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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-21

IaSt lndehnitely Now then, the question
will arise. which is the right liza w
slate What is the proper way TO nut
II on?' ~ put
Without going into the commercial terms
OF the various kinds OF slate that are avail.
able the surest plan TO get the right ma.
terial Of this kind is to specify No 1 slate.
the delivery Of same to be accompanied IN.
the quarries' guarantee. Such certificates
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-21
Roofs

T ET us now look into the question OF a
IL roof
The.most durable material to be used for
the inexpensive mouse Is slate. II also
lessons insurance to son'o extent When
slate Is used, however. II is important 10
see to 1t that, III the FIRST place. the right
kind Of slate is selected and that Il is nut
on right II that is attended to. with ord-
nary care, you will have a roof that will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-21

less this height is specified Il IA an| d
placed at the usual height OF two f>.|
inehes s Working at the higher SIM. Is
fatiguing. W
. Does not one lose a desired nrlVnrr n.
lng large opening between Ina ii1In.
I published7 "" ~ ~ TT
Yes, one loses little privacy. hGf
doubt that this loss is sufficient to 01
balance the convenience OF havlnn
dining room usable as parv Of the lIxI|
room and also the good effect That Ial "a
tained OF spaciousness IN the living uunt|| q
OF the house. In trying TO reduce the ~
we are forced to make our living room n
small Anything that will Increase its ~
or apparent size adds TO its use and nflr..
iveness. In much OF the most eucran.|
small-house work in England the dIn..
room is omitted, the dining table b.II
placed in corner Of the living room. b.
large fine room is thus obtained even N
small house.
Wednesday-'Iumber" .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." .
(CopyrlRhD
Sweden "Wet" Again

STOCKHOLM, May 2l.-The nation-rvid
prohibition decree. announced April "a :
a precaution against labor and soclaI|'
demonstratons on May Day. expires todhJ
Agitation for a republican form Of rover1
ment was the cause Of the stringent nro
cautionary measure
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-21

There is quite difference between this old
build today efrstho
fireplace the ceilings
which
spacious vle the frank
more helpful in the development of the
acter than are the rather prim small
our houses into today The
reason at straight
frlls added for Wy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
Nd SETTLEMENT YET Of
SAN FRANCISCO STRIKE
Named Federal Mediator and
Recommends Navy Yard Scale.

San Francisco, Sept. 1S.--Tho1sh
government Representatives were &C
tive today both here and in Wash
ington. working for settlement of the
strike for higher wages of $4,000 iron
workers and allied craftsmen, repre-
sentatives of the union and employers
failed to get together during the day
Meanwhile not a stroke OF work was
done on $3.50, 900, 900 worth of aero
planes, navy and merchant ships and
othVr government construction in San
Francisco and Bay ship yards.
The appointment of w. r. Boyce.
assistant immigration commissioners
here and member of the iron mould
ers union. by the department of labor
as federal mediator was greeted with
favor by the union men, whose rep
resentatives Immediately went into
conference with Boyce They failed.
however. TO get in touch with the
employers representatives.
Boyce Is reported to. have put away
navy yard wage scale directly to the
union representatives, recommending
its adoption as a compromise wage
scale
Rioting was prevented today by a
flying squadron of 100 automobiles,
who aided the police Three were in
jured and three arrested
In the statement tonight the en-
ployes declare they are ready to leave
settlement Of the wage controversy
to an adjustment board appointed by
the Emergency Fleet corporation. or
sanized labor and President Wilson.
as provided for in a recent agreefnen Mt
drawn up in Washington for such
situations as the present.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
FRANCE RE|TERATES
DEMAND FOR RETURN
Of LOST PROVINCES

Paris. September B.--Immediateiy
following Premier Painleve's declara-
ton of policy before the chamber of
deputies this afternoon in which ne as
serted that Alsace- Lorraine and repa-
ration for damages are indispensable
conditions for peace, a movement was
set afoot among the Socialists for a
cancellation with the government
forces
The new prime minister's restate-
mcht OF Frances war aims found gen
erat acclaim among all classes There
were strong signs tonight that he has
made decided hit with the Socialists
who only yesterday were determined
TO withhold their support indefinitely
from the ministry.
The way to Cancellation was paved
by Albert Thnn3aar-fer minister OF
munitions who was instrumental In
bringing about the fail of the Ribis
cabinet, In a strong article published
by L'Humanite the minister and So
cialist leader urges the Socialists to
join forces with the government to In
sure national unity, "lest Frances su-
preme sacrifices be made In vain He
again urges a vigorous prosecution of
the war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
AUTO THIEF Proves
TO Be MITE Of A BOY
Stalls Ono Car Against Curbstone and
Is Caught in Act OF Driving
or With Another.

