer of Church

j. Jacob Mohr MEMBER Of the Union
League and founder and senior member OF
the fam of j. J. Mohr & Son iron dealers
died early today at the home OF ms SOU
in-law. Dr John q. Clark, in Media he
was. seventy-siX years old.
Mr.. Mohr was born in MOhrsville, Pa. ne
lived at the Aldine Hotel for nearly twensy
years lie was also member Oh wv
ATanufA fActurers' and the Spring Valley Coun-
inv clubs, For many years he was treas
,rer of St Marks Lutheran Church lhh-
teenth and Spring Garden streets. -.
Mr.. Mohr leaves four Sons and uSus. ,lnr
ter. G. X Mohr J. * Mohr, H. n, Mon,
+. X. Mohr and Mrs. John c. CLARK, fu"e'"'
arrangements have not been annouhceu'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
FUSION DECIDED on

There will be almost complete fusion for
Councimen between the Town Meeting and
Democratic parties in Philadelphia.
Announcement to this effect was made
after a special meeting of the Democratic
organization at headquarters, Tenth and
Walnut streets, late last night Plans We're
completed for cooperation for council
manic nominations for nearly every ward
Fusion of the city and county ticket also
will be perfected. it is said.
The fusion couucimaniC ticket is to be
made public within the next few days.
Every effort will be made to elect anti
Organization Councilmen.
In this connection 1t was announced
that T.. l.. u. Roach, secretary of the
Committee of Seventy, was conducting an
investigation of the registration lists with
the view of eliminating all phantom"
voters; in short, to purge the lists of any
alleged fraudulent voters.
CYRUS D. Foss, Jr, secretary Of the
Town Meeting Committee, brought to light
an interesting misunderstanding" as to
Councilmanc nominations in the Firth
Ward. His statement was:
The nomination papers for candidates
in tie Fifth Ward were filed through
a misunderstanding. without having
been first submitted to the Town Meet.
authorization by this committee, which
had not intended to make any nomina-
tions in that ward. Nominations once
made, cannot be withdrawn, except by
the candidates themselves.
william Shermer. 5339 Walnut street for
! twelve years the representative OF the twen-
ty-siXth division of the Forty-siXth Ward
in the Republican executive committee Of
! the ward. and throughout that period a
consistent follower of Harry A. Mackey.
last might rejected the Mackey leadership,
( resigned from the Republican ward commit IL
tee and Immediately enrolled under the
| Town Meeting standards at the ward head
! quarters Of the new party, kifty-second and
! Chestnut streets.
Earlier in the day, to forestall a reprisal
! that might have been expected. Shermer
| resigned his $500 position as clerk to the
| Board of Registration Commissioners. lie
| then placed his name upon Town Meeting
nominations petitions that We're being cir
! culated for the county ticket and formally
| aligned himself with that party.
Harry Mackey said this afternoon he had
| received Shermer's resignation several days
| ago and that Shermer resigned because
| the police had raided the Young Republican
| club on South SiNtieth street which was
! alleged to be running as a speakeasy. sew
/ eral days ago.
| The Forty-siXth win formally launch its
| campaign for the whole Town Meeting
! ticket in a series of meetings to be held to-
| morrow night The first will include "A ban
! ner raising at the ward headquarters Fifty
! second and Chestnut streets, at o'clock
! At S:45 there will be an open-air meeting
! at Fifty-second and Market streets, and at
1 80 there will be another Open-air gather
| ing AT SiNtieth and Market streets. All
three meetings will be addressed by Magis.
| trate Robert Carson and the following can
didates for Common Council: Francis g.
| Burch, !. W. Thompson, W. r. Colborn,
| Louis Carstadt and Dennis Gracey.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
SUFFRAGE PICKETS GET
SIX MONTHS SENTENCES
Severest Penalty Yet Given Four
MiIitants for White House
Activities
WASHINGTON, oct. 1G.

Th. IoI gtst sentence yet given any Of the
suffrage prisoners arrested for attempting
To picket the White House was imposed
upon four women arraigned before judge
HIullowney today
The women were given the choice of SIX
months In the wOrllhouse or S25 fine. They
chose the worl,house sentence and soon
y..re on their way to Occoquan
The women sentenced today We're Rose
WinsIow. Of New York; Minnie Heunessy.
of Hartford; Kate IIeffelhnger, Of Shamo-
Kin, Pa, and Maude Jameson, OF Norfolk
Va,
At the same time Judge Mullowney sum
moned seven other women wiio escaped
with a suspended sentence lust week to ap-
pear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
TOWN MEETING PARTY
HYPOCRITICAL, SAYS VARE

party have no authority ~ ask the public
for votes, said Senator ltdwin n. Ware,
when asked his views of the party's plat
form this afternoon The Senator said IL
vas based upon false pretense and branded
it as an effort to defeat the popular will
u have read the platform of the Town
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Bicycle and Motortruck Come Into
Fatal Collision

Michael Brennan, fifty-six years old. 1919
Morris street. died today in the Methodist
Hospital from injuries received when he
was struck by a motortruck OF the Stead
man Bent Company, at Broad street and
Government avenue
Brennan. who was riding a bicycle, col
Ided with the truck, which was driven by
Edward s. Lloyd twenty-five years old,
Fifteenth street and Indiana avenue, early
today. Lloyd. who was arrested, was held
by Magistrate Baker to await the action OF
the Coroner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
Veteran Pittsburgh Editor Dies

PITTSBURGH, Pa. oct 16. - Colonel
Austin Beach. for twenty years editor Of the
Pittsburgh Dispatch was found dead in a
chair al his home IN the King Edward
Apartments this morning He was sixty
years Old >-iApopiexy was given a. the cause
of his death
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
SUMMARY or WORK or APPEAL BOARDS
District Appeal Board No. I


appeals and Az industrial claims, a total
Of 1870 cases Appeal Board No. has
granted discharges to A3S, temporary dis
charges to 456 and has certified for service
52l, or a total Of 1il5 cases.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
Probate Will of French Resident

wills probAted today include those Of
Benjamin n. Woodwofth, Soissons, France.
whloh>in private bequests disposss OF prop
erty valued AZ $4,000, ana Fora n Keith,
Chlcago. IiL. t60ea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16

ThIs tOtlI Is apDrONimaIeTY HIIUUV,VUU
larger than that for 1917. which was S1,72l,-
coo. 900 in round numbers There is also
an increase noted Of $4,000, 900 over 1917
figures for personal property taxable under
the act Of June II, 1913. money at inter-
est" which in 1917 was S625,0Oo,000, and
Is estimated to be S665,O0O,OO0.
The letter TO Controller Walton from ths
Board of Revision of Taxes also includes
Limitations Of tax estimates for various
wards for the coming year.