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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09

tarIwroRT. r. l., April 9.-The Colonial
q Sne steamboat Concord. from New York
r. l., with passengers. went
.c.'s, on Prudence Island today in heavy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09

FORMED the committee which supervised the
obtaining OF cars; Miss Letitia McIIim
Miss Nancy Coleman. Miss Margot Scull
and Mrs Thomas Elwyn who were leaders
IN the mobilizing of automobiles this morn
ing; Mrs. George 3. Tullidge Mrs Alex
ander farnall Miss Maryanna Goweu Mrs.
John B. Deaver, Miss Sophie Norris. Mrs.
Charles Pickett Stokes. Mrs. Joseph ~ Du
Barry Sd. and Mrs. Clarence II. Clarke. Sd.
Many of the women drove their own cars.
The following teams did the recruiting:
Squad No. Mrs. H. r. Wright. recruit
ing for the Missouri Route-Norristown
and Conshohocken.
Squad No. Miss Madeline Asbury, re-
cruiting for the Vermont. Routo-Nice-
town.
Squad No. Mrs. Thomas Dunn. re-
cruting for the Missouri. Route-Darby
and Media
Squad No. Miss Nancy Coleman. re.
cruting for the Ohio. Route--Fra Milford
and Tacony
Squad No miss Ruth Richards. re.
cruiting for the Chicago. Route-Manayunk
cruitng for the Kansas. Route-Fox Chase
Squad No Mrs Sidney Thayer. re-
cruitng for the Mccall Route---Fox Chase
Squad No. S-Miss Christine Biddle re.
cruiting for the Missouri. Route--the MAR
Line.
Squad No. 9--Miss Mcintyre. Route--Cit,
parks and squares
Squad No. 10--Countess Santa Eulalia
formerly Mrs. John r. Stetson). Rout,
--Elkins Park and Rydal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09
NO RECRUITS REQUIRED
OF ELECTRIC COMPANY
Campaigners for Seamen Agree
Not to Take. Men Who
Make Current

Recruiting officers for the navy were
asked today not to take men from the
power houses of the Philadelphia Electric
Company as these men arc aiding in sup
plying current to munitions plants. and
therefore more valuable then they would he
in the navy The request was needed.
Everywhere throughout the city Phila
delphia women taking part In the recruit
ing campaign went In automobiles In search
of recruits for the warshps.
When the attempt was made to do re-
cruiting at the Philadelphia Electric power
plant. at 120S North Thirty-first street Su-
perntendent Thomas Sproul, of the aero
line construction. asked the recruiting Of
iicers not to come into the works.
I'VE are feeding nearly all the muntion
plants with electric current he said. And
we are 20 per cent short in labor now.
The United States must not make the same
mistake England made--recruiting from her
industries and leaving the country without
skilled workers. We cannot possibly let
the men recruit here If the muntion plants
are TO continue their work"
The recruiting officers agreed with Mr..
Sproul, and left the Philadelphia Electric
at once.
With the Stars and Stripes and the
naval insignia leading them. several hun
dred Philadelphia society women, driving
their own ears. left the Green street ent-
rance of Fairmount Park this morning at
lV.oV 10 go INTO every SeCtlOn oI f'TIiduel
phia in search of recruits for Uncle Sans
battleships, torpedoboats and cruisers now
in the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
The Parkway this morning rcsembled a
great auto show, with cars parked await.
ing the signal for the departure. Hundreds
of cars. hundreds of pretty women and
$50 bluejackets and recruiting officers with
flags flying and standing at attention
awaited the hour of departure. Each au
tomobile also carried the blue and god PEN
nant bearing the words motor Messenger
Service"
Excitement was rife on the Parkway at
the appearance of Miss Ina Glare. actress
and her fiance, Lieutenant Lawrence Town
send of the Kansas. whose engagement was
announced for the first time this morning.
Miss Clare was among the women who went
about the city today to get recruits for
the navy ...
Other women who gave their energies
to recruiting were:
Mrs. William Ellis Scull, Mrs. Thomas
Robins and Mrs. Henry B. Coke, who
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09

Simeon NJ. Mokemacher danced wildly to-
day In front of his Manayunk cabin.
AT times he paused to run to the edge
OF rock which overhangs the Schuylkill
and shake his fist in the direction OF the
Postoffice. ..
Passengers on the Schuylkll Valley trains
gasped Several times old Simeon had ore
foot over the edge of the rocky precipce.
He was in high glee.
"Ho ! no ! no he he ! !" he chucklcd,
''ye can't fool the real prophet of the SHOWS"
Those who heard the remark knew that
1t was directed at the Weather Bureau.
More than six weeks ago. when an early
spring had dashed a touch of green on bush
and tree, when the vanguard of woodland
warblers had chanted the approach of
poetical weather and when youth of cupidish
tendencies were beginning to delve into
romance, old Simeon came forth with the
prediction that there would be six more
SHOWS before the first dandelion yellowed
the velvety green lawns of the valley of the
Schuylkil.
The story of the coming SHOWS was ip
Simeon's mysterious pipe.
IL you remember. its ever-chang'ng hues
foreshadowed the storms to come. In fair
weather the long stem and bowl were opal
escent. but in days of gloom the pipe was
dngy brown, fading to black Such
colors forecast rain except when crossed
by a streak of blue. This was a sure sign
of snow
Mokemacher had been watching the pipe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09
MOKEMACIER'S PROPHETTC PIPE
MAKES GOOD WITH SIXTH SNOWFALL
Old Seer That Owns 1t Dances in High Glee as
Today's Storm Makes His Forecast
Average 1000 Per Cent

since boyhood just as his father his grand
father and great-grandfather had
His sharp eye saw six faint streaks form
ing on the bowl when the first sign Of spring
appeared. He laughed at the misleading
su:..
HIS prediction that there would be six
more SHOWS came like a bolt from the sky
The professional astronomers and the
weather Bureau smiled. They had merely
tneir gh-falootin' mathematics to 60 by
lney declared that Simeons predictions
were too foolish even to consider.
But the SHOWS came, every one of them
is II any wonder that old Simeon was in
nlgh giee today? He shook his fist toward
me postoffice as he yelled. 81 told We when
wise ;"
AND then Mokemacher continued his
oance IL was peculiar movement--three
s,raignt Kicks with the right foot one
KICK win the left, wiggle of the knees
and then click Of the heels II was the
oid Mokemacher dance. just as the family
did II in Holland at cheese-making time.
At times he chanted
'"fe can't tell by yer figgers when the snow
is gittin ripe
An the only one thit knows IL Is the old
Mokemacher pipe"
When the sun began to melt the snow
from the hillsides old Simeon looked down
on the valley of the Schuykill and patted
MS pipe anectionately Then he nut Il
away in the old cedar box which snurgles
IN tne dark Kitchen fireplace until next
winter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09
PATTON GOES TO MEET
AGRICULTURAL CHIEFS
Secretary of State Farm Depart
ment Called to st. Louis
by Houston
HARRISBURG, Pa. April ..

Char.cs r. Patton, Secretary OF Agricul-
ture. left today for st. Louis to take part
in a conference of agricultural chiefs of
tho country. Secretary Patton was sum-
moncd by United States Secretary Of Agri-
culture Houston
The meeting will he attended by the
heads of agricultural departments Of every
state in the Union. The entry of the United
states into the war has made the food sup
ply question a critical one. as the farmers
OF this country will not only be called upon
to feed the immense army Of this country.
but to help in supplying food TO the coun-
tries with which the United States will be
allied in the struggle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09

TWO of the most popular favorites of the
fair sex who are now scoring such great
successes in motion pictures IN two OK
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09
FILM FLASHES FOR FANS

elusive South Philadelphia showings will
be the attractions for Easter week at the
Alhambra Today there will be n contnu-
Gus performance from lao until II n. m,
and the attraction will he Pauline Fred
erick. who will appear in a perturbation Of
Daudet's famous "Sapho." This will be
continued on Tuesday and Wednesday
Patrons of the Market street Theatre find
the music as rendered on the new Kimball
organ q great pleasure. This organ is the
largest kimbal In Philadelphia.
The difficult problem % ventilation In
moving-picture theatres has been solved by
the management of the Savoy and the
patrons are assured the greatest comfort for
the coming summer months.
George I.e Guere. Mcclure star in the
Seven Deadly Sins" now being shown at
the Tioga Theatre. once wanted to be a
newspaper man. He was editor of the col
lege paper at Georgetown University,
Washington - &. He couldn't get job
on "A newspaper after he was graduated,
80 he went to work in a railroad office.
When he saw how much actors Travelled
around the country he Immediately decided
to become an actor himself
II should think" H. b. Warner a Me
Clure star said to him. that when YOU
saw how much mileage was bought by
actors you would have decided to stay in
the railroad business" 80
A rumor i'm film alley is to the effect that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09
OCEAN CITY FIRE RUINS
HOTEL AND RESIDENCES
Eighteen-Thousand-D Dollar Gra-
ham House and Other Phila-
delphians' Properties Lost
OCEAN CITY. n. j.. April 0

OCEAN ClIh. N d., April ",
Ocean City's worst fire in years today
destroyed the four-story Hotel Graham. two
three-story cottages and one two-story
apartment on sixth street near the board
walk.
The hotel was owned by Mrs. Martha r.
Stewart. the apartment houses by Andrew
n. Paul, and the cottages by W. II. Fiey
and Frank w. Paxson, all Of Philadelphia
The fire is said to have started In the
Filley cottage. which was occupied at Eas-
ter by Algernon Peacock. Of Philadelphia
The origin Is thought to have been crossed
wires, although Select Councilman william
Il. Hexamer. of Philadelphia, who lives in
the vicinity. says he heard an explosion
this morning. The hotel and furnishings
we're valued at $4,000. partly insured The
loss on the apartments probably was s15,-
900. with little insurance. The cottages,
valued at $4,000 each. were partly insured
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09
WOMAN SUSPECTED AS SPY

TRENTON, N. j., April "a woman.
presumably a German, who told the police
ner name was Annie Brown and later
cnanged 1t to Annie Bowmen, and who
ssiried $3.50 In a handbag and deposit
oook showing balance of $50 in the
Soiumbia Trust and Safe Deposit Company,
snladephia, is under arrest here, accused
snoplifting in a department store. She
.ys she was travelling from Philadelphia
newark and lived in New York, but
y. evasive when questioned about street
sne appears to be about sixty-five years
% out says she is thirty-nine. While
NV s"s pollce will not admit that she is looked
record.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09

The Stanley Booking Corporation M
corporated for 81 100000.

- F.
The stanley Booking Corporation IN
corporated for sf,0o0o00.
Mary Piclsford and william Farnun
be the bright stars that will shine ~
week at the Great Northern Thcatfe
they will appear in dramas contrassirI
their appeal, which will h. presented Tor,
first time to any audience in the north
section of Philadelphia. "Our Mary a.
Is affectionally called, as the foriorn ll<
daughter OF millionaire parents In III
Poor Little Rich Girl" may be seen toG&
Tuesday and Wednesday.
At the Arcadia the last three days OF lI
week there will be an added attraction al1c
ing the latest chapter of Ditlnar's Liy)
the Bears" IN
"The Girl Phlippa," the Anita Stewo1|
picture. viii be the main attraction at
Belmont today and Tuesday. II Is adapt1
from the story by RI ert w. Chambey
one of the most popular OF Americ4
authors The Vitagraph Company ha(
great difficulty in reducing 1t to seve1
reels t
The Nick of Time Baby" one OF th(
new keystoners by Mack Sennett. which
was reviewed in this paper, viii be showf
at the Farmount on Saturday, April l4.s
new keystone comedy will be shown ever1
Saturday Chaplin in The Cure come
April II. W
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09
CIVILIANS ARE ORDERED
TO EVACUATE RHEIMS
French Government Takes Step Be-
cause of Terrific Bonn
bardment

PARIS, April o.--For four days the city
of Rheims has been merciessly bomba rded
by the Germans. On wednesday from
o'clock in the afternoon 2eoo shells were
counted. on Friday. according to IA Of
Ncial estimate. 1900 shells, and Saturday
100 shells were thrown into the city.
In view of the increase in civilian cas-
ua,ties, the Government has ordered every
person whose presence In the city is not In
Iispensable to leave Women and children
will be sent to the rear.
The inhabitants are requested to make
preparations for departure without delay.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09

owing TO the success of Jeanne Eagels
In Pathe's 'The World and the Woman"
Edwin Thanhouser has re-engaged her for
additional productions. Miss Eagcs has
had to double up" as she was playing with
George Arliss i'm "The Professors 1--we
story in New York Theater
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09

rumor in film alley is to the effect that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-09

The Overlook Is all bedecked In annver-
sary Clothes or rather drapcries, for next
week Will mark its birthday. Like a shy
girl. Manager Brown does not care 10 tell
It's age but patrons from Overbrook and
the surrounding territory realize that the
programs offered are new and the music
OF pleasing quality That is the reason
Tor the birthday, while other places which
formerly presented movies in that locality
nave long since vanished. II is again the
survival of the fittest
Carl Hess, manager of the I.ehigh Pal
ace Is to be an April bridegroom.
According TO Abe Einstcin who sends
this note. when the list OF attractions is
read and digested, 1t is quite possible that
the Rialto will be visited daily I'm order
that none of the new plays seen here in this
section of the city for the first time will
be missed" All that is required to fil a
theatre is to have the list of plays read by
the public. Truly advertising does pay.
The Fifty-sixth Street Theatre offers on
Friday and Saturday Blanche Sweet in
Those Without Sim" and in addition the
Metro comedy. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew
in Handy Henry; Burton Holmes travel
picture. "Mdwinter Sports In Quebec" and
the sixty-frst chapter Of Paramount Pcto-
graphs, including Bray cartoon.
The Strand offerings for Easter week
will be shown for the first time in North
Philadelphia, Idle Wives" the photoplay
is founded on the novel of that name. by
James Oppenheim. An interesting prologue
has been arranged for the picture showing
the types who go to see II and benefit
greatly by the lesson II involves. This
necessitates the showing of picture within
picture. which is always interesting when
well arranged For the last half the Blue
Bird photoplay The Clock" an extremely
amusing comedy drama has been secured
The excellent Strand Orchestra will render
selections during the showing of the photo
plays.
Inc comedies from Keystoncs fun
studios are shown at the Apollo on Satur-
days as an added feature
An attractive entertainment in the form
OF photoplays of diverting characteristics
with several of the best actors and actresses
that have appeared on the speaking stage
and in screen drama will be presented by
the management of the Ruby Theatre this
(Easter week). There will he change OF
the chief features daily.
Owing tn tho nr n.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
NORMAL. UNIVERSITY TO
INTRODUCE NEW FEATURES

While a chorus of women's votes
is singing the 'antata "A Midsummer
Might" the children of the training
school department of the New Mexi-
CO Norma University will act the
cantata, This entertainment is a
part Of the annual spring musical
production Of the Normal, which will
be niven at the Duncan opera house
at Las Vegas on the evening of
March Is.
The "divisions" will be stars. sun
beams, b%uttcrcups, fireflies daisies,
s%nritcs, h'uebirds. rain. shadows and
night. The grade children will act
while the women's chorus sings in
a stage setting Of unusual elaborate
ness of which the color scheme will
be something new and attractive.
The costumes Of the actors and ac-
trcSseS. too will be elaborate. Miss
Marie SENEGAL. is directing the can
tata as well as the operetta.
The music will be considerably
above the average, and while the
audience will have no need to fear
that the chorus will "sing over its
head" the music will be beautiful
and Of the hiohcst class. The SOLO
lists will be Mrs. Arthur Held. Miss
Louise 'Iaramillo. Miss Ida Mods and
Miss Ethel Harper.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
BUILDING ROOM UNDER
WAY IN MOUNTAlNAlR

More new buildings are now in
course Of construction in Mountain
air. The Burt garage, 50xS0 feet,
with offices and waiting room, is
to be finished and corinped better
than any garage building in the
country. The Griffin Ford garage
building is finished and the Fulton
new store opened for business Tues
dav.
The LLOYD Orme store building is
going up and will soon be ready for
occupancy. Miss Alice Hoyland is
improving and beautifving her resi-
dence property. Miss GLADYS Bruner
is erecting a residence on her lots in
the west part Of town. c. ]. Burton
and w. F. Mathews viii erect cot
tage homes near the school house,
and the Estancia telephone company
is planning to erect a large office
building here. All party lines are
to be discarded and a central is to
be installed here.
The eightv-seventh car Of beans
was shipped from this point this
week by J. Tablet. Many who are
holding their beans will keep them
for seed as the acreage in beans this
season will be large. People are
still flocking into this part Of the
valley. Practically every homestead
for niles around is occupied and
those who make homestead filings
must go out twenty miles or more.
A new school district has been Great
ed in territory joining the historic
Gran Ouivira national monument,
with thirtv-seven children Of school
age.-Morning Journal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
Build, Model Country Home

What will be n of the most ele'
giant country homes in the county
when completed, is in the process O.
construction at the S. E Lane
Ranch about twenty miles southwest
of town. in what is known as the
Missouri Valley.
The walls will be of concrete
blocks and pebble dashed. There
will he fourteen rooms and they will
be heated by the finest hot water
heating plant there is in the country.
1t is to be modern and furnished
in the most elegant style. The house
will rrnresent an outlay Of more
than $4,000 Mr. Lane is n of the
most successful real estate men in
the entire state and has butt up a
reputation for square and honest
dealing that cannot be excelled. His
family are charming and extend
great hospitality to all who cross
their threshold. He has II of the
finest imported French
horses in the west and is stocking
his ranch with the finest thorough
bed cattle he can hrv. He is n of
the best boosters we have found and
+h;rks Nv Mexico the greatest
state in the Union. He believes also
that Union county is the best county
in the state. He has travelled so
rvtcnsivc'v that his Judgment should
be STANDARDIZATION Citizen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
MISS CARRETT's RECITAL
DRAWS LARGE CROWD


The recital given at the Hall OF
the House of Representatives last
| Sunday afternoon BY Miss Elizabeth
Garrett was listened to by a large
audience which app'auded again and
again the many well rendered selec-
tions of the talented vocalist and
composer
First she presented several fine
selections from her favorite COM
posers then a number of her own
ballads and songs Of New Mxico,
including 20, Fair New Mexico Sac
also favored the audience with a few
Spanish songs which were greatly
appreciated
Miss Garrett leaves tomorrow for
Ration and from there will go on
to New York where she will re-
main for several months further per-
f%ccting her musical training
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND SANITATION
columbus COuricr)


For a long time a search has been
made in tive United States for a town
Of about 5000 inhabitants that really
along with other diseases. The Me
f. po'itar Life Insurance Company
was making the search and was do
ing so for the purpose Of making
an experiment. which experiment
was based on the grounds that Aus
tralia has proven that tuberculosis
can be absolutely controlled.
This company wanted TO make the
test in the United States and was
willing to spend 100000 TO defray
the expenses provided the town
could be found whose people already
knew something about hvCiene and
sanitation and were wiling to sub
NIT to the experiment.
That town has been found. Franz
inpham, Massachusetts, for the next
three wears, the time required to
make the experiment will be called
the spotleSS town of the United
States. Out of several hundred
towns and cities which made aDpli-
cation for this health demonstration
work, birmingham was accepted.
Part Of the plan to be carried out
in the experiment will be to examine
every person for consumption. and
70 care TO-. every consnmptivc found
in a sanitarium unless he can be
cared for with compete safety at
home. Tn addition to this. every
home and working place will be
made hygienic.
This work is to be started at once
and will be under the direction Of
DR.. Arnold 3. Armstrong. who is
assistant secretary of of the Ma
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention Of tuberculosis. The re-
suit OF this demonstration will be
used later in other cities and towns
Of the United States to show that
tuberculosis can be controlled any
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS
FROM STATE EXCHANGES.
Would Audit Only Two Officer.

Would Audit Only Two Officer.
A bill providing for a complete
audit of the state land office and the
office of the state engineer, was
introduced in the senate by Senator
Smith Of Union.
1t would seem as though Senator
Smith, is very DESTROYS of having
an audit made of the affairs of the
state land office and State en-.
gineer's office. There is absolutely
no doubt but what the officers in
charge of affairs of these two de-
partments are willing to have a COM
plete audit male but why does not
the senator while he is trying to
clean up the affairs of state call for
an appropriation sufficient to audit
the books OF every state department.
Why this discrimination? Is it be-
cause ne is possessed with a narrow,
biased. p%reiudiced mind. which
prompts him to have only the offices
under the management of republic
ans brought to light and those un.
der democratic government covered
up. If such is the ease we would
suggest that the senator sweep his
own doorstep clean before he finds
fault with others. Why not make
his bill far reaching enough to pro-
vide for an appropriation for an
auditor whose duty it is to audit
the hooks of the various county Of
fices? We believe in having an au-
dit made if there is any need what
ever of it, but let it be general. spar
iro none and then senator. we be-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
Finds New Vein

Word comes to us that Operator
Cleqhorn of Schol'e has discovered
a rich vein of ore lust underneath
the grass, and practically on top o
the ground along side the railroad
right-of-way, where the public road
crosses the railroad. The ore is
claimed to be as rich as any yet
found in the Scholle district. and
can be handled with greater ease
than any of the other properties
-Mountainair Independent.