Charles Dyson. about as biz as a
large mans fist. twelve years old. was
taken In charge last night by H o
Wright. representative Of the Interna-
t,oual Harvester company as he was
about to drive away in Mr. WriFht's
Ford car, which had been parked at
the Masonic temple Prior to this the
boy was seen by Sergeant thinner. Of
Second district. In a Ford car. No.
+4012, at Brook avenue and Marshall
streets, which he had driven into the
curb and broken. The hoy escaped
in the darkness and was caught a
few minutes later by Mr. Wright and
a friend.
He was taken TO police headquarters
and turned over to Sergeant wiltshire,
who learned that he had run away
from his home In Hopewell two weeks
ago. and that a warrant for his de-
tention had been sworn out by an
aunt living in Fulton, at whose home
he had sought refuge upon coming
from Hopewell. but with whom he
remained but one day.
The lad told Sergeant wiltshire last
night that he had been sta wing with
some boy friends in Fulton, and that
he left home because of iH-treatment
by his father Mrs J. r. Myers. an
aunt of 500 williamsburg avenue.
stated lats night that the boy was In
corrIgible, and an effort would he
made in Juvenile court today to have
him sent to Laurel,
The boy appeared TO he very bright.
He protested that he took the car
tust for a ride. and had no inten-
ton OF stealing It, intending to re-
turn II to the spot from which he
took It. The police think that per
haps the mite OF boy has been re-
sponahle for number, of recent
thefts Of automobiles. which have
later been found In side streets and
vacant lots.
The boy was sent to the detention
home, apd will be heard in Juvenile
court today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
KERR COMPANY BUYS
ANOTHER GERMAN SHIP

lsnecial To tbs Rtohnond ytrgsniau.)
Newport News. Va. September Is
The American steamer Shoshone, pur-
chased from her German owners few
weeks $50 while informed at an Ameri-
can port. is here for general over
hauling and repairs. international law
ia responsible for the purchase OF the
steamer. which apparently could have
been seized by the United States
The steamer was informed In the
Danish West indies at the outbreak Of
the European war. The islands then
were neutral The United States pur-
chased the tnlands and has 70 respect
treaty rights Of the islands prior TO
the purchase. Thus the steamer stiu
had the status Of being interned In
neutral waters.
The Shoshone. formerly the German
steamer Waskuwald. IL a large pas
senFer ship. She was brand-new when
Germany went to war and has been
tied up ever since The Kerr Steam
ship Co, of New York bought her from
her German owners. 1t Is reported
here that the company has purchased
fifteen interned German and Austrian
ships.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19

rooms open in Columbia, there would
be another story to tell. Whiskey Is
not sold in South Carolina; not with
oft great difficulty can even little be
had. The law is enforced here and
throughout the state.
Time was---and only a few years
ago--when unlicensed barrooms and
dispensaries, too. were open in Column
bia.
Does any good citizen 'Bleaseite.'
or other Democrat, wish a return of
the old conditions?
The time has come in South Caro-
lima when white men of Charleston are
convicted OF selling whiskey and are
sent 10 the penitentiary.
In these times man may he white
and may have plenty of money and be
sent to the penitentiary for selling
whiskey--and there he will stay till
his term ends
Does any man living in South Caro-
lima or in Columbia regret that the
dispensarles and iarrooms are shut?
what manner of city would Co
lumhia be, with thousands of new men,
some in uniform and others civilians,
were whiskey flowing freely?
What the future of the whiskey
traffic shall he ii is not worth while
TO discuss, but it is the simple truth
that prohibition is prohibiting and the
old argument to the contrary, so long
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19

of view OF resistance and of spirit of
the soldier in the field and the advan-
tages that our soldiers have derived
from IT."
The American army has not been
in the habit of depending on wine or
any other alcoholic liquor for endur-
nnce or dash. The American people
today arc not afraid that their SOL
diers will feel or show the lack OF
vino. What they do fear is that
France, totally failing to comprehend
the American attitude toward wine or
any alcoholic drink for soldiers, will
break down. by the constant tempta-
ton OF her wine, the barriers against
alcohol that the American people by
years of patient effort. have erected
against army drink. In forbidding the
sale OF even wine to soldiers, America
has acted in the light of her own
practical experience, of scientific eN-
pertinent, and of actual tests in armies
in all parts of tire world and believes
the evidence shows that the abstlnent
soldier will be more alert, more en-
during man that the one who drinks.
Has France tried the experiment of
the abstinent soldier that lie Courier
Tinicole is entitled to speak so con-
fdentlv of the value Of alcohol? The
fact that today the French soldier at
the front is forbidden to buy or to
receive as gift any alcohol except
the pint -ef wine daily allowed in the
government ration indicates that
French military authorities allow this
wine ration not so much for its value
as by way of concession to French
custom.
Reports in the general press show
that the French wine customs have
already begun their attack on the
American soldiers. No time should
be lost in determining that the alb
stinence expected at home of our
men Is also expected in France. and
in helping the people of France to
understand that America prefers that
her sister nations courtesies and hos
pitalities--and trade-should find some
other form OF expression than through
wine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
WHAT SAMMY CAN
TEACH THE P0llU
American Soldiers, Trained to Abstain
Can Show French Comrades That
Wine Is Unnecessary.

The French wine growers have had
another fright lest their krade he
menaced by the growing anti-alcohol
sentiment in France. In scare head
lines the wine growers are warned by
one of their trade papers, La Courier
Vinicole. that Americas experience
shows that all temperance movements
finally attack even wine and beer,
The latest instance described In a
plying tone by lie Courier Vinicole
Is the order In the United States for
bidding the sale of alcoholic liquors
70 soldiers in uniform. IF this rule
is maintained" it croaks lugubriously,
IF the soldiers Of our allies have to
endure the cold of winter campaign
in France. they will be able to see the
consequences of such prohibition
and 70 measure perhaps the value that
the use of wine and, eventually the
-usa of -snirits. presents from the point
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
PINE CAMP EXPENSES
ALLOWED BY COMMITTEE
Female Attendant For City jain IL
Urged BY jail Physician
and DIR. Mastin.

With bare quorum present last
night the finance committee waded
through docket devoid of interest,"
ing matters, and reached a con-
clusion in but one case. City At
torney Pollard was present for the
first time since his recent long i'll
ness.
The committee adopted resolu-
ton recommending an appropriation
Of 5000 FOR Pine Camp expenses
for the remainder OF the current
year. The administrative board had
asked for ans appropriation OF So.
600. This additional sum is required
for supplies and repairs necessary
at this time.
DIR. w. s. Gordon. jail physician,
and Rev ]. T. M8stin, of the state
board OF charities and corrections,
appeared before the committee to
urge the appointment of a female
attendant at tho Jail. for services
in the hospital, where many cases
Of insanity and illness are treated
during the year, Both speakers en-
phasized the Importance of such an
appointment MIR. ffaddon raised the
point as to whether the city or the
city sergeant should pay the expenses
of such an assistant: This propost-
ton VIII he further considered.
Councilman r. l.. Roden appeared
in behalf Of a resolution from coun-
Gil, asking that bin for S16S against
Contractor c. S. Luck. for use of a
city roller, be marked satisfied. The
roller was used in repairs to streets
in Ginter Park, made at the expense
Of residents The roller was secured
from the city at a cost of s12 day,
and the administrative board sen.
the bill to the contractor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
O. E. HATCurR PARDoNED.
Former Saloon nam OF Danvilie Con-
yicted of Storing Liquor In Creamery.

Q. F. Hatcher. OF Di.nville' who was
convicted In June OF having violated
the prohibition and sentenced TO serve
thirty days in Jail and pay a hne or
$50. received a pardon yesterday from
Governor stuart. The petition was
recommended by Judge Peatross'
Judge Frank p. Christian, who pre-
sided at the trial, the mlniateriai
union of Danville, the bar and fQV
citizens.
Hatcher was formerly the proprie-
tor of a saloon in Danville and, when
the prohibition law became effective,
he removed the remnants of his stock
to a creamery owned and operated ny
him 1t ia said that he mad the spirits
for his own use and the only violation
of the law was that the place OF
storage was his creamery and not his
home Hatcher ftT, been so i'll since
the trial as to forbid his removal 10
Jail. The petition also mentioned that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19

he was hopeiessly iii Of a complies
ton of diseases and was net expected
to live.
Two other pardons weres granted
yesterday by the governor. James
Jordan, convicted of malicious shoot
ing in Halifax county In November,
1910, and sentenced to five years. was
granted conditional pardon on the
recommendation OF Judge Barkadaie
and commonwealth ttorney Booker.
Stanley Cash. sentenced to five months
in Jail from Nelson county in June
for assault, was grated conditional
pardon. The petition was recommends
ed by Judge Gordon and Common
wealth s-Attorney Whitehouse. A petit
ton for pardon for Isaiah Peyton,
sentenced from King Wih'am county
in December. 1910, to serve ten years
for malicious assault, was refused,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
MELTING POT" FOR
PATRIOTIC PURPOSE
Suffrage League to Install Unique
Method OF Raising Funds Al Their
Headquarters Tomorrow.

A melting pot" IS to be installed by
the women Of the Equal Suffrage
LeaRt Of Richmond lts establish
mcut az suffrage headquarters viii be
enc Of the Interesting features Of the
meeting 20 he held at $50 o'clock
THURSDAY afternoon
The melting pot Is simply another
nuterowth Of the great conservation
wave brought about by the war. In
stead Of keeping broken Jewelry
around home Until II is lost or stolen,
itr precious rrret1f rs tn he placed in
the melting pot, the proceeds being
used % carry on the various patriotic
activities Of the lesgu
At tomorrow's meeting the work 10
be carried on by the league In hccom-
FMS 4 Red Cross auxiliary, ami plans
FOR extensive cooperation with the
state committee of the library war
council win he considered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
BUT A SMALL STEPPING
STONE on ROAD TO PEACE

London, Sept ls,--~Relinguishment
by Germany of her claims To Bel
GUM will form only very small
stepping stone" on the road to peace,
. high diplomatic official stated to-
day in commenting upon news from
Berlin indicating such q course. TIC
rointed out that there are other con
disions Just as important and mind
ing which Germany must concede be-
fore the entente VIII meet the CEN
trial alliance in negotiations
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
SOUTH CAROLINA SAYS
PROHIBITION PROHIBITS
Editorial In Columbia Paper Compares
Present sobriety With Days of
Liquor Dispcnsaries.

The state columbia, s. Co in a
strong editorial under the caption, 1T
Is Prohibiting" expresses the opin-
ion that there is no longer any liquor
problem in South Carolina. We quote
from the editorials:
For a month the city of Column
bia has been .thronged. especially at
night, with worktngmen, many of
them white and hundreds OF them
negroes, but there is little or no
evidence of disorder and practically
none of drunkenness in the streets
While the number OF soldiers here
is comparatively small, some dozens
are to be seen at all times. No one
has seen a noisy, drunken or dis
orderly soldier.
.Whera liquor disuenxariaa Or bar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
- on tina. country-s future.

:. Adolphe Max, huIsopasier Of
Brussels, arrested by the Germans in
1914 for his '-irreconciliable attitude
u Go be released. according 10 Ber-
lin reports. King Alfonso Of Spain.
intervened in his behalf. The con-
sempiated step Of the Berlin govern
ment Is taken as ushering IN a con-
ciliatory policy toward the Belgians.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
PROTECT CITY AGAINST
fcontinued From Second Page,
rnittee on training camp activities
PreAe.f Nnfrnr Sunday srnsnn,h her a

=
rnitfee on training camp activities
Present Matter sunday, September "a.
J. II. Montgomery. executive secre-
tarv q the Richmond committee on
training Camp activities. presented an
cntline OF the purposes Of the commit
tee and brought - request that the
pastors on sunday, September 70. pre-
ssu' the objects ri the comm ttee 10
their CONGREGATIONS u was agreed 10
do this and also 70 have q central n-aee
mesttng on the afternoon Of that dav
the details az which win he worked
out by the committee
4 committee was appointed 10 com.
pose letter % be sent - members a
each ministers congregation ex-
pounding the purposes ~ The commit
ter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
Miller May Succeed Robins.

1t is generally conceded in official
circles that DR. Clifton NJ. Miller Will
be elected to fll the place on the city
school board vac&ted by the resigna-
ton of DR. Charles Il. Robins. of the
second district. Er Robins retires
from the board because of his res
moval from the district.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
JAP STEAMER At NUw P0Rr
NEWS FoR REPAIRs

Newport News. Va September Is
waterloGged ard helpless AS the re-
suit OF grounding on a Southern coast.
the Japanese steamer Argouue arrived
here yesterday In tow EFF tae tug
Rescue. The steamer VIII be dry
9ocked and repaired. Her seams were
.Opef16d and her machinery damaged
while she was ssh~-~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19

relied on by the whiskey dealers, Is,
for the present at least, discredited.
Who says that prohibition won't pro-
hibit is heard with derision."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
CONDITION
Manchester National Bank

STATE OF VIRGINIA. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS
ON SEPTEMBER II.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-22
BRIDGE STEE!
 DUE HERE SOON

k. J. Sommers, local superinten. dent of the Alaska Road commission recevied a wire yesterday afternoon stating that the extra steel parts for the commissions bridge across the Cinema slough here will leave Seattle on the steamship Mariposa on Friday, January 19. They are due to reach Fairbanks about Feb ruary 20. William Terrill. the freighter. has the contract for bring ing in the freight, which weighs approximately two and one-half tons.
 MT. Sommers stated last night that he expects to begin bridge construc-
 ion about March l if the weather wilt permit The new bridge will be completed before the ice goes out in the spring. Steel for the parts which are now being brought in was in the original shipment, but was condemned
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-22
FISHERMEN }
 TROUBLES OVER
(AsSOCiatcd PreSsj

SEATTLE, Jan. 16. The dispute between the halibut fishermen and their employers was settled today B, the agreement reached by a com littee of the fishermen and repre-
 natives of the cannerymen, the
 he ADn ill be paid two cents per pound during the spring, sum- Ter and autumn months for their catch and two and one-half cents per pound during the months of December. January and February.
 Under the terms of the agreement the fishermen buy their own cloth ing, but are supplied with food by the canncrymen. The employers say that the agreement makes 1t possible for the fishermen to make S2,000 each annually, passing their figures upon the halibut catches of former years.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-22
mats.
COW GOES TO SCHOOL WITH
 BOY AND PAYS HIS EXPENSES

MANHATTAN. Kan.-A Jersey COW, the property of H. F. Erdley, of Hia. watha, has an intrinsic value of $500, but it would not be possible to buy her from Erdley for several times that amount.
 A year ago Erdley sent his son. John to Manhattan to attend the State Agricultural College. and he sent his COW with him. John took the COW to a Manhattan man, who fed it, used the milk and in return gave the boy his room and board
 The board was figured as being s17 a month. At the end of the school year, after figuring in all ex- penses. the Manhattan man now fig ures that he is s20 to the good
 This year Erdley sent his son to school and with him three COWS. all sisters of the one who came to college last year, and the boy now expects to return home capitalist.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-22
NJ EWSPAPERS IF AUSTRIA WOULD
 CONTINUE WAR
Associated PIess)

VIENNA, Jan. 16.-All of the news papers of this city, in fact, all of the papers of the dual monarchy which are not opposed to the con duct of the war as it is being car ried on by the government. are edi- toriaI1y commenting upon the eXpres- Sions of the Entente Allies contained in their answer to the peace note of President Wilson of the Unitec States And without exception all of the papers agree that the war will have to be carried on to an in doterminate end with renewed vigor and relentlessness.
 The chef reason gwen by the editors is the fact that the Entente note is conclusive proof that the Allies mean nothing other than the disintegration of the Austro-Hungari- an empire. They point out that the Entente suggests that each subject ace now under Teuton government should have d government of it's own. This means, say the newspa- pers, that the Entente disires the entire dismemberment of the dual monarchy for the reason that the empire is composed of ten different peoples